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In this era of remote work, people want as much flexibility as possible to live where they want, when they want. It's no surprise that we've seen a flurry of startups emerge to give people more options for long-term stays. Anyplace is one such startup. A self-described “digital nomad,”

German startup Gorillas has announced that it plans to acquire Frichti, a French startup that delivers both ready-to-eat meals and groceries. The acquisition hasn't closed just yet but both companies have entered exclusive discussions. “We don’t share details about the deal itself,

Swiggy, India’s top food delivery startup, has raised $700 million in a new financing round, just six months after securing $1.25 billion, as it aggressively expands its offerings, including the instant-delivery service in the South Asian market. Invesco led the Bengaluru-headquartered startu

Ola Electric said on Monday it has raised $200 million in a new financing round even as the Indian ride-hailing giant’s spin-off struggles to deliver its maiden electric scooter to customers and questions about its work culture have been raised. Tekne Private Ventures, Alpine Opportunity Fund

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week's startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. AngelList's recently closed early-stage venture fund brings back one of my favorite conversations within the world of early-stage startup fundraising: to d

In algorithmic investing, investors use a company's metrics to decide whether to participate in a deal. But when the art of choice is factored out, it becomes more difficult to perform deep due diligence on founders who may be about to receive millions of dollars via a wire transfer. In practic

Cryptocurrency and blockchain had a breakout year in 2021. Just look at the numbers: 80 million unique crypto wallets; Bitcoin and Ether grew 60% and 407%, respectively; El Salvador adopted bitcoin as official currency; the NFT market generated $2.5 billion in trades. Even Burger King announced a w

Let’s get into it! Software consulting (technewss+) How should non technical founders collaborate with software developers? Miranda Halpern continues the technewss Experts project by interviewing CEO of Wolfpack Digital, Georgina ‘Gina’ Lupu Florian. What percent

Business leaders are responsible for examining and implementing technologies that are proven, cost-effective and easy to use while also offering long-term solutions that reimagine workflows, speed up processes and increase productivity. Prior to the pandemic, executives predicted that increasing th

Software consultants come in many forms, but if you cannot write your own code, finding a developer who meets your needs can be a stressful process that involves much trial and error. To narrow down good consultancies, we polled experts across the world about the best software development consultan

Berlin-based startup Moss announced earlier this week that it has closed a new $86 million Series B funding round (€75 million). The company offers corporate credit cards for small and medium companies so that they can more easily spend and track their spending. Following today's funding roun

Partech Shaker, the innovation division of the Paris-based VC firm Partech, has launched an accelerator program christened Chapter54 to help European startups launch in African markets. The accelerator will take in 10 technology scaleups annually over the next four years for the Chapter54 program,

Dublin-based Exergyn replaces refrigerants with solid materials, thus reducing the output of greenhouse gases. The technology could be applicable in data centers. The industrial-grade cleantech company has now raised a $35 million (€30 million) Series A round led by Mercuria, an energy and commod

To get a roundup of technewss's biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 20, 2022! Today's theme is more. Sure, the creator economy grew last year, but this year more m