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"" > City Spotlight: Boston Register for the free event here! Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders 5 investors discuss Boston's resilient tech ecosystem The startup economy has grown and shifted since the turn of the century, and universities — stocked with a

When the crypto world was at its latest peak, celebrities quickly joined the gold rush. Tom Brady started a buzzy NFT business for athletes and entertainers with backing from a16z and Kleiner Perkins, among others. Reese Witherspoon said crypto is here to stay, encouraging “more women to be a par

Airtel is engaging with Paytm to explore sale of the Airtel Payments Bank business in exchange for shares in the younger financial services firm, according to two people familiar with the matter, in a move that can be seen as the telecom giant conceding the payments market. The second largest India

For an ecosystem that covers a majority of the planet, the oceans have basically been ignored by startups and investors alike. Sure, plenty of money is spent on ocean-based industries, but most of today's marine investments are into either extractive industries like fishing or oil and gas, or a

Last month, Volition Capital, a 13-year-old, 30-person Boston-based growth equity firm, announced it has closed its fifth fund with $675 million in capital commitments, bringing its total assets under management to $1.7 billion. While most VCs will tell you they had no problem raising their newest

Nasdaq on Friday hosted the New Voices Foundation and Essence Ventures, inviting some of the most prominent Black professionals within the venture and startup space behind the podium to help open the markets. Though this isn't the first time Nasdaq has honored Black History Month, some who were

For most founders, being seen by employees as cheap isn’t exactly a badge of honor, but venture investor Chris Farmer doesn’t mind. While Farmer’s 10-year-old, seed-stage venture firm SignalFire lost frustrated employees who weren’t able to compete for deals when the market

If it wasn't for WeWork's failed IPO, Mike Romanowicz probably wouldn't be building a proptech business right now. The entrepreneur left his position as director of product management and strategic partnerships at the famous co-working company in January. At the time, Romanowicz detaile

The HR payroll market across the world is expected to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.2%, reaching a $14.31 billion valuation by the close of this decade, buoyed by the increased demand for payroll and other HR solutions. In emerging markets, the growing awareness of HR payroll tec

Less than a year after launch, Kenyan B2B construction tech startup Jumba has secured clients in major regions of the East African country, a tell-tale of the growth it has experienced over the last 10 months. Jumba, which enables construction material retailers (regarded as hardware stores locally

Price parity with traditional foods is one of the main challenges for alternative protein startups. However, the avian flu, a shortage of cage-free eggs and a subsequent rise in prices in late 2022 seems to provide an “in” for alternative egg companies to show they can compete. Egg prices rose

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It was only a matter of time before frustrated customers of the fallen crypto exchange FTX went after its deep-pocketed venture backers. Indeed, the most surprising thing about a class-action lawsuit flagged earlier by Bloomberg — one that accuses Sequoia Capital, Paradigm and Thoma Bravo of

Most merchants in South Korea keep track of their international shipping logistics via email until their cargo safely gets to its destination. This includes all the administrative processes, from shippers to importers, and covers logistics, customs, charges and transportation booking.  Portlogics,