To get a roundup of businesskinda.com’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3PM PDT, register here. Hello, and happy Thursday. 1 more day to go before the work week. Hey is in Boston to get great shots of the activities going on today at businesskinda.com Early Stage, so I’m … Read more
Honeycomb raised $50 million to make the new landscape of platforms and services more perceptible. The long-term goal is to make life easier for people using large software platforms. “What we saw in 2015 and 2016 is that the world is moving in a direction where that complexity was inevitable, whether it was a heightened … Read more
After working together for nearly a decade, three former Amex Ventures executives left in early 2022 to create their own fintech-focused venture, Vesey Ventures. The trio had made early investments in more than 50 fintech companies, including Stripe, Plaid, Melio and Trulioo. During that time, they have also helped establish more than 100 partnerships between … Read more
Interested in technology, Zheng Wei left his career as a chartered accountant to teach himself how to code. But it was his experience as an accountant that led to his interest in the blockchain and how it can be used to verify documents. “What intrigued me was the technology’s ability to enable real-time authentication,” Wei … Read more
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Sam Chaudhary takes his time. The founder of ClassDojo, an edtech consumer app focused on student classrooms, spent eight years building the company before introducing a formal revenue model. All while raising more than tens of millions in venture capital from elite Silicon Valley investors with a grand mission in mind: to become the brand … Read more
Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the startup business, where we unravel the numbers and nuances behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday episode, where we limit ourselves to one person, think about their work and unpack the rest. Of Alex as the leader of today’s interview, we once again dove into … Read more
While generative AI is in vogue right now, what OpenAI, Microsoft and Google are doing may only be part of the story. There’s also the process of using biology: the idea of using stem cells to create biocomputers that could potentially be smarter and more energy efficient than what we’re used to today. Australian startup … Read more
To get a roundup of businesskinda.com’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3PM PDT, register here. Happy Tuesday Crunch, our crunchiest friends. So glad to see you again. Yesterday, Haje wondered if he was an AI, so he clearly needs a vacation. Shall we bask together in the glory … Read more
Electric and autonomous transport company Einride expands into the UK, which is the latest in a series of European market expansions. Einride said it wants to focus on the 1.6 billion tons of goods transported by road freight in the UK each year. The first UK implementation will be in partnership with Walkers, a snack … Read more