Creative platform EVENwhich allows artists to sell music directly to fans, said it has closed a $2.2 million seed round led by CSA Partners. The platform positions itself as the first stop before artists release music on streaming platforms. In return, fans get access to exclusive content and experiences. The company’s CEO and founder, Mag … Read more
Wwelcome to the businesskinda.com Exchange, a weekly newsletter for startups and markets. It is inspired by the daily businesskinda.com+ column from which it takes its name. Do you want it in your inbox every Saturday? Register here. This week I’m diving takes a closer look at what generative AI may or may not mean for … Read more
Hello friends. Looking for a summary of this week’s news? You are in the right place. It’s Week in Review (WiR), the (more or less) regular newsletter that summarizes the top stories of the past few days written by the talented TC team. (Woot, alliteration.) There’s no faster way to catch up on the things … Read more
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced look at this week’s startup news and trends from senior reporter Natasha Mascarenhas. After a Tahoe-based technology conference, Sheel Mohnot, the fintech investor behind Better Tomorrow Ventures, has been beatboxing in his head all day, every day. And while it may feel like an unusual takeaway from an event … Read more
A slew of new funds point to potential for dedicated pools for climate startups Venture capital activity around climate tech is heating up in Africa despite the global cooling of VC finance. The continent’s climate tech startups raised more than $860 million in equity funding, largely driven by clean energy technologies, representing 3.5x growth amid … Read more
Oleksandr Yaroshenko Contributor Oleksandr Yaroshenko is head of investor relations at Progressan edtech startup with offices in Ukraine, UK, Poland and Cyprus. More posts from this contributor 6 reasons to invest in Ukrainian startups Investors want them can predict the future and reduce uncertainty about how a business will grow. Subscriber retention on the annual … Read more
Creative platform EVENwhich allows artists to sell music directly to fans, said it has closed a $2.2 million seed round led by CSA Partners. The platform positions itself as the first stop before artists release music on streaming platforms. In return, fans get access to exclusive content and experiences. The company’s CEO and founder, Mag … 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 Friday, our crispiest friends! Over the past few days, we’ve been telling you about all the cool stuff happening at Disrupt. Well, guess what – we’re getting a hardware stage too! Hardware … Read more
A robot taxi drove me home a few nights ago, and it was fine. As it carried me through Golden Gate Park at a steady 27 mph (slowing down to 6 mph for each speed bump), I felt like a packet of information being delivered over a network. Since our last survey of robotics investors … Read more
Hello, and welcome back to Equitya podcast about the business of startups, where we unravel the numbers and nuances behind the headlines. This week Mary Ann, Natasha And Alex enjoyed the warming climate and the fact that there are also positive vibes in the venture market. Hell, we even had a nine-figure round to chew … Read more