May 12, 2023
Google Unveils New AI Suite in Latest Salvo With Microsoft
Attendees at Google’s 2023 I/O developer conference must’ve thought they were at “Google AI,” instead. “As you may have heard, AI is having a very busy year,” Alphabet and Google...
May 04, 2023
Qatar-Based Snoonu Raises $12 Million to Continue Building Super App
Qatar-based eCommerce startup Snoonu has raised $12 million in a Series B funding round. “A new milestone has been achieved in our unicorn journey,” Snoonu said when announcing the funding...
April 30, 2023
HumanForest Raises $15 Million to Grow UK eBike Business
U.K.-based micromobility firm HumanForest has raised $15 million to boost its eBike technology. The company announced its Series A funding Friday (April 28), saying it would use the money to...
April 25, 2023
Report: Startups Contend With ‘Bloodbath’ As Funding Dries Up
The world’s tech startups could be facing a cruel summer as the funding crunch persists. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (April 24), experts believe these companies will increasingly begin to...
April 12, 2023
Albion Capital Raises $99 Million for Software and Tech Firms...
British venture firm Albion Capital has raised nearly $100 million for its portfolio companies. According to a UK Tech News report Wednesday (April 12), the money arrived a little more...
April 10, 2023
e& Invests $400 Million in Uber’s Careem Super App Spinout
Technology and investment group e& has acquired a majority stake in the Careem super app. With the firm’s investment of $400 million — the completion of which is subject to regulatory approvals and other...
March 20, 2023
EU FinTechs Give EMI ‘Safeguarding’ Policy a Fresh Look Post...
If there’s a lesson that FinTechs must learn from Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse, it’s the need to diversify their banking partners to include electronic money institutions (EMI), says Anthony...
March 15, 2023
T-Mobile Acquiring Mint Mobile Parent Company Ka’ena Corp.
T-Mobile plans to acquire the parent company of Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile. The purchase of Ka’ena Corporation and its subsidiaries and brands, which include wholesaler Plum along with Mint and Ultra, will...
March 14, 2023
Can HSBC Preserve SVB’s Innovation Culture Post UK Unit Acquisition?
The world woke up on Monday (March 13) to news that British multinational banking giant HSBC is purchasing Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) UK, the U.K. arm of the failed U.S.-based...