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JOKR now valued at $800M after bagging about $50M in Series D funding
The new investment not only puts the company on a path toward profitability, but also solidifies its place in Brazil’s underserved grocery market.
Ghana’s Complete Farmer, which connects farmers to global food buyers, raises $10.4M
Africa’s agricultural sector has a significant social and economic impact, per McKinsey. The percentage of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa exceeds 60%, while agriculture accounts for approximately 23% of
Google-backed Indian audio platform Kuku FM raises $25 million
Google-backed audio content platform Kuku FM has raised $25 million in a new funding round as it looks to make deeper inroads with its audiobook offerings in the South Asian market. Indian billionaire and
Terraform fork gets renamed OpenTofu, and joins Linux Foundation
When HashiCorp announced it was changing its Terraform license in August, it set off a firestorm in the open source community, and actually represented an existential threat to startups who were built on top of the
After relaunching as a studio for creators, LimeWire acquires BlueWillow, a Midjourney competitor
In the Wild West of generative AI, a new, unlikely cowboy is riding into town. LimeWire — once infamous for music piracy and incurring the wrath of the music industry before shutting down — last year pivoted under
Meta is expanding its verification program to businesses
Meta announced today that it is expanding Meta Verified to businesses after first launching it for creators in March. The company is initially testing the verification program on Facebook and Instagram, with
WhatsApp is introducing Flows for a richer in-app shopping experience
WhatsApp is bolstering its shopping experience for both merchants and users through a new feature called Flows, which will let users complete tasks such as picking a seat on a flight or booking an appointment
WhatsApp users in India can now pay businesses with credit card, other UPI apps
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature in India that will allow users in its largest market to pay businesses using a variety of payment options from within the instant messaging app. The Meta-owned app on Wednesday
Why Shaquille O’Neal led edtech startup Edsoma’s $2.5M seed round
Edsoma, a startup that developed an AI-powered reading, education and communication platform for children, raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Shaquille O’Neal. The trick? Founder and CEO Kyle Wallgren didn’t