Grain, a Singapore food tech startup, has landed funding to build out its “full-stack” approach to food delivers in the Southeast Asian city-state. The Series A round is officially undisclosed, but TechCrunch understands that it is SG$2.45 million, or US$1.7 million. Read More
from TechCrunch
ChatWork, a Japanese company that provides a business messaging service aimed at eliminating email and helping teams to work more efficiently, has raised $12.5 million in fresh funding to grow its presence in the U.S. and other markets. Read More
from TechCrunch
Hiring the right developers is an issue for many startups in Silicon Valley, but Patreon CEO Jack Conte tells TechCrunch the speed he needs to hire is a major issue for his fast-growing subscription-based artist funding platform.
“We need to bring in so many people so fast. We need to keep up with hiring and keep up with making all of the things,” Conte said in a recent phone… Read More
from TechCrunch
Hot on the heels of its $500 million investment in transportation startup Lyft, General Motors is pumping some more gas into its ride-sharing ambitions. The company has acquired select assets of Sidecar, a would-be Uber and Lyft competitor that went bust in December with a hint that this was not the end.
The GM news, first reported by Bloomberg, was confirmed to TechCrunch directly by… Read More
from TechCrunch
London-based Entrepreneur First (EF) — the self-described “talent first” investor that backs (mostly) technical founders, often straight out of university, “pre-team, pre-idea” — is expanding internationally, setting up shop in Singapore. The new programme, which will see 400 technical individuals recruited and helped to found startups over the next 4 years,… Read More
from TechCrunch
Microsoft is further expanding on its investment in Minecraft, bought in 2014 for $2.5 billion, by acquiring a learning game called MinecraftEdu for an undisclosed sum. The game, produced by a company called Teacher Gaming LLC, allows teachers to use Minecraft in the classroom, and includes a library of lessons and activities used to teach subjects including STEM, history, language, and art. Read More
from TechCrunch
Earlier this week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced a set of initiatives, called Startup India, designed to help the country’s fledgling tech companies and their investors. One of the first Silicon Valley venture capital firms to take advantage of Startup India is Storm Ventures, which just launched a new fund for SaaS startups in India. Read More
from TechCrunch
Techstars London alumni eRated is another startup taking aim at the online reputation problem, specifically relating to online sellers. Targeting online marketplaces, it lets sellers of a product or service create one online profile to rule them all that consolidates and makes portable their seller history and reputation imported from all of the disperate marketplaces and social sites… Read More
from TechCrunch
Telensa is quite a possibly a U.K. tech success story you haven’t heard of. The company, which develops ‘smart city’ solutions has made a land grab in its home country and is looking distinctively like the domestic leader in smart street lighting, as local governments seek ways to reduce energy consumption. Read More
from TechCrunch
If you want proof that Android is the operating system of emerging markets, look no further than Indus OS. The company, formerly known as Firstouch, is tweaking the Google-run operating system to the unique demands and cultures of India. And it’s raised $5 million in fresh funding to push on with its lofty target of reach one billion emerging market users. Read More
from TechCrunch