• Google-backed Glance pilots Android lockscreen platform in US

    Glance, which operates a popular lockscreen platform targeting Android smartphones, is setting its sights on the U.S. market. The Indian startup recently commenced a pilot program in partnership with Motorola and Verizon in the U.S., with plans for a full launch in the country later this year, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Rippling Raises $200 Million to Enhance Workforce Management Platform

    Workforce management platform Rippling has raised $200 million in new financing in a Series F round that values the company at $13.5 billion. Rippling has also signed agreements with investors to repurchase up to $590 million in equity from current and former employees and early investors, Rippling CEO Parker Conrad wrote in a Monday (April 22) blog post. The […]

    • Forbes

    Marketing Platform Ibotta And Shareholders Raise $577 Million In IPO

    The company's initial public offering price was estimated to be between $76

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    Google and Jio-backed Android lockscreen platform Glance pilots in the US

    After expanding its availability in India, Southeast Asia, and last year in Japan, the popular India-based Android lockscreen platform Glance, is reportedly commencing its pilot program in the US.

  • Wagestream Raises $21.8 Million to Expand Financial Well-Being App

    Wagestream, a financial well-being app focused on frontline workers, has raised 17.5 million pounds (about $21.8 million) in a funding round. That total includes an investment of 7 million pounds (about $8.7 million) by British Patient Capital alongside other co-investors, including Lombard Odier Investment Managers and existing investor Northzone, British Patient Capital said in a Wednesday […]

  • Walmart-Backed Ibotta, Holders Raise $577 Million in IPO Priced Above Range

    (Bloomberg) -- Ibotta Inc., a digital marketing software firm that counts Walmart Inc. as a backer, and a group of shareholders raised about $577.3 million in an initial public offering priced above a marketed range.Most Read from BloombergDubai Grinds to Standstill as Cloud Seeding Worsens FloodingElon Wants His Money BackSingapore Loses ‘World’s Best Airport’ Crown to QatarRed Lobster Considers Bankruptcy to Deal With Leases and Labor CostsTesla Asks Investors to Approve Musk’s $56 Billion...

  • Cross-border payments platform BriskPe raises $5 million seed funding from PayU

    Digital payments major PayU has invested $5 million in Mumbai-based cross border payments platform BriskPe, the company said in a press note today. This is the first institutional funding round for the startup.The investment is part of PayU’s efforts to build a full stack payments platform across both domestic and international payments. It will help complement PayU India’s existing offerings for exports and imports, the company said.BriskPe was one of 30 early stage fintech startups which...

  • Former Unacademy COO raises $11 million from Matrix, Lightspeed for new edtech venture

    Former Unacademy chief operating officer Vivek Sinha on Wednesday announced the launch of a new venture, Beyond Odds Technologies, with a seed funding of $11 million in a mix of equity and debt.The Bengaluru-based startup is building for employability-led training, certification, and recruitment services in the grey-collar workforce segment. The platform connects employers on the demand side to its talent supply base among students.The venture is set to launch Emversity, a higher education brand...

  • Raleigh Nonprofit Raises $8.3 Million for City’s First Cottage Court to Expand Affordable Housing

    The Raleigh Area Land Trust raise $8.3 million for a new cottage court affordable housing development in the Idlewild neighborhood.

  • Donald Trump risks cash crunch as legal fees pile up while just $6.8 million is left for his lawyers

    Trump could seek to raise more money from donors, ask the Republican National Committee to cover the costs or pay for the fees from his own wealth.

  • Platform versus Platformization: How CrowdStrike is winning the platform battle

    In the second part of VentureBeat's interview, George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, emphasizes the increasing importance of having cybersecurity expertise and leadership on corporate boards.

  • Bishop backs stabbing video staying online

    The Sydney bishop stabbed in an alleged terrorist attack has backed keeping graphic videos of his assault online, defending the “god-given right” to free speech. In a video uploaded to YouTube, Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel made a public statement after he was stabbed several times during a live-streamed church service in Sydney’s southwest on April […]