Today, Kakao Entertainment announced it has secured $966 million (1.2 trillion won) in financing from major investors such as Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and PWARP Investment of Singapore. The entertainment arm of South Korean tech giant Kakao will use…
Phishing is a frequent tactic of attackers, causing breaches at Twilio, DoorDash and Bed Bath & Beyond. The Guardian alerted its U.K. staff that their sensitive personal information had been accessed by attackers, with 90% of the newspaper’s 1,500 worldwide…
Remote payroll startup Deel acquired fintech Capbase for an undisclosed amount in a cash and stock deal, TechGround has exclusively learned. Capbase, based in San Francisco, streamlines company operations by updating cap tables in real time as shares are issued,…
India will invest nearly $320 million to boost the use of RuPay cards and low-value UPI transactions, part of New Delhi’s efforts to foster growth of its homegrown payments network. New Delhi authorized a $318.4 million budget for the 2022-23…
It’s certain that purchasing electronics will soon change; the U.S. has moved away from carrier-based phone purchases, and now hardware is being offered as a subscription service. Although it’s strange, Nothing has always embraced breaking from convention since its inception.…
Deere & Co. and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) signed an MOU over the weekend, granting access to tools and repair information. “This has been a major focus of ours for many years and we have put in a…
Unacademy announced on Tuesday that its upskilling product, Relevel, is transitioning to a tests-focused product and launching NextLevel, its LinkedIn-rival. This is the latest in Unacademy’s series of changes as they strive to discover their next breakthrough. Unacademy Group is…
The market for cross-border logistics services is expected to reach $32 billion by 2025, and competition in the industry is heating up. Ghanaian e-logistics startup Jetstream Africa has just secured a pre-Series A round of $13 million in equity and…
XetHub, a Seattle-based startup making data management easy with Git, today announced the successful completion of a $7.5 million seed financing round led by Madrona. XetHub enables developers to work with data as seamlessly as they do code – unlocking…
Mark Warner has plenty of experience with CES: he was aboard the tech train before becoming governor of Virginia in 2002. During his time at Columbia Capital, Mark was involved in the emerging mobile industry, including lending support to Nextel.…
