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A Unique $60 Million Investment Fund and Increased Acquisitions within Startup Community

Ah, spring has sprung here in the Northeast United States, and it’s not only flowers that are blooming. Today on Equity’s startup-focused Wednesday show, we dug into the Multiverse-Searchlight deal, which reminded us of the Wonderschool-Early Day transaction that we covered on the show a few weeks ago. Startup Land is feeling quite busy and high-dollar again, and that’s a lot of fun! We wrapped up the show with a cool discussion of this new venture capital fund that’s targeting growth-rounds in Africa. Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast and posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and you can subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts.

Ava Patel
April 10, 2024

Apps, Crypto

“Discover the web3 Twist: Line and Telegram Meet DocuSign with EthSign”

Telegram and Line, two of the world’s most popular messengers with hundreds of millions of monthly users, have both been integrating crypto features in recent months. Backed by all three divisions of Sequoia — Sequoia Capital, Sequoia Capital India and Sequoia Capital China (now called HongShan), Singapore-based EthSign aims to provide a web3 equivalent of DocuSign with the promise of an additional layer of transparency and trustworthiness. EthSign is deployed on the respective blockchain network that runs on Telegram and Line, TON and Finschia. EthSign has already rolled out on Telegram as a mini app, which can notify users of a list of pending documents to approve. Already live on Line as a web app, EthSign has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finschia for further integration in the coming months.