KPay, a financial management platform for SMEs, raises $55M Series A

Sometimes, the easiest way to find a great idea for a startup is to look beyond…

HUB2 banks $8.5M to become the ‘Stripe for Francophone Africa’

A fintech from Ivory Coast — part of one of the most economically challenged and financially…

AWS wants to make your call center interactions less painful

Slowly but surely, Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit has become a major player in the call/contact…

Best Apple Watch apps for boosting your productivity

The Apple Watch helps people track their health and fitness, but it can also be a…

Elon Musk files for injunction to halt OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit

Attorneys for tech billionaire Elon Musk have filed for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI, several of…

Bluesky promises more verification and an ‘aggressive’ approach to impersonation

As more celebrities and popular influencers join Bluesky, the fast-growing social media service has been facing…

As the year draws to a close, startups don’t pause

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world…

Canadian news companies sue OpenAI

A group of Canadian news and media companies filed a lawsuit Friday against OpenAI, alleging that…

Sequoia nears first Asia-Pacific deal since regional split

Sequoia is closing in on making its first deal in India and the broader Asia Pacific…

Zomato raises $1 billion in first major fundraise since 2021 listing

Zomato has raised $1 billion through a so-called qualified institutional placement, completing its first major fundraise…