African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B – TechCrunch

The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full swing as investors remain bullish about the opportunities that abound in the sector. Today we behold another unicorn: African payments…

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Preply raises a $35 million Series B as demand for language learning grows – TechCrunch

Preply, a tutoring marketplace for language learning, has raised a $35 million Series B co-led by Full In Partners and Owl Ventures, an edtech fund that has backed Byju’s and…

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Two European companies are mapping a future service for direct air capture to sequestration of CO2 – TechCrunch

The Swiss-based, venture capital-backed, direct air capture technology developer Climeworks is partnering with a joint venture between the government of Norway and massive European energy companies to map the pathway…

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Capsule gets $1.5M to build ‘super simple’ decentralized social media – TechCrunch

Capsule‘s plan to launch a super simple decentralized social media platform which is safe from censorship by Big Tech has advanced another stage: The nascent startup has closed a seed…

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Detail wants to turn your phone into a software-optimized camera app for live video – TechCrunch

Meet Detail, a new startup working on an app for iOS and macOS so that you can turn your iPhone into a software-optimized camera for live video. The startup wants…

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