Singapore-based alternative protein startup Next Gen Foods gets $100M Series A for U.S. growth – TechCrunch

Alternative protein startups have attracted a lot of investor attention over the past couple of years and the trend looks set to continue. The latest startup with funding news is…

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Creators should be strong salespersons, says social media influencer Sakshi Sindwani

“I want to change how fashion is seen in this country when it comes to diversity and inclusivity” - Sakshi Sindwani. Sakshi aka StyleMeUpSakshi created history when she walked the ramp…

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Breaking the language barrier with South India’s biggest YouTuber Madan Gowri

The past few years have been quite happening for the creator economy in India, with phenomenal growth in the popularity of regional content creators. Youtube sensations Madan Gowri, Sonu Venugopal, Gurubaai,…

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MoneyHash gets $3M to build a super-API for payment operations in Africa, Mideast – TechCrunch

Large merchants, particularly those that operate in more than one geography, have to support an array of payments methods. Each payment integration requires in-house technical work and the remodeling of…

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Egypt’s e-commerce platform Wasla nabs $9 million from retail finance provider Contact – TechCrunch

Contact Financial Holding, Egypt’s non-bank consumer finance provider, has invested $9 million in the country’s ecommerce super-app Wasla, setting the stage for the rollout of new online shopping capabilities, products…

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Tencent backs UK startup’s pursuit to solve global energy crisis by tapping universe’s ultimate energy source

First Light Fusion's CEO and Founder, Nicholas Hawker | Image credit: LinkedInOxfordshire, UK-based First Light Fusion, an energy company that focuses on researching energy generation by inertial confinement fusion, announced…

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