Mobility startup Plentywaka picks up $1.2M seed, acquires Ghana’s Stabus – TechCrunch

Lagos and Toronto-based mobility startup Plentywaka has raised a $1.2 million seed round to scale its operations on the back of leaving the Techstars Toronto accelerator program last month.  Canadian-based…

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Pry Financials raises $4.2M to make startup accounting more approachable – TechCrunch

Pry Financials wants to make startup finances approachable for its entire team, not just the people in charge of its accounting spreadsheets. The Y Combinator alum announced today it has…

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With more cash and a launch, Vannevar Labs is reconnecting Silicon Valley to its defense industry roots – TechCrunch

Silicon Valley was once one of the most productive regions in the country for the defense industry, churning out chips and technologies that helped the United States overtake the Soviet…

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Zūm CEO Ritu Narayan explains why equity and accessibility works for mobility services – TechCrunch

Getting children to school safely and reliably is a challenge as old as public education itself. But rarely have any entrepreneurs tackled the problem of updating and optimizing one of…

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Givz raises $3M in seed funding to make donations a marketing tool for businesses – TechCrunch

Givz, which has developed an API-powered platform that gives brands a way to convert discounts into donations, has raised $3 million in seed funding. Eniac and Accomplice co-led the financing…

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