Edtech startup bina raises $1.4M to teach 4- to 12-year-olds, launch School-as-a-Service – TechCrunch

With the pandemic wreaking havoc amongst early years education amid school lockdowns, it’s no wonder edtech startups have piled into the space. But it’s also served to highlight the abysmal…

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CELA Innovation holds a master class on Lean Startup Methodology for the Startup Alley+ cohort – TechCrunch

Startup Alley is the place to be at TC Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. The sold-out expo area is the virtual home to hundreds of innovative startups ready to demo…

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Health and wellness apps maker Palta raises $100M Series B led by VNV Global – TechCrunch

Health and wellness apps startup Palta has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Per Brilioth at VNV Global, with the participation of Target Global and other…

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Independent retailer platform Creoate raises $5M seed led by Fuel Ventures – TechCrunch

Creoate, a startup that lets independent retailers buy sustainable products from brands and wholesalers, has raised a $5 million seed round led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from Vinted founder…

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Revery gets $2M to improve mental health with mobile gaming techniques – TechCrunch

In “Macbeth,” Shakespeare described sleep as the “chief nourisher in life’s feast.” But like his titular character, many adults aren’t sleeping well. Revery wants to help with an app that…

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Rapyd raises $300M on $8.75B valuation as fintech-as-a-service continues to boom – TechCrunch

Neobanks, other financial startups and the basic concept of “finance anywhere” are seeing huge gains at the moment, and today one of the key companies building the infrastructure that powers…

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Kenya’s Wapi Pay raises $2.2M pre-seed for cross-border payments between Africa and Asia – TechCrunch

According to the World Bank, it is more expensive to send money to sub-Saharan Africa than to any region in the world. It is also the most expensive region to…

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[Funding alert] Bhavin Turakhia’s third venture Titan raises $30M at $300M valuation

Email startup Titan, launched by Bhavin Turakhia, has raised $30 million in funding from Automattic, the parent company of WordPress. This marks Automattic's single largest investment in a company. This…

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