MioTech, a financial tech startup with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, has raised $7 million in Series A funding …
Google shuts YouTube channel implicated in Kremlin political propaganda ops
A YouTube channel that had been implicated in Russia disinformation operations to target the U.S. 2016 election has been taken …
Travel experiences marketplace Withlocals picks up $4.2M in Series A funding
Withlocals, the the Netherlands-based startup that operates a marketplace for personalised travel experiences, has raised $4.2 million in Series A …
AI-powered customer marketing platform Ometria raises $6M Series A
Ometria, a customer marketing platform which says it’s “AI-powered” has raised $6m in Series A funding. US-based Summit Action led …
Jumia expands its lending program for small businesses across Africa
Jumia, the dominant e-commerce company in sub-Saharan Africa, is expanding the small business loan program it launched earlier this year …
Watch Startup Battlefield Africa live right here
Here we are in Nairobi, Kenya. For the first time, TechCrunch is hosting a conference in Africa. We have an …
Alibaba Group will invest $15B into a new global research and development program
Alibaba Group announced today that it plans to invest more than $15 billion over the next three years into a …
Twitter says it may “refine” its policies after reversing position on Blackburn campaign ad
For the second time in less than three weeks, Twitter has said it will look at its policies following controversy …
Logistics on-demand startup Lalamove raises $100M as it approaches a $1B valuation
Unicorns are like buses for Hong Kong. After living in the shadow of other cities and waiting around for its …
Facebook seriously needs its own Bitmoji
Your Facebook profile used to be the online version of “you”. But over the past year, Bitmoji has usurped Facebook …