Every year we make resolutions to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Changes to bring in routine, diet, and behavior are written down as a list and posted on the fridge. However, a few months into the new year we find ourselves
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Voximplant’s service to build voice and video comms into apps comes out of beta
Companies that help businesses integrate voice and video communication into their apps and services have proliferated in recent years, with services such as Twilio and Diagflow, an NLP platform developed by Google, proliferating. Voximplant has raised $10.1M so far to
Leko Labs gets $21M to build greener
Luxembourg-based Leko Labs, a construction startup that’s developing sustainable wood-based building materials as an alternative to steel and concrete and applying automation to construction methods, has closed a $21 million Series A round of funding. The raise is led by
Jambo raises $7.5M from Coinbase, Alameda Research to build “web3 super app” of Africa
Jambo, a Congo-based startup building Africa’s web3 user acquisition portal through “learn, play, earn” and democratizing access to crypto-based income-generation opportunities, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. Experts say Africa is poised to be disrupted by web3 in a
ICON raises $185M in Tiger-led round to build more homes with its 3D printing tech, now approaching $2B valuation
ICON, which creates homes using 3D printing, has raised an additional $185 million in a round led by Tiger Global Management, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. The financing is said to be an extension of ICON’s $207 million Series B that
YC-backed Duplo raises $1.3M pre-seed to build financial OS for B2B companies in Nigeria
Startups have sought to use technology to digitize processes in Africa’s B2B e-commerce and retail space over the past couple of years. While many focus on moving products and providing credit, issues around cash overdependency haven’t been tackled at scale.
Vicarius raises $24M to build out its vulnerability remediation platform
Vicarius, a New York-based startup that has developed an autonomous vulnerability remediation platform, has raised $24 million in Series A funding to protect organizations from the next major supply-chain attack. The current vulnerability remediation situation isn’t working, Vicarius tells TechCrunch.
Jill Biden: ‘I was disappointed’ free community college cut from Build Back Better bill
“Congress hasn’t passed the Build Back Better agenda — yet. And free community college is no longer a part of that package. We knew this wouldn’t be easy — Joe has always said that. Still, like you, I was disappointed,”
How the Conservative ‘Save America Coalition’ Helped Kill Build Back Better
“This didn’t happen by accident,” Stephen Moore, co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, told National Review in a recent interview. In September, Moore joined with Larry Kudlow and Brooke Rollins, who is president and CEO of the America First Policy
Good Riddance to Build Back Better
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) arrives for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee markup on nominations, November 2, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Senator Joe Manchin declared on Sunday that he is a “no” on President Biden’s
Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Down Democrats’ Immigration Proposal in Build Back Better Bill
Then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a press conference on Capitol Hill, December 9, 2019. (Loren Elliott/Reuters) The Senate parliamentarian has rejected Democrats’ third attempt to include immigration in their social-spending package, according to several reports. Democrats had
Senator Manchin, Keep Holding Out on Build Back Better
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) makes a statement about the reconciliation bill being negotiated on Capitol Hill, November 1, 2021 (Pete Marovich/Getty Images) It seems that a Senate vote on President Biden’s gargantuan Build Back Better Act has been delayed until
The Build Back Better Pivot
On a dime, Democrats shift to court the Twitter vote by claiming what’s really important is a new voting-rights bill. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE U nable to pass their welfare-state expansion with a simple majority, Democrats have reportedly shelved Build Back
How to build a successful business in Uganda
Ever wondered what it takes to build a successful business in Uganda? Many people have the talent, but not the right motivation and application. Very smart people with ambition often limit their success through simple mistakes. Below are some of
Sen. Ron Johnson says Build Back Better bill will hurt middle class
Sen. Ron Johnson said Democrats are putting the burden of paying for President Biden’s $1.75 trillion “Build Back Better” spending package on the middle class, because that’s “where the money is.” “The only place Democrats can get the money to