As I speak to Tong Pow over Google Meet, he appears as a cartoon medieval-helmet-clad cat that talks and bobs its head, mirroring Pow’s movement behind the webcam. The visor may be hiding a Cheshire cat grin because Pow has raised $6.5 million for his San Francisco-based startup Hologram Labs, just seven months after launching….
Monthly Archives: July 2022
No merchant likes a bad customer review and Okendo, a customer marketing platform, announced $26 million in Series A funding today to continue developing its customer review tools for e-commerce brands. Base10 Partners led the funding round and was joined by Craft Ventures and existing investor Index Ventures. It gives the company $33.5 million in…
Wysa, a popular mental health app originally founded in India around an AI chatbot that helps users talk through their feelings, has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round to expand its business on the heels of hitting 4.5 million users in 65 countries. The all-equity round is led by India’s digital health-focused…
Nintendo has entered an agreement to acquire CG animation company Dynamo Pictures in order to develop visual content using Nintendo IP. The gaming company is buying 100% of outstanding shares of Dynamo Pictures and rebranding it as Nintendo Pictures Co., Ltd. The deal is expected to close on October 3. According to a regulatory filing,…
Kraig Swensrud Contributor Share on Twitter Kraig Swensrud is the founder and CEO of Qualified, a pipeline generation platform for Salesforce. As a founder, it’s easy to say, “Of course, we’ll pivot!” But actually pulling a pivot off is no easy feat. How do you set yourself up for success in this new world? Which…
A major shift in the U.S. app economy has just taken place. In the second quarter of this year, U.S. consumer spending in non-game mobile apps surpassed spending in mobile games for the first time in May 2022 and the trend continued in June. This drove the total revenue generated by non-game apps higher for…
In 2017, the New York Times published a bombshell investigation into allegations that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed and paid off a dizzying number of accusers over the course of decades. The article was catalyst for reigniting the #MeToo movement, and Weinstein was arrested in 2018. Now, the process of investigating and writing that…
Real estate broker Fredrik Eklund. Getty Images Mortgage rate hikes on top of already high prices are pushing out many would-be homebuyers. But as buyer competition cools, home sellers are starting to losing their leverage. Fredrik Eklund says homebuyers now have more power to negotiate on home deals. A vibe shift is happening in the…
A rollover IRA offers the same tax-deferred growth as a workplace retirement plan, but with more control over your investments. Thomas Barwick/Getty Images A rollover IRA is a tax-advantaged account that accepts funds from your former 401(k) or other workplace retirement plan.Establishing a rollover IRA allows you to avoid the taxes and penalties that normally…
Former aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows Cassidy Hutchinson; former President Donald Trump Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Trump denied throwing a plate of lunch at a White House dining room wall after the 2020 election. “Never. Never. Not my thing. And I never did it anywhere else, either,” Trump…