Verlinvest, a family-backed, “evergreen”, growth fund investor, that has previously funded a few well-known consumer brands like Oatly, Vita Coco, Tony’s Chocolonely, Who Gives A Crap, Pedego, Chewy.com, Hint & others, is getting into the venture game. After putting around €50m into VC initiatives globally, it’s now embarking on being the kick-starter LP in a…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Kenzz, an e-commerce platform bringing shopping to the mass market in Egypt and MENA, is announcing that it has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. U.S.-based and MENA-focused venture capital firm Outliers Ventures led the round. Some of the participating investors include HOF Capital, Foundation Ventures, and Samurai Incubate. The company, founded this February by…
The United Kingdom is known for many things, but rocket launches are not one of them. Spaceflight startup Orbex is part of a slew of U.K.-based companies hoping to change that by bringing vertical launch to U.K. soil for the first time. Orbex is aiming to conduct its first orbital rocket launch as early as…
Voting for New Zealand’s Bird of the Year opened this week, as conservation organisation Forest & Bird kicked off its annual quest to find Aotearoa‘s favourite avian. However, this year there is a notable absence on the ballot. The country’s beloved kākāpō has been barred from this year’s competition, allegedly due to concerns the two-time…
We’ve seen rollable phones before, but Lenovo’s Motorola rollable phone concept is an entirely different take on the idea. Showcased at Lenovo’s Tech World 22 virtual event, the concept device rolls out vertically, extending from a very compact smartphone into a phone that’s about the same size as any modern phone. In a video posted…
At left, Isaac French. At right, Lakeside South, one of the seven tiny-house cabins. Right: Corey O’Connell Isaac French grew up working in his dad’s construction business and always loved design. He moved to Waco, Texas, in 2020 and wanted to take advantage of the hot real-estate market there. French bought a small plot of…
China’s Tencent saw its market value fall below that of liquor maker Kweichow Moutai’s in late September. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Chinese tech giant Tencent’s value has dropped to the worth of a local Chinese liquor giant. Kweichow Moutai overtook what was once China’s most valued company in September. It’s a further sign…
Ever had a great idea for a riff rattling around your head while you ride the bus or wait in line? Well, if you use Ableton Live, there’s now a way to capture those busts of inspiration wherever you are thanks to the new Note iOS app. The name here is important. It’s not Ableton…
For a long time, the Meta Quest 2 was the undisputed king of standalone VR headsets, with none coming close to offering the same performance, practicality and affordability. Now, though, that seems to have changed, with the introduction of the Pico 4. It boasts better specifications and a lower price point, so it looks to…
Ever since Sky launched more than three decades ago (as British Sky Broadcasting) customers have asked for a way to get the full service without needing a satellite dish. Millions of UK residents cannot or will not install one. Streaming service Now has offered a stop-gap for many years, and Sky Glass arrived in 2021…