Kapu, a social commerce startup, coming out of stealth today having raised $8 million seed funding, is hoping to help lessen the burden of buying food for Kenyan consumers, many of whom are grappling with the sky-rocketing food prices. Kapu founder, Sam Chappatte, former Jumia Group executive vice president, said the startup has since inception…
French VC firm Partech has closed another seed fund dedicated to early-stage tech startups — the fund is called Partech Entrepreneur IV. This time, Partech has raised €120 million. It represents $124 million at today’s exchange rate. In 2020, Partech raised $100 million for Partech Entrepreneur III. At the very end of 2016, Partech raised $107…
OneOrder, Egypt’s supply chain solutions provider for restaurants, has raised $3 million seed funding led by Nclude with participation from A15, and Delivery Hero Ventures. The latest funding brings the total funding raised by the startup to $10.5 million, including $6.5 million working capital financing from financial institutions. Launched in March this year, OneOrder makes…
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said his comments on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried were misinterpreted. Richard Brian/Reuters Bankman-Fried said at NYT’s DealBook Summit he had “made a lot of mistakes.” But he denied committing fraud. Bill Ackman said his tweet about FTX founder Bankman-Fried being “believable” was misinterpreted. Ackman later walked back on his tweet saying…
The trailer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix docuseries is here. In 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a multi-year deal with Netflix to produce content through their production studio Archewell. The agreement included documentaries, movies, scripted shows, children’s content – and even a docuseries starring the Sussexes themselves. On 1 December,…
A Different Kind Of Race They might’ve lost the race to the moon, but they still had a chance to win a completely different kind of marathon. It was the kind that wouldn’t only break global records but would also alter scientific realities. Little did they know that the frantic digging beneath their feet would…
All On Camera Suddenly hundreds of people were out of work, and the worst part was that it happened right before Christmas. The CEO tossed insulting comments their way right after he made the quick, dirty announcement that left everyone at a loss for words. But nothing would save him from what was about to…
Eyes On Him He was already in a dangerous situation, but it didn’t help that the wolves seemed to be watching him with frightening curiosity. He had been struggling in the river for a while before the wolves started making their way down the hill. He began to panic. He was shaking in fear and…
If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you’ve come to the right place for hints. There aren’t just hints here, but the whole Quordle solution. Scroll to the bottom of this page, and there it is. But are you sure you need all four answers? Maybe you just need a strategy guide. Either way,…
Back in October, I shared a short viewer’s guide to the 1944 film Gaslight (link here), noting that it inspired the pop psych term gaslighting, which is “now used to characterize psychologically manipulative and controlling behaviors in interpersonal relationships, the political realm, and — of course — our workplaces.” Well, little did I know that the folks…