by Adre's IT | 1 August, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, CNBC, edtech, Education, Fundings & Exits, harvard, Startups, TC
Duolingo landed onto the public markets this week, rallying excitement and attention for the edtech sector and its founder cohort. The language learning business’ stock price soared when it began to trade, even after the unicorn raised its IPO price range, and...
by Adre's IT | 1 August, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, Asia, bilibili, Boeing, CNBC, Hardware, iRobot, Kreditech, luckin, May Mobility, Northern Light Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital China, software as a service, TC, The New York Times, Toyota, vista equity partners, Welight Capital, working remotely
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. The tech industry in China has had quite a turbulent week. The government is upending its $100...
by Adre's IT | 31 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, Banking, CNBC, edtech, Equity Management, MizMaa Ventures, president, Secfi, Sid Sijbrandij, Startups, TC
This year, livestream viewers in China are projected to spend more than $60 billion on digital shopping experiences that let them interact with influencers in real time. Promoting everything from cosmetics to food, social media stars use Taobao, TikTok and other...
by Adre's IT | 30 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, black widow, Brain Corp, cmu, CNBC, Column, EC Ecommerce and D2C, eCommerce, First Boulevard, fitness plus, gig workers, Kickstarter, omnichannel, Pietro Bezza, public relations, Startup Alley, Startups
Alanna Gregory Contributor Share on Twitter Alanna Gregory is a marketing executive and is currently senior global director at Afterpay. Previously, she was VP at Hairstory, the founder and CEO of VIVE Lifestyle, and was an AVP at Barclays. More posts by this...
by Adre's IT | 30 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, Apps, Backend Capital, CargoX, CNBC, David Velez, Delivery Hero, digital-garage, Dow Jones Industrial Average, eCommerce, food delivery, Funding, Fundings & Exits, horizon, IDC Ventures, Just-Eat, Larry Liu, MizMaa Ventures, movile, online groceries, pharmaceuticals, Recent Funding, rosetta stone, songs, Startups, Synchronoss Technologies, TC, United States, Venture Capital
Merqueo, which operates a full-stack, on-demand delivery service in Latin America, has landed $50 million in a Series C round of funding. IDC Ventures, Digital Bridge and IDB Invest co-led the round, which also included participation from MGM Innova Group, Celtic...
by Adre's IT | 28 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, CNBC, edtech, entrepreneurship, extra crunch live, New York, Nick Hobbs, Reddit, Secfi, Sid Sijbrandij, Startups, Stephanie Zhan, TC, Venture Capital
According to one estimate, Americans call 911 about 240 million times every year. Sending emergency services to the right location sounds straightforward, but each 911 call is routed through one of thousands of call centers known as public safety answering points...
