500 Startups Vietnam grabs $14M to invest in local companies – TechCrunch

500 Startups has set its sights on Vietnam, a historically dormant market that’s recently emerged as one of the most rapidly-expanding tech ecosystems in Southeast Asia. The Silicon Valley startup accelerator and venture capital fund has raised $14 million for 500 Startups Vietnam, it’s Ho Chi Minh City-based micro-fund focused on Vietnam-headquartered startups or companies…

‘Cloud canteen’ startup Feedr raises £1.5M to provide office workers with a healthier lunch – TechCrunch

Feedr, a food tech startup that delivers healthy and personalised meals to office workers as an alternative to companies setting up their own canteens, has picked up just over £1.5 million in pre-Series A funding. The round is led by London early-stage venture capital firm Episode 1. Also participating is Brent Hoberman’s Founders Factory, and…

Cryptocurrency-related lawsuits are mooning, up 300% from last year

Here’s an extraordinary fact about the 2018 bear market: business for Bitcoin-lawyers is booming. Forty-five lawsuits involving cryptocurrency were filed in the first half of this year, reports blockchain research unit Diar. That’s triple the amount of all the lawsuits filed last year. This is not the moon we were looking for. Diar emphasizes the US Securities and Exchange…