French payroll startup PayFit is now valued at $2.1 billion after raising a $289 million Series E round. It’s not France’s only recent unicorn, though: Ankorstore, Qonto, Exotec and Spendesk also joined the club this month. If you add Back Market’s $510 million Series E round valuing the company at $5.7 billion, things are shaping…
French payroll startup PayFit is now valued at $2.1 billion after raising a $289 million Series E round. It’s not France’s only recent unicorn, though: Ankorstore, Qonto, Exotec and Spendesk also joined the club this month. If you add Back Market’s $510 million Series E round valuing the company at $5.7 billion, things are shaping…
French payroll startup PayFit is now valued at $2.1 billion after raising a $289 million Series E round. It’s not France’s only recent unicorn, though: Ankorstore, Qonto, Exotec and Spendesk also joined the club this month. If you add Back Market’s $510 million Series E round valuing the company at $5.7 billion, things are shaping…
Cellular IoT provider EMnify has raised $57 million (€50 million) in Series B funding from London-based growth fund One Peak. The new capital, with One Peak as sole investor, will accelerate the Berlin-based firm’s global expansion, “with a particular focus on the US”, it said, and further optimise its proprietary cloud-based IoT roaming solution. EMnify…
Perhaps this goes without saying, but the industry most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftereffects—and most in need of digital transformation—is healthcare and its supply chain. This conversation will beseech a greater discussion on how the backlogs are creating a shortage of healthcare professionals and products depending on the regions impacted. A look…
Looks like it could be a while until we finally see a redesigned entry-level iPad. According to a regular tipster @Dylandkt, the iPad 10 is expected to get 5G connectivity, but a major design overhaul isn’t likely to happen until 2023. The leaker also added that the 10th gen entry-level iPad is reportedly on track…
With Steam Deck expected to reach the hands of customers sometime next month, Valve is publicly labeling which games will and won’t work on the mobile PC. Valve currently has four game classifications on the Steam Deck, with “verified” meaning that players will be able to play a game seamlessly, while “playable” games will require…
January 13, 2022 Source: AI Trends Staff | AI Trends [Ed. Note: We have heard from a range of AI practitioners for their predictions on AI Trends in 2021. Here are predictions from a selection of those writing.] From Orr Danon, CEO of Hailo: With growing demand and wider adoption due to affordability and accessibility, 2021…
Berlin-based Cherry Ventures has launched its fourth fund, a €300 million ($340 million) early stage tech fund. The Cherry IV fund will also feature a dedicated crypto and web3 strategy, building off Cherry’s existing portfolio in the space. Cherry’s portfolio includes unicorns Flink and SellerX, Infarm, as well as AUTO1 Group, FlixBus, flaschenpost, Forto, Xometry,…
A cyberattack targeting a contractor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross has spilled confidential data on more than 500,000 “highly vulnerable” people, many of whom have been separated from their families due to conflict, migration and disaster. The Red Cross did not name the contractor, based in Switzerland, which it uses to…
