Paddle, the company that wants to take on Apple in IAP, raises $200M at a $1.4B valuation to supercharge SaaS payments
www.techcrunch.com The Series D investment — led by KKR with participation from previous backers FTV Capital,
Eureka Robotics, the team behind the ‘IkeaBot’, picks up $4.25M
www.techcrunch.com Remember the IkeaBot? The robot went viral for its ability to build Ikea furniture as
Yapily to acquire finAPI in open banking consolidation move
www.techcrunch.com Fintech startup Yapily is announcing that it plans to acquire finAPI — the transaction is
TikTok rolls out new ‘Friends’ tab to more users, replacing the current ‘Discover’ tab
www.techcrunch.com TikTok is rolling out a new “Friends” tab that replaces the “Discover” tab in the
U.S. podcast ad revenue to reach $2 billion in 2022 and top $4 billion by 2024, study says
www.techcrunch.com In the last year or so, the podcast advertising industry has turned a corner. According
Instagram to start testing NFTs with select creators this week
www.techcrunch.com Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today that the platform is going to start testing NFTs
Manara gets $3M to grow tech talent pool in the Middle East and North Africa
www.techcrunch.com Edtech startup, Manara, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding for its cohort-based training platform
Egyptian fintech Paymob raises $50M led by PayPal Ventures and Kora Capital
www.techcrunch.com Egyptian fintech Paymob, which enables merchants to accept digital payments online and in-store, announced today
Atma wants to make job hunting in Indonesia easier
www.techcrunch.com GV’s Frederique Dame on product-market fit: ‘You have one chance at a good experience’ …
South Korea’s OHouse lands $182M to add AR to home improvement app
www.techcrunch.com During the worst days of the pandemic, when people were stuck at home and starving


