BC’s tech companies stand out in 2024 TSX Venture 50 list
[ad_1] Tech companies surged on the TSXV, with an average share price growth of 178 percent. The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) has released its yearly list of the 50 best-performing…
Google Pay takes its QR sound-box to small merchants in India after trial run
[ad_1] Google said Thursday it plans to roll out the SoundPod, its portable speaker designed to instantly validate and announce successful payments, to small merchants across India over the coming…
‘Shein and Temu are clogging the air freight market’
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Shein and Temu send tons of goods daily from China to Europe. In Germany alone, it is estimated to be around 400,000 packages per day, or nearly 150 million per year. This has serious consequences for the air freight market, experts say. (more…)
Amazon’s “Significant” Reliance on Chinese Sellers
[ad_1] Amazon acknowledged the Chinese seller market share on its marketplace for the first time, calling it “significant.” In the annual Form 10-K filing with the SEC, Amazon added new…
Spotify follows Meta, YouTube and others by offering AUX, a service to connect brands and creators
[ad_1] Facebook, Instagram, Snap, YouTube, and other social networking companies offer programs to connect creators with brands, and now Spotify is doing the same. The company announced the launch of…
Women in AI: Krystal Kauffman, research fellow at the Distributed AI Research Institute
[ad_1] To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve…
Hellohive is tackling hiring discrimination as more equitable hiring companies emerge
[ad_1] Resume and recruitment platform Hellohive seeks to help eliminate hiring bias by creating a virtual community that includes employers and those looking for a new role. The company is part…
Golden Ventures closes nearly $140 million CAD for fifth seed-stage VC fund
[ad_1] Despite a tough market, Golden remains “long Canada” with strong support from existing LPs. Toronto-based Golden Ventures has secured about $103 million USD ($139 million CAD) for its fifth…
Spyre PropTech Venture rolls out first phase of Rs 400 Cr fund
[ad_1] Spyre PropTech Venture Fund, which is backed by Venture Catalysts and Neovon, has announced the launch of the first phase of Rs 400 crore PropTech sectoral fund that aims…
Why VCs Should Set Up An Entrepreneur Collective
[ad_1] By Eugene Malobrodsky Despite 2023 being labeled a “bloodbath” for venture capitalists, the industry remains optimistic with more than half of VCs reporting they plan to raise in the…