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Gousto, a UK meal-kit service, raises another $41M as business booms under lockdown
Food delivery — be it ready-made restaurant meals, groceries, or anything in between — has seen a huge surge of…
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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown
There could be more demand for electric vehicles post COVID-19 crisis, believes Energica founder Livia Cevolini. The CEO of the…
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Modsy confirms layoffs, 10 months after announcing its $37M Series C
Modsy, an e-commerce company that creates 3D renderings of customized rooms, has confirmed to TechCrunch that it laid off a…
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VR chair startup raises funds, as pandemic boosts prospects for VR and gaming
Roto VR, startup which markets an interactive, ‘360 degree’ chair, has raised £1.5 million in a funding round led by…
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Africa’s tech ecosystem responds to COVID-19
In March, the virus gripping the world — COVID-19 — started to spread in Africa. In short order, actors across…
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D-Wave gives anyone working on responses to the COVID-19 free cloud access to its quantum computers
D-Wave, the Canadian quantum computing company, today announced that it is giving anyone who is working on responses to the…
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Zindi taps 12,000 African data scientists for solutions to COVID-19
Since its inception, Cape Town based crowdsolving startup Zindi has been building a database of data scientists across Africa. It…
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Astra encounters anomaly during pre-launch testing, will evaluate options for next attempt
Rocket launch startup Astra, which had been attempting to claim DARPA’s prize for successful demonstration of flexible space launch capabilities…
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Jumia adapts Pan-African e-commerce network in response to COVID-19
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia is adapting its digital retail network to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Nigeria headquartered operation…
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Ford, GM, Tesla given the ‘go ahead’ to produce ventilators, Trump says
Ford, GM and Tesla have been given the “go ahead” to make ventilators to help alleviate a shortage amid the…
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