Ventures Platform has raised an oversubscribed $83 million second fund as the Pan-African venture firm expands beyond its home market of Nigeria with a strategy shaped by a tougher, more selective venture market. The firm plans to back early-stage founders across a range of sectors, including fintech, healthcare, SaaS and other areas “where technology can…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It has been five long months for a British Columbia mother whose son was part of a Voluntary Care Agreement with the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Now her son is back home, but the mother told Global News that many questions remain. Global News is not…
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Each year, we get a huge influx of applicants to speak at TechCrunch’s events, and this year’s Founder Summit in Boston on November 4 will be no different! We want to thank everyone who applied to take part in our programming and to help share their expertise with the startup community. After careful review, we…
A bomb threat targeting the Edmonton Pride Festival parade prompted an increased police visibility during this past weekend’s festivities — a decision that sparked criticism from some members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Speaking Tuesday, Edmonton Police Service deputy Chief Nicole Chapdelaine said EPS received information several weeks ago about a potential bomb threat directed at…
More than 76% of consumers in India prefer talking to businesses over a phone call, according to a recent study from Truecaller. Since voice is still consumers’ preferred way to communicate, that leaves a big opportunity to automate support and outreach calls using voice AI in the country. Voice AI startup Ringg, which already processes…
It was another round of heavy rain — and for some Pierrefonds residents, another flood. Chad Watson has been through this three times now: first in August 2024, then again in June, after he’d finished rebuilding it, and Monday, he was back to dealing with water again. He says the flooding has taken an emotional…
Stability AI, the startup behind AI picture era mannequin Secure Diffusion, has raised $76 million in Collection B funding. The brand new haul brings the corporate’s fundraising complete to $232 million. The corporate announced the spherical Tuesday, saying the brand new capital comes partly from quite a few outstanding leisure business organizations, together with Common…
When Andrew Erickson spotted a little grey cat sitting alone on a burned dock, he knew something was wrong. The Bradley Creek wildfire had ripped through the area, and Erickson had been helping his neighbours survey the damage from a boat when he saw her. “We spotted a little grey cat sitting on a dock….
