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Joshua Patterson, Gregory OShea and Stephanie Davis run coaching app Runna again in £1.9m round

Joshua Patterson, an ultraathlete and twotime world record holder, Stephanie Davis, a British Olympic marathon runner, and Gregory OShea, an Irish rug

Joshua Patterson, an ultraathlete and twotime world record holder, Stephanie Davis, a British Olympic marathon runner, and Gregory OShea, an Irish rugby union player, all agree that Runna is the place to be. Runna is a Londonbased running coaching app that has raised £1.9 million in a new funding round. The additional funding is intended to support the startups efforts to expand its UK market presence as well as its anticipated 2023 entry into the US market. Runna has already raised a total of £2.55 million since its crowdfunded preseed round of £650,000 in late 2021 or early 2022. Jon Coker, the founder partner of Eka Ventures, led the £1.9 million round for Runna, which also included Fortitude and Marc Cohen sole partner at unbundled vc. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 10 months ago        

Westpac Wins $30 Million Settlement in Pension Class Action

Westpac and law firm Slater and Gordon have settled a class action lawsuit against two of the banks subsidiaries for $29.95 million. It was claimed th

Westpac and law firm Slater and Gordon have settled a class action lawsuit against two of the banks subsidiaries for $29.95 million. It was claimed that the members of the class had been taken advantage of. Following the settlement of the class action involving Westpac subsidiaries BT Funds Management Limited and Westpac Life Insurance Services Limited, the law firm claims that tens of thousands of Australians may now be eligible for compensation. Slater and Gordon claimed in the class action that investors in the BT Super for Life cashonly option lost money because BT invested their money through Westpac Life, which allowed Westpac Life to charge fees without offering any worthwhile services. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 10 months ago        

360Future MetLife Addresses Aging Concerns in Asia

People in China are increasingly concerned about life after retirement, owing to one of the worlds fastest ageing populationsi and huge unmet demand f

People in China are increasingly concerned about life after retirement, owing to one of the worlds fastest ageing populationsi and huge unmet demand for aged care services. China is not alone, with Asias elderly population expected to reach almost 923 million in the coming decades, making it one of the worlds oldest regionsii. MetLife established 360Future to assist people in Asia prepare for retirement earlier and better support them as they age. To assist clients and their older family members in retirement, the entire solution combines retirement savings and insurance protection with health and wealth services. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 10 months ago        

British semiconductor company Pragmatic raises $35 million

Flexible integrated circuits are produced entirely without silicon by the Cambridgebased semiconductor company Pragmatic. And has attracted the intere

Flexible integrated circuits are produced entirely without silicon by the Cambridgebased semiconductor company Pragmatic. And has attracted the interest of the CIA. a portion. The Series C round extension secured an additional $35 million for Cambridgebased semiconductor company Pragmatic, bringing the deals total to $125 million. The Series C round, which started in late 2021 and has already had at least one extension, is now more than 50% oversubscribed thanks to the additional $35 million. With the increased funding, Pragmatic will be able to expand more quickly. A second fabrication line will be opened, increasing production capacity by 5x, and a new 15acre manufacturing facility in Durham will also be built. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 10 months ago        

Amazon is facing a $280 million lawsuit from the Vietnamese manufacturer

Bloomberg reported that Gilimex, a Ho Chi Minh Citybased Vietnamese manufacturer, is suing Amazon for US$280 million, alleging that the US internet gi

Bloomberg reported that Gilimex, a Ho Chi Minh Citybased Vietnamese manufacturer, is suing Amazon for US$280 million, alleging that the US internet giant has reduced orders after increasing capacity. The case was brought against Amazon Robotics in the New York State Supreme Court. Gilimex, which worked with Amazon from 2014 to 2022, claimed that after signing the contract with the digital giant, it had already made an eightfigure US dollar investment in production facilities. The increased investment included hiring 7,000 more employees as well. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 10 months ago        

Solar Distributor OSW Raises $51 Million War Fund to Lead Renewable Energy Battle Around the World

Hillhouse Investment has contributed $51 million to OSWs Series A fundraising round. The monies will be utilised to expand worldwide as well as revita

Hillhouse Investment has contributed $51 million to OSWs Series A fundraising round. The monies will be utilised to expand worldwide as well as revitalise local products and services. In 2013, undergraduate friends Jeff Yu and Anson Zhang cofounded OSW. According to OSW cofounder Zhang Yingying Zhang, solar power generation will play an important role in society for many years to come. In 2018, Zhang and Jeff Yu cofounded renewable energy supplier Discover Energy. Hillhouse Investment is pleased about the role OSW will play in achieving carbon neutrality. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 10 months ago        

Syncfy Raises $10M in Open Finance Platform Seed Round

Point72 Ventures led a $10 million seed investment round for open finance platform Syncfy. Paybook, one of Latin Americas open finance systems, owns S

Point72 Ventures led a $10 million seed investment round for open finance platform Syncfy. Paybook, one of Latin Americas open finance systems, owns Syncfy. Syncfy users can access data from 125+ different financial institutions and service providers throughout 15+ Latin American and worldwide countries via a single API. Customers can use the platform to accept different payment methods, including cryptocurrency, within their app or platform. Syncfy will be able to expand its product line across Latin America with the support of this round of finance. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 10 months ago        

Visa pledges to invest $1 billion in Africa to accelerate digital transformation

Visa has pledged $1 billion over the next five years to help African economies become more resilient, innovative, and inclusive. The pledge will help

Visa has pledged $1 billion over the next five years to help African economies become more resilient, innovative, and inclusive. The pledge will help Visa expand its operations in Africa and strengthen relationships with important partners such as governments, financial institutions, mobile operators, fintechs, and merchants. Visa has ten African offices from which it accepts payments in all 54 nations. In Nairobi, Kenya, a specialised Visa SubSaharan Africa Innovation Studio provides a cuttingedge environment for clients and partners to cocreate payment and commerce solutions. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 10 months ago        



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