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Strong growth in SA increases initial funding for Talk360 to $7 million

Talk360 was founded in 2016 by Dutch entrepreneurs Hans Osnabrugge and Jorne Schamp and South African Dean Hiine. In the past year, Talk360 has seen 1

Talk360 was founded in 2016 by Dutch entrepreneurs Hans Osnabrugge and Jorne Schamp and South African Dean Hiine. In the past year, Talk360 has seen 167% growth in customers and 130% revenue growth. The company has nearly doubled the number of calling minutes to and from South Africa. It connected 2.3 million people worldwide so far this year. Talk360 enables millions of people in remote areas to make and receive calls more affordably.Hiine expects Talk360s growth to be further boosted when it launches its panAfrican payment platform in 2023. This year alone, Talk360 has added six new currencies, added Africanspecific payment methods such as OTT vouchers, and grown. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago        

Botany sets a new box office record in Australia

The CMA CGM Estelle is almost 300 metres long, weighing 95,256 tonnes and has 10,662 containers on board. It is the ship carrying the greatest number

The CMA CGM Estelle is almost 300 metres long, weighing 95,256 tonnes and has 10,662 containers on board. It is the ship carrying the greatest number of containers to ever visit Australia – with the equivalent of almost 11,000 TEU. The vessel is berthed at Patrick Terminals which has the largest shiptoshore cranes in Australia. NSW Ports CEO Marika Calfas said it demonstrated the infrastructure capabilities of Port Botany.Patrick Terminals has announced it will continue to service the MSC Asya, the worlds deepest and heaviest container ship to ever dock at Port Botany. Calfas noted that for those who live in Sydney, around 42 per cent of all goods in their homes come into the port via container. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago        

HSBC arm leads $4 million seed round for Singaporean financial intelligence company.

Singaporebased Bizbaz raises $ 4 million in a seed financing round. The startup uses machine learning to assess and evaluate peoples lifestyles, and s

Singaporebased Bizbaz raises $ 4 million in a seed financing round. The startup uses machine learning to assess and evaluate peoples lifestyles, and social and financial data. Use machine learning to analyze and evaluate a persons lifestyle, and social and financial data. Hakobyan founded the company in 2019 together with Vincent Choy and Gilad Soffer. The startup operates in a market where most financial institutions and fintech companies still use outdated credit risk systems based on financial history, said Hayk Hakobyan, CEO and cofounder of Bizbaz. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago        

Corporate investment funds continue to add technology to the industry.

Telefónica Movistars corporate investment fund, called Air Plans, will raise more than $2 million in investments in 14 new startups by 2022. Particip

Telefónica Movistars corporate investment fund, called Air Plans, will raise more than $2 million in investments in 14 new startups by 2022. Participating countries in our region are Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Mexico. Vera has invested more than $18 million and invested more than $600 million in thirdparty investments in its portfolio. Vera Hispams portfolio includes over 100 startups, including 76 Telefónica Movistar. Movistar Argentina works regionally with 21 Vera startups. Creating common functions aims to bring business units together. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago        

Argentina Unveils Strategy to Increase Tech Exports

Argentina on Monday announced measures to increase technology exports to $10 billion by 2023, aiming to support growth in its knowledgebased economy.

Argentina on Monday announced measures to increase technology exports to $10 billion by 2023, aiming to support growth in its knowledgebased economy. The measures implemented by the Presidential Decree are to allow 20% of foreign exchange to flow into Korea and 30% of funds received from export growth to be used for exporttype investment projects. Economy Minister Sergio Massa and Education Minister Ariel Suyarchuk announced on Monday. This would be a significant increase over current technology exports. Latin Americas thirdlargest economy plans to export nearly $7.4 billion in technology goods by 2022, up from $6.2 billion in 2021. This is being done through direct investment in infrastructure and capital goods for new or growing technology projects. The plan also aims to formalize jobs in the technology sector. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago        

Baldwin Technology Partners with FiTech to Bring Textile and Nonwoven Processing Technology to North America

FiTech represents Baldwin Technologys complete lines of textile and nonwoven products in the United States and Canada. Contactless technology allows y

FiTech represents Baldwin Technologys complete lines of textile and nonwoven products in the United States and Canada. Contactless technology allows you to eliminate entire steps from the textile production process. The new partnership takes effect immediately. FiTech was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Since then, it has expanded its portfolio to represent manufacturers of complete machines or technical components. Baldwin Precision Spray, which reduces chemical and/or water use by 50% or more compared to traditional upholstery methods, has been adopted by FiTech. The companys products are used in a variety of fabrics, from basic jersey and fleece with softening and antimicrobial finishes, to technical fabrics such as DWR, flame retardant, and insect repellent. Baldwin also offers rotor spray technology, which uses spinning discs to achieve an even spray. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago        

Australia selects NIOA to serve as its primary weapon system contractor.

The Queenslandbased NIOA has been officially appointed prime contractor to provide nextgeneration sniper and closequarters combat capabilities to the

The Queenslandbased NIOA has been officially appointed prime contractor to provide nextgeneration sniper and closequarters combat capabilities to the Australian Defense Force. A multimillion dollar contract has been signed between the company and the Australian federal government. This is part of a government commitment of over $500 million to provide enhanced lethality weapons systems to the ADF. NIOA said The increased battlefield capability afforded by these nextgeneration weapons is a gamechanger for our fighters. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago        

Venture capital giant NEA appointed first European partner

Philip Chopin joins NEA from 83North, where he worked on investments in companies such as SellerX and HungryPanda. Chopin is the latest in a string of

Philip Chopin joins NEA from 83North, where he worked on investments in companies such as SellerX and HungryPanda. Chopin is the latest in a string of prominent US VC firms to push deeper into Europe. NEA has invested in more than 36 companies in Europe, with a focus on the UK, Germany, France and Switzerland. As part of the companys regional expansion, there are plans to expand the team. However, growth financing gaps remain a barrier to European growth, according to a separate report by venture capital firm Lakestar. Read More..

B2B Tech News | 2 years ago        



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