article thumbnail

Daily Crunch: European subscription prices for Amazon Prime will increase in September 

TechCrunch

More startup goodies: A chain with a sack of cash at the end of it : Based in New York, Interplay is raising $10 million for a new blockchain fund, Anita reports. On the social chain : Blockchain ecosystem Topl has raised $15 million to help companies track and monetize social impact initiatives, Jacquelyn reports.

3D 227
article thumbnail

Dispatch from Bangalore, end of 2022 edition

TechCrunch

Swaroop made a case that as more Indians come online, opportunities will emerge in food delivery, automotive aftermarket, warehousing, road freight, and social commerce among many other marketplace areas. At the time, Flipkart and Snapdeal were the only two e-commerce startups in India that had shown a semblance of scale.

Fintech 267
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX

TechCrunch

Chipper Cash has also been busy tapping into the world of social payments. The social media company integrated with some payments platforms to make it accessible in different regions. . — the CEO says that users in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya will be the first to get access next year. stocks to Ugandans).

Fintech 320
article thumbnail

A reading list from the Capgemini Research Institute – Issue 2

Capgemini

Blockchain for Social Impact , Stanford Business School. A really interesting study of “Blockchain for good” with many projects that are leveraging blockchain to drive social impacts. Sustainability in Automotive , Capgemini Research Institute. Have you heard of BanQu?

article thumbnail

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

However, challenges remain on all sides — political, technological, commercial and social. We’ll sit down with Nils Wollny, co-founder and CEO of Holoride, to talk about what place VR, blockchain, NFTs and crypto currency have in the automotive space. Dmitri Dolgov, co-CEO of Waymo, was there from the beginning.

Mobile 207
article thumbnail

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

However, challenges remain on all sides — political, technological, commercial and social. We’ll sit down with Nils Wollny, co-founder and CEO of Holoride, to talk about what place VR, blockchain, NFTs, crypto currency and NFTs have in the automotive space. Dmitri Dolgov, co-CEO of Waymo, was there from the beginning.

Mobile 195
article thumbnail

Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

However, challenges remain on all sides — political, technological, commercial and social. We’ll sit down with Nils Wollny, co-founder and CEO of Holoride, to talk about what place VR, blockchain, NFTs and crypto currency have in the automotive space. Dmitri Dolgov, co-CEO of Waymo, was there from the beginning.

Mobile 178