Quibi, le service de streaming de vidéos courtes venu d’Hollywood, cesse son activité
La plateforme de streaming de contenus originaux de courte durée Quibi cesse son activité six mois après son lancement. Ses dirigeants évoquent la période très compliquée en raison du Covid-19 ainsi qu’une idée pas suffisamment forte pour
Meet LUMI: A €144.5M supercomputer funded by the EuroHPC JU & a consortium of 10 European countries
The world as we know it, wouldn’t be possible without computers. Then, there are supercomputers! These help us test scientific theories and achieve breakthroughs. There are already several supercomputing centers …
Carmakers struggle with new style of car ownership
Buying a new car has become an “old people” thing, it seems.
“The average age of a new car buyer in the UK is 55,” says Felix Leuschner, founder and chief executive at Drover, the online car subscriptions company. This is a problem for car
Le marché chinois de la seconde main de luxe explose grâce aux Millennials
L’amour des consommateurs chinois pour les produits de luxe se propage dans le secteur de la seconde main, jusqu’ici laissé de côté en Chine. Les sites e-commerce spécialisés enregistrent une demande sans précédent, surtout de
acebook introduceert vandaag Facebook Dating in Europa en gaat de concurrentie aan met apps als Tinder, Parship en EliteDating. De sociale-netwerksite zoekt voor zijn gebruikers een romantische partner op basis van overeenkomstige eigenschappen uit je online-profiel.
Les pays africains les plus favorables aux investissements et à la création de start-up en 2020
Tunisie, Rwanda et Afrique du Sud sont parmi les 29 pays les plus attractifs en termes de création de start-up pour entrepreneurs migrants et investisseurs. La liste établie par Startups Without Borders se base sur l’environnement des affaires, la maturité de l’écosystème et le programme de visas.
New Digital Commerce Accelerator for Ghana MSEs launches
The fund is worth $4.3-million and aims to digitise informal micro and small enterprises in Ghana. Established by the Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), the $4.3-million fund aims to i
Infographic: The World’s Largest Climate Tech Hubs
With heatwaves, droughts, and other extreme weather events becoming more frequent and wildfires wreaking havoc across the globe, the consequences of climate change are becoming more and more visible. And while the calls for more sustainable solutions to many aspects of our everyday lives are growing louder, large established companies often struggle to make bold, radical changes, paving the way for startups to innovate and re-think the way things are done in a given industry.
If you thought that landing your seed or Series A round was painful, think again. Securing a Series B is often harder.
“You are still early in the maturity curve but need to be able to evidence that the company is well on a path to becoming a global leader,” says Nicola McClafferty, a VC investor at Draper Esprit.
