Delivery app goPuff to acquire UK-based Fancy Delivery
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
US-based delivery company, goPuff that has its own micro-fulfillment network might be about to buy a United States-based delivery firm Fancy Delivery. The terms of this potential acquisition are still being worked out. Though the deal isn’t final yet, if confirmed, the agreement might arrive...
UK-based fintech & SaaS company ARKK raises £7 million
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
A London-based fintech and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm ARKK has secured funding of £7 million from its existing investors. ARKK helps in the automation of the finance function of an organization by replacing traditional and outdated tools with improved smart technology. The freshly secured funds will...
Assistive Technology And It’s Latest Trends
Rachana Xavier,
5 years ago
7 min read
Technology has become such an integral part of our lives that we do not realize that while performing simple acts like updating our smart phones, tablets or laptops we are using a vast variety of assisted technologies. There are free and low tech assistive technology...
UK Edtech startup Uptime raises £11.5 million
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
3 min read
A London-based educational technology (edtech) app Uptime just secured £11.5 million (approximately $16 million) in a seed funding round from investors including Willian Currie, Lord Alliance and Terry Leahy. The funds raised will be used for product development and aid the expansion of the app...
Fintech unicorn Monzo appoints first-ever female US CEO
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
United Kingdom-based challenger bank Monzo has recruited Carol Nelson as its first-ever female US Chief Executive Officer to lead the fintech unicorn’s expansion in the states. In May 2020, the Co-founder of Monzo, Tom Blomfield stepped down as CEO and moved to the President slot...
Sydney-based A1 Technologies nabs Brennan IT Head of Solutions
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
Australian managed services provider (MSP) A1 Technologies announces that it has appointed former Head of Solutions and National Pre-sales manager of Brennan IT, Clinton Shiels as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Shiels has experience of more than a decade with Brennan IT and has...
Weekly Round Up: Reddit raises $250M, Tesla invests $1.5B in Bitcoin & much more
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
7 min read
In case you missed what new and noteworthy has happened around in the tech world in this week, we have covered everything you need to know in this blog. Amongst other news, this eventful week saw some major acquisitions, huge tech funding rounds and investments...
Optus parent organization SingTel assesses potential Accellion data breach
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
4 min read
Introduction Parent organization of Australian telecom giant Optus, Singapore Telecommunications Limited said that it is currently investigating the impact of a possible security breach. SingTel says that the cybersecurity breach might have exposed and compromised customer data. In a media statement, SingTel said that it...
Hire now, pay later firm Playter Pay raises £1 million
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
One of United Kingdom’s fastest growing companies, Playter Pay announced that it has raised Ā£1 million in a funding round led by several investors. The round consisted of both debt and equity which will allow the ‘Hire now, pay later’ company help small and medium-sized...
McKinsey Australia acquires digital-focused consultancy Hypothesis
Riddhi Jain,
5 years ago
2 min read
The Australian arm of American management consulting firm McKinsey has snapped up Melbourne & Sydney-based Hypothesis, a consulting firm that focuses on digital transformation. Hypothesis Founders, Sean Heydenrych and Grant Hartland, are expected to join consulting giant McKinsey as Partners.Ā For this acquisition, SCD Advisory was...