Irish Sports Business
GAA to face further pressure over Allianz Sponsorship Deal - Ocean FM
GAA to face further pressure over Allianz Sponsorship Deal Ocean FM
African Business Magazine
Nigeria's APC in major election scare ahead of 2027 vote
A key election in Osun state ended in defeat for President Tinubu's APC - but the ruling party is spinning it as a win for democracy.
Disrupt Africa
How Kenya’s TLG Trade is helping physical businesses launch complementary online shops
Kenyan startup TLG Trade is empowering physical businesses by making digital commerce accessible, affordable, and scalable, allowing them to launch online shops to complement their existing operations. Founded in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns, TLG Trade allows physical businesses to showcase and sell their goods and services online. Businesses set up shops [...] The post How Kenya’s TLG Trade is helping physical businesses launch complementary online shops appeared first on Disrupt Africa .
The Bridge JP
BiPSEE, Developer of VR Digital Therapy for Depression, Secures Additional Series A Funding
BiPSEE, a developer of digital therapy for depression using VR and smartphone apps, announced on the 17th that it has conducted a third-party allotment as the second close of its Series A round. The investors include Kyoto University Innovation Capital (KYOTO-iCAP Fund No. 2, Innovation Kyoto 2021 Investment Business Limited Partnership) and JIC Venture Growth Investments (JIC Venture Growth Fund No. 2 Investment Business Limited Partnership). The amount raised in this round alone is undisclosed, but the cumulative amount raised, including NEDO grants in 2023, has reached ¥9.9 billion. The company’s VR digital therapy (VRx) is a program medical device designed to intervene in the “ruminative thinking” seen in depression...
The Bridge JP
Subscription Ticket Service “recri” Secures Funding from GENDA Capital and Others
On the 17th, recri, the operator of the subscription service “recri” that delivers stage and concert tickets monthly, announced the implementation of a third-party allocation of shares with GENDA Capital, NES, Headline Asia, Kulture, dof, Carbon Ventures, and QR Investment as underwriters. The total amount of funds raised to date is approximately ¥400 million. The amount raised in this round alone has not been disclosed. In August 2024, the company raised ¥100 million as the first close of its pre-Series A, with NES, United, and DRG Fund among the underwriters at that time. recri is a subscription service targeting real entertainment such as theater, musicals, concerts, and traditional performing arts....
Personnel Today
Can GPS at work ever protect workers as well as bosses?
Tracking employees at work has attracted scrutiny and sparked concerns about privacy. But is there a way that GPS can protect both workers and their employers? The post Can GPS at work ever protect workers as well as bosses? appeared first on Personnel Today .
Start Up Daily
Oz2US Ventures is hosting free masterclasses for startup keen to crack the US market
The US market eats sloppy startups alive. Join Oz2US’s free masterclass to sharpen your GTM, compliance and beachhead plan.
African Business Magazine
The debt sustainability analysis Africa actually needs
Reforms proposed for the Low-Income Country Debt Sustainability Framework should go ahead - but they should be treated as an interim step.
Start Up Daily
Canberra defence tech startup Seitec detects $4 million
Seitec bags $4m to take stealth conflict-zone sensing global as allies hunt tougher detection tech.
The Bridge JP
Carbon Xtract, a Kyushu University Spin-off CO₂ Recovery Technology, Secures Investment from Femto Partners in Pre-Series A
Carbon Xtract, which develops the compact and decentralized DAC (Direct Air Capture) technology “m-DAC” using gas separation nanomembranes, announced on the 18th that it conducted a third-party allocation of shares, marking the first close of its Pre-Series A round as of the 14th. Investors include founding management members Tetsuo Moriyama and Shigenori Fujikawa, Femto Partners, GxPartners, and Kyushu University. The amount raised has not been disclosed. Along with this capital restructuring, the management team will transition to a structure where they hold a majority of voting rights. The m-DAC is a module equipped with separation nanomembranes developed at Kyushu University, which selectively captures CO₂ from the atmosphere and makes the...
The Bridge JP
ATOMica, Supporting Communities, Secures Funding from Hokuyo Bank Group—Expanding Efforts in Hokkaido
ATOMica, which operates a “social coworking” business, announced on the 14th that it has conducted a third-party allotment of new shares with the “Hokuyo Startup No. 1 Fund,” managed by Hokkaido Kyoso Partners, as the underwriter. The details of the investment amount are undisclosed. Social coworking is a business that plans and operates spaces where community managers are stationed at organizations that own and manage spaces, such as companies, local governments, and universities, to continuously create opportunities for encounters, exchanges, and co-creation. The company is involved in planning and operating over 70 facilities nationwide (as of August this year). At the time of the Series B round completed in March,...
The Bridge JP
Urinary Cancer Risk Test “miSignal” Conducts Series D Global Round Raising Approximately ¥5.3 Billion
Craif, a company specializing in cancer risk detection services through AI analysis of micro RNA in urine, announced on the 18th that it has conducted a Series D round totaling approximately ¥5.3 billion to launch its product in the United States and expand its domestic business. The breakdown includes approximately ¥4.8 billion through third-party allotment and secondary transactions (of which approximately ¥900 million is from secondary transactions), and ¥500 million through loans. The global round was co-led by Singapore’s Granite Integral Capital Pte. Ltd. and Towns. New investors in this round include Granite Integral Capital Pte. Ltd., Kodomo no Mori, Hokuyo Business Succession Fund (Hokuyo Startup No. 1 Fund), and...
Start Up Daily
Why Meta pays for controversial content – and it means for your Facebook feed
Monetisation is shaping what you see - even if you don't like it.
Startup Funding News
Sanja Fidler’s world model startup Veeda AI raises $90M in seed funding - SiliconANGLE
Sanja Fidler’s world model startup Veeda AI raises $90M in seed funding SiliconANGLE
Start Up Daily
RBA points to AI mania as another inflation driver that could push up interest rates
AI mania is jacking up tech prices and could force the RBA to hike rates again if inflation won’t quit.
The Grocer
Burnham ‘boost’ leaves consumer confidence at highest levels since February
A return to cooler ‘shopping-friendly’ temperatures over the next few weeks will see families return to the high street, according to the latest BRC-Opinium data
HR Dive
Meta sued for allegedly firing manager who refused to sign an ‘inaccurate’ immigration letter
The manager’s “refusal was based on his objectively reasonable and good-faith belief that he should not submit materially inaccurate statements to USCIS,” per a complaint.
HR Dive
Salesforce worker must arbitrate gender-based discrimination case
Gender-based allegations that don't involve sexual harassment cannot invoke the Ending Forced Arbitration Act, a court determined.
Entrepreneur
Why Easier LLC Formation Hasn’t Made Building a Business Any Easier
Digital formation services can simplify the legal beginning of a company. They cannot create demand or build the systems that keep a business operating.
Entrepreneur
The Next Market Crash Is Coming — Here’s How to Prepare Your Business
There is going to be another significant stock market contraction. History guarantees that much. What history doesn't tell us is when.
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