March marks the end of the first quarter of 2022. Crunchbase data shows that the period saw a 13% drop in venture dollar volume from $184 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. It still has a 7% increase over the first quarter of 2021. In Q1, seed funding was the only funding stage that […]
We talk with Enzo Mpanza and Tim Genders about the idea, how they are empowering low-income communities and changing their lives for the better, and what is next for Isizwe.
Founded in 2016, Carrd is a free platform for building fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything. We had the pleasure to talk with AJ, Founder of Carrd about the origin of the brand name, the reason why he decided to acquire an exact brand match domain Carrd.com, and what is his advice to entrepreneurs who are just starting.
As part of the launch of its Visual Commerce platform designed for eCommerce and retail businesses, DigitalBridge has rebranded as Fixtuur. Our business has evolved vastly over the last couple of years, and our brand needed updating to reflect who we are today. Fixtuur Team In this interview we talk with James Lewis, Chief Operating […]
GetUpside was founded by Alex Kinner and Wayne Lin back in 2016. With the rise of e-commerce, they noticed how personalization can unlock proven value for both people and businesses, and the brick and mortar world was having a hard time keeping up.
Dropbox recently announced Dropbox Shop beta launch. The company also introduced new updates to the platform, as well as tipping capabilities, customizing your storefront and URLs and embed HTML codes. Launched in 2007 by Drew Houston, the business has been doing extremely well, being profitable with steady user growth after its inception.
Bread Financial is a tech-forward financial services company that offers simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions. The company operated on BreadFinancial.com and BreadPayments.com for quite some time. In 2020 Bread Financial was acquired by Alliance Data.
We talk to founder Sean Tepper about the idea behind the business, the brand name, how to launch a business during a pandemic, and what to expect from Tykr in the future.
Founded in 2016, Increff is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider. Its goal is to help brands collect data for algorithms that deliver the best business advice, with the goal of increasing sales and supply chain efficiency. For our Names With Stories series, Anshuman Agarwal, Co-founder and COO of Increff, discusses the origin of the brand name, […]
KraftPal manufactures sturdy, lightweight, and recyclable corrugated pallets using a high-speed automated method. Its goal is to enhance the way organizations carry and store commodities in terms of performance, cost, sustainability, and efficiency. Gregor Brajovic, Founder & CEO of KraftPal, talks for our Names With Stories series about the original source of inspiration for starting the company, […]
Teylor offers fully digital, fast and easy loans for German businesses. Applicants don’t need to go to the bank, use any paper or wait for a callback. The entire loan application can be completed from their home or office, using a computer or a smartphone. We discuss with Patrick Stäuble, CEO & Founder of Teylor […]
Natu Myers is an entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Raises.com, a platform that helps founders save months of time and millions of dollars in the process of raising funds for their business. We discuss how the idea for the project was born, the process of choosing the right name, and what’s next for Raises in this interview.