Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has quietly started rolling out its own payments app, dubbed Super.money, as it broadens its fintech ambitions more than a year and half after separating from PhonePe. The Walmart-owned firm’s new app, now live in beta on Play Store, allows users to make mobile payments via UPI, an interoperable network that…
Rainforest, a startup that embeds payment processing into other software platforms, has raised $20 million in Series A funding — less than a year after announcing the close of its seed financing. Raising back-to-back rounds was more common in 2021 but we don’t see it happening as often in this new environment. Rainforest’s traction is…
In the post-COVID world, VCs say it’s not as easy to get excited about investing in digital health. Deal activity in healthcare IT was relatively flat in Q1 2024 at 74 total deals, valued at about $1 billion total, up only 3% from the year-ago quarter, according to PitchBook data. Still, promising startups have grabbed…
Samsara Eco makes and sells fossil-free polymer resins. These resins can be integrated into supply chains and potentially replace plastic packaging and textile products with more sustainable alternatives. The Australian startup made a significant stride on Wednesday, securing an additional $65 million in all equity ($100 million AUD). The round was co-led by Temasek and…
Creatio, the no-code CRM and workflow automation platform, on Wednesday announced that it has raised a $200 million funding round led by Sapphire Ventures. StepStone Group and current investors Volition Capital and Horizon Capital also participated in this round. “The problem we’re solving is addressing the need of knowledge workers,” Creatio co-founder and CEO Katherine…
Reddit announced on Tuesday that it’s updating its Robots Exclusion Protocol (robots.txt file), which tells automated web bots whether they are permitted to crawl a site. Historically, robots.txt file was used to allow search engines to scape a site and then direct people to the content. However, with the rise of AI, websites are being…
Apple has finally added support for Rich Communication Services (RCS) to its Messages app. The feature arrived as part of the second developer beta of iOS 18 earlier this week. RCS is a messaging protocol that uses the internet to let you send and receive files and high-quality images, see typing indicators, get read receipts,…
Over the weekend, a clip from a recent interview with Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov went semi-viral on X (previously Twitter). In the video, Durov tells right-wing personality Tucker Carlson that he is the only product manager at the company, and that he only employs “about 30 engineers.” Security experts say that while Durov was bragging…
Opera said today it is releasing Opera One’s second version in developer beta with features including new multimedia controls, split tabs, and new AI capabilities. The company is introducing new themes and design elements to give Opera One R2 a fresh look. The company has traditionally placed the multimedia controls on the sidebar. But with…
As browsers continue to add AI features into their products, Mozilla is looking to give users some choice in the matter. The company announced on Tuesday that it’s launching an opt-in experiment offering access to different AI services in Nightly, the experimental version of Firefox. The company plans to improve the experience before bringing it…
