Tag: Business

Rest of World

How Vietnam’s military built one of the hottest tech companies in Southeast Asia

A Vietnamese military-owned company has quietly become one of the most ambitious state-backed technology firms in the world. Viettel, launched by Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense […]
September 10th, 2025
Korea Tech Desk

Korea Lifts Venture Ban on Virtual Asset Firms, Bringing Blockchain into Deep-Tech Sector

South Korea has lifted a seven-year restriction that excluded virtual asset trading and brokerage businesses from being recognized as venture firms. This policy shift signals Seoul’s […]
September 9th, 2025
EU-Startups

Barcelona-based Remuner raises €5.5 million to turn sales incentives into a growth lever

Remuner, a Spanish AI-powered platform for modern sales compensation, has closed a €5.5 million Seed round to expand internationally, invest further in product development – especially […]
September 9th, 2025
Wamda

Metric raises funding to accelerate AI-driven financial solutions for SMEs

Press release: A-typical Ventures announces its investment in Metric, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered AI fintech startup empowering small and medium‑sized businesses with real‑time financial intelligence. The funding […]
September 9th, 2025
Rest of World

How a movement against corruption on Nepali social media triggered unrest and death

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned following two days of protests against rampant corruption and inequality, exacerbated by the government’s recent decision to ban […]
September 9th, 2025
Rest of World

Latin American musicians say AI is stealing their streams

Afro-Chilean artist Nekki has been spreading her anti-racist message through her reggae-rap lyrics for years, but recently, she feels like she is being blocked from reaching […]
September 9th, 2025
EU-Startups

Dutch FinTech startup Factris raises €100 million to offer financing solutions for SMEs across Europe

Amsterdam’s Factris, a FinTech specialising in financing solutions for SMEs using invoices as collateral, announced a €100 million funding facility from Brand New Day Bank. The […]
September 9th, 2025
EU-Startups

Bottoms Up: Dublin’s Tipple secures €4 million to fix the global booze supply chain

When Eoin Bara began exporting his craft spirit brand, Mór Irish Gin, he was stunned by how outdated the global alcohol trade was. Despite being a […]
September 9th, 2025
EU-Startups

Italian mobility startup Wayla zips past €1 million in funding in under 30 hours

Wayla, a Milan-based mobility startup and Italy’s first urban van pooling service, has smashed through its €1 million crowdfunding goal on Mamacrowd in less than 30 […]
September 8th, 2025
EU-Startups

Danish TravelTech platform Understory raises €12 million to unite tools for experience providers under one roof

Aarhus-based startup Understory has raised €12 million to accelerate its growth in the global experience market, which McKinsey & Company estimates is worth more than $3 […]
September 8th, 2025
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