Nigerian online teaching platform Klas has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding led by Ingressive Capital, with participation from Techstars, HoaQ Capital, and several angel investors. Founded in 2022 by Nathan Nwachuku and Lekan Adejumo, Klas enables users to create and sell ebooks, courses, and live classes. The platform offers essential class components such as … Read more
Defense tech startup Shield AI has expanded its latest funding round with another $300 million in equity and debt, bringing its total Series F to $500 million, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. This total amount reflects $200 million in equity closed in November, $100 million in new equity raised at the Series F price, and $200 … Read more
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Rental car company Hertz once envisioned itself as the ultimate EV broker, doling out battery-powered vehicles to business travelers, ridehail drivers, and tech newbies in an ambitious plan to grease the wheels for the EV revolution. The company inked agreements with Tesla and Polestar to buy nearly 200,000 EVs. Tesla’s valuation topped $1 trillion on … Read more
Shaquille O’Neal once ballooned to 415 pounds during the Covid-19 pandemic. The LA Lakers’ playing weight was around 325 pounds, which forced him to do a hard reset. Shaq vowed to lose 50 pounds to one day “go topless” on Instagram. He has since been diligently working on that goal despite a hip surgery back … Read more
Jonathan Martinez Contributor Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and progress advertising nerd who’s helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and numerous startups. Extra posts by this contributor Add a free e-book to your B2B paid acquisition efforts How one can establish, interview and rent a head of progress for an early-stage startup … Read more