Month: September 2021
You can now migrate your WhatsApp chats from an iPhone to a new Samsung phone
WhatsApp has added the ability for users to migrate their chat history when switching from iOS to Samsung Android devices, the company said in a blog post. Samsung announced the feature was coming during its August Unpacked event, and addresses one of the more frustrating features — or lack of—…
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NYC-based insurance underwriting platform Kalepa raises $14M Series A led by Inspired Capital
Kalepa, an insurance underwriting platform based out of New York, has raised a $14 million Series A funding round led by Inspired Capital, with participation from previous investor IA Ventures. Also participating was Gokul Rajaram of Doordash, Coinbase, and formerly of Google, Jackie Reses, formerly of Square, and Henry Ward…
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A founder’s guide to effectively managing your options pool
Allen Miller Contributor Allen Miller is a principal at Oak HC/FT based in San Francisco. He invests in early- and growth-stage companies, with a particular focus on fintech. More posts by this contributor Amid the IPO gold rush, how should we value fintech startups? The last decade in real estate,…
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Acquired by Mercedes-Benz, YASA’s revolutionary electric motor is set for big things
Tim Woolmer, Founder and CTO, thinks his axial-flux motors could be a mobility game-changer Mike Butcher @mikebutcher / 11 hours Back in July, YASA (formerly Yokeless And Segmented Armature), a British electric motor startup with a revolutionary ‘axial-flux’ motor, was acquired by Mercedes-Benz. The acquisition didn’t exactly garner enormous press…
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There are now more than 1.3 million km of submarine cables worldwide Undersea Cable
An interactive map detailing the world’s undersea communications cables now has 487 connections and 1,304 unique landing stations in its database. In total, TeleGeography’s map shows records of 1.3 million km of submarine cables across the globe and visualises more than $8 billion in new investment over the next three…
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Instagram may not be a photo-sharing app anymore, but Glass is
Instagram made headlines (including this one) when product head Adam Mosseri said in June that the app is “no longer just a square photo-sharing app,” since it’s pivoting its focus to shopping and video. But where does that leave photographers who want a social photo-sharing experience? According to Tom Watson,…
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