OmniRetail shakes up Africa’s B2B e-commerce market with $20M Series A

When Deepankar Rustagi last raised money for OmniRetail in 2022, excitement was high for African startups addressing the supply chain and operational challenges in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. At one point, these startups received more capital than all sectors, except fintech. Recently, though, […]

The World on the Brink: Justice, Conflict, and New Horizons | April 28, 2025

#worldnews, #greenground, #internationalnews, #breakingnews, #globalupdate, #vaticannews, #middleeast, #spaceindustry, #marketupdate, #currentevents Today, the world’s pulse beats faster as conflict, hope, and ambition collide. From the legal battles over Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, to rising tensions between India and Pakistan, to the solemn farewell to Pope Francis in […]

From coding tests to billion-dollar startups, Ali Partovi’s eight-year experiment is paying off

In Silicon Valley, where the same high-wattage names tend to dominate the headlines, Ali Partovi has long wielded outsized influence despite limited name recognition. The Iranian-born Harvard graduate built an impressive resume early on — joining the founding team of LinkExchange (acquired by Microsoft in […]

Suborbital Salvage is a thrilling endless runner for Playdate that pelts you with asteroids and insults

Picture this: you’re zooming through space in a torpedo-shaped ship doing the dangerous job of salvaging material in a planet’s cluttered orbit when some giant, alien cousin of a fangtooth fish pops up out of nowhere and starts chomping at your tail. Pretty stressful day […]