Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

See you next week in Prague

 The sun is out, the pivo is flowing. Lets meet at PragueCrunch V next week! It’s going to be a hoot. The event is on July 13, 2017 at Riegrovy Sady Beer Garden. You can RSVP here. We’ll have free Kozel and Gambrinus beer all night and traditional Czech pub food for purchase at the venue. Startups will have 90 seconds to pitch without about 90 seconds of questions from judges. To… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Tonsser, the social app for youth soccer players, partners with Nike and raises new funding

 Tonsser, the Copenhagen-based startup that offers a vertical social network aimed at youth soccer players who want to build their own online profile and potentially get discovered by a bigger club, continues to grow at a clip, both in terms of signups but also the influence it wants to have on the beautiful game. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

PayFit raises $15.9 million to manage European payrolls

 French startup PayFit just raised a $15.9 million Series B round (€14 million) from Accel with Xavier Niel and Otium Venture also participating. PayFit handles most pesky administrative tasks in your company with a simple web interface. The company started with basic payroll features for French companies. Instead of relying on outdated processes and third-party companies, PayFit lets you… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Nokia phone cameras will soon be Zeiss as nice – CNET

The two brands once teamed up for a 41-megapixel phone camera. Now they’ve got new ideas up their sleeve.
Source: CNET

Snapchat adds background filters, links in stories – CNET

The latest update to the photo-sharing app also lets you change your voice without a photo filter.
Source: CNET

Uber named most improved brand among millennials (Yes, Uber) – CNET

Commentary: YouGov BrandIndex’s latest survey suggests that millennials aren’t moved by Uber’s controversies at all. They even like banks quite a lot.
Source: CNET

Amazon puts an additional $260M into its Indian business

 Amazon has topped up its investment in its India business with another $260 million. The funding was disclosed in regulatory documents filed last month and first reported by Indian financial publication Mint. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Omise acquires online payment business Paysbuy from Thai operator Dtac

 It isn’t often that you see startups buying chunks of large corporates, but that’s what has happened in Thailand this week. Following the closure of its $25 million ICO token sale yesterday, Asian fintech startup Omise has bulked up its core payment business after it acquired Paysbuy from Thailand-based mobile operator Dtac. The deal will see Omise take over Paybuy’s assets… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Rob Kardashian's Instagram deleted after alleged revenge porn post – CNET

The reality TV personality posted naked pictures of ex-fiancee Blac Chyna after an apparent disagreement.
Source: CNET

Chinese video game limits play time for children under 12 – CNET

Tencent’s Honor of Kings won’t let kids play for longer than an hour per day.
Source: CNET