After working in Africa’s microfinance space for seven years, including at Botswana’s Letshego, Brian Dempsey took a break in 2020 to build Power Financial Wellness, operating out of Kenya. Dempse
Power’s credit card program is designed for companies, brands and banks to offer embeddable fintech experiences into existing mobile and web applications.
Former Vice President Al Gore has invested $600 million of equity into U.K. energy startup Octopus Energy Group via his Generation Investment Management vehicle, taking a stake of approximately 13% in
Like corporate financial accounting, the power grid never draws headlines when things are going well. No journalist writes “The power remains on,” or discusses the extensive work it takes to maint
Arch Rao closed the $10.1 million financing round for Span, his company pitching homeowners on an upgrade to the fuse box, in the middle of February. The company had already seen what was happening in
Turning the users that were renting the power system into owners of the power system.
Power is readily available for most people in North America these days, which can make it hard to grasp how annoying it can be when it isn’t – especially if you’re trying to run a busine
Sony is working on a new technology that authenticates devices via the power outlet, allowing for a few interesting applications. The system, based on the Japanese Felica standard, would allow authent
<img src='http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/green-house-1.jpg' class="snap_nopreview shot" alt="" />Alternative energy is a growing market, and though many states offer tax credits, reba
Always on the cutting edge of “stuff that goes onto your power meter in the basement and you forget about” technology, Microsoft and Blue Line Innovations have teamed up to release the Hoh
<img src='http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/terra-gen-logo.jpg' class="snap_nopreview shot2" alt="Terra-Gen Logo" /><a href="http://http://www.crunchbase.com/company/terra-gen-power">Ter
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/yogen.jpg">Did you know you can recharge your mobile devices without an actual power outlet? It’s true! You can use solar power, magic,
<img title="fastmac_usc_usb_outlet" alt="fastmac_usc_usb_outlet" src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fastmac_usc_usb_outlet.jpg"> Hot off <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/walldock.jpg">I'll go on record and say that $25 seems like a lot of money for something like this. It's an intriguing idea, though, and
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/smart-grid-01.jpeg" />I think we can all agree that protecting our own personal privacy is a generally good idea. There are an enormous n
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/socketpocketgfci.jpg">In the cutthroat (?) world of wall outlet covers that feature built-in gadget holders, this $6 option might just be
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ETCHGNBW90.jpg">The war against the tangled mess that’s created by most notebook power adapters has been moving forward lately, with Em
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cables.jpg" />
It's about time the big companies are killing the power cord. After <a href="../2009/09/29/dell-latitude-z-16-inch-notebo
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/meter.jpg" />You know what would be a fun experiment? To go outside and find your electricity meter. All those laptops and netbooks and i
<img src="http://crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/1452_super_usb_cellphone_charger.gif" alt="charger" />Aaaand here we have the only charging cable you'll ever need. Is it a tangled mess wait
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