Spain-based CounterCraft, which builds b2b tools for gathering counterintelligence on evolving security threats, has closed a $5M Series A. The all cash round is led by Adara Ventures, with eCAPITAL a
For the past decade the Peruvian economy has been one of the fastest moving in the region -- but it’s apparent Peru’s technology ecosystem is still in its infancy. Economically driven by mining, P
Wayra, the Telefónica backed accelerator network, is launching a new startup program in the UK that aims to tackle the so-called 'poverty premium' -- whereby people on low incomes pay more for some
A GCHQ-backed startup incubator has opened its doors in the UK, announcing its first cohort of seven startups participating in the three month accelerator program (see below for the list of teams).
Spain-based security startup CounterCraft, founded last September, has closed a €1 million ($1.1M) seed round to accelerate development of a b2b security decoy technology designed to engage hackers
Fashion retailer Asos already has its own corporate venture arm, the aptly-named <a target="_blank" href="http://asosventures.com/">Asos Ventures</a>. And now the publicly listed U.K. company is <a ta
The UK's <a target="_blank" href="http://tanktop.tv">Tank Top TV</a> launched <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/22/tank-top-movies/">back in August 2013</a> with a site that lets you search acro
Telefónica's global network of 14 Wayra Academies, which each incubate a yearly crop of tech startups in the hopes of spotting the next big thing so their carrier overlord doesn't have to, has gained
Today London-based music startup Rushmore is announcing a merger that looks to bolster its artist-to-fan proposition. It's joining forces with Madrid-based startup Zuzeen, a service that allows musici
Wayra U.K. has named its third cohort of startups that will be hothoused through the circa nine-month mentoring programme centrally based in London. The 13 startups that made the cut for the 2014 inta
We’ve made it to episode 10! This week, we talk about Raspberry Pi racking up worldwide sales of 1.75 million, Partech Ventures investing $215 million in European startups the American way, and
Telefónica’s accelerator network Wayra is sharing some data exclusively with TechCrunch on how it’s fared so far in its young existence, including key metrics such as how much money it’s invest
Part search engine, part movie recommendation engine, Tank Top Movies, backed by Telfonica's Wayra startup accelerator, lets users search across 18 movie services in the UK, add movies to a unified 'w
Don’t give up hope of being able to mock your future robot butler with a sassy response. UK startup EI Technologies, one of 17 in the current Wayra London incubator cohort, is developing a voice rec