Anthony Ha, Author at The Mediterranean Observer

Anthony HaMarch 10, 2021

The team behind Songclip thinks that social media could use more music. Yes, music is a big part of the experience on a handful of apps like TikTok and Triller, but Songclip co-founder and COO John vanSuchtelen told me, “That is not the end of how music is going to be a feature, that is […]

Annie SiebertMarch 10, 2021

Brennan O’Donnell Contributor Share on Twitter As a partner in FrontlineX, Brennan O’ Donnell is focused on helping growth stages companies expand into Europe. Previously, he spent nearly a decade at Google, where he held multiple go-to-market leadership roles in the U.S. and EMEA, building teams across both the Cloud and Ads businesses. In 2008, […]

Mike ButcherMarch 10, 2021

Passion Capital, one of the UK’s first early-stage VCs, is to crowd-fund the final stage of its latest £45 million fund ($62.5m), Passion Capital Fund III. TechCrunch understands this is the first time retail investors have been invited to become LPs in a VC fund, at least in Europe. Passion says it will use the […]

March 10, 2021

The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full swing as investors remain bullish about the opportunities that abound in the sector. Today we behold another unicorn: African payments company Flutterwave announced that it has closed $170 million, valuing the company over $1 billion. New York-based private investment firm Avenir Growth Capital and US […]

March 9, 2021

Introduced in late-2019, the Move was a very Sonos approach to the Bluetooth speaker. It was an attempt to bring the company’s long-standing premium approach to a more portable form factor. Accordingly, the press photos feature a lot of shots of the product on porches and around pools. Today’s arrival of the Roam, however, takes […]

Annie SiebertMarch 9, 2021

Michaela Villaroman Contributor Share on Twitter Michaela Villaroman is the Media Relations Coordinator for Seedstars. Alisee de Tonnac Contributor Share on Twitter Alisee de Tonnac is co-founder and co-CEO of Seedstars, a Swiss-based group with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. Seedstars group is present in 90+ countries […]

Jonathan ShieberMarch 9, 2021

Mercado Libre, one of the largest e-commerce and financial services company from Latin America by market cap, has selected the startup and Y Combinator alumni Pachama as its strategic partner in developing projects to restore ecosystems in Latin America. The selection of Pachama is part of a program initiated by Mercado Libre, Latin America’s answer […]

March 9, 2021

Introduced in late-2019, the Move was a very Sonos approach to the Bluetooth speaker. It was an attempt to bring the company’s long-standing premium approach to a more portable form factor. Accordingly, the press photos feature a lot of shots of the product on porches and around pools. Today’s arrival of the Roam, however, takes […]

March 9, 2021

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The creator of the Nyan Cat, Chris Torres, has organized an informal collection of meme originators – the creators or original popularizers of meme images — into a two-week-long auction of their works. Under the hashtag #memeconomy the creators of memes like Bad Luck Brian, Coughing Cat, Kitty Cat Dance, Scumbag Steve, Twerky Pepe and […]

Darrell EtheringtonMarch 9, 2021

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will be providing NASA with a valuable scientific tool ahead of the U.S. space agency’s goal of returning to the Moon: The ability to run experiments in simulated lunar gravity much closer to home, in suborbital space. NASA revealed that Blue Origin will be modifying its reusable New Shepard sub-orbital launch […]

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Author: Anthony Ha

Songclip raises $11M to bring more licensed music to social media

Proactive CEOs should prioritize European expansion

In a first for Europe, Passion Capital will crowd-fund part of its new $62M fund from retail investors

African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B

Sonos goes full portable Bluetooth speaker with the $169 Roam

Your deal flow is not diverse enough

Mercado Libre taps Pachama to monitor and manage its $8 million investment in Latin American rainforest restoration

Sonos goes full portable Bluetooth speaker with the $169 Roam

Memes for sale

Blue Origin will upgrade New Shepard rocket with the ability to simulate lunar gravity

Joint industry statement on the Package Travel Directive

Hospitality hones transferable skills

Travel and tourism industry unites to tackle climate change

Joint industry statement on the Package Travel Directive

Hospitality hones transferable skills

Travel and tourism industry unites to tackle climate change