SEC Regional Director Erin Schneider talks SPACs, Coinbase and what startups could do better – ProWellTech

SEC Regional Director Erin Schneider talks SPACs, Coinbase and what startups could do better – ProWellTech

If startups were looking for more specifics about crypto lending, new rules by which blank-check companies might have to abide, or whether the SEC views NFTs (non-fungible tokens) as securities, they didn’t get any this week from Erin Schneider, the regional director of the SEC’s powerful San Francisco office. While speaking at ProWellTech Disrupt 2021,…

Check Out Airbus’s New Flying Taxi Designed for Urban Travel

Check Out Airbus’s New Flying Taxi Designed for Urban Travel

So-called “flying taxis” could be buzzing over cities before the decade is out, and Airbus is among those that will be competing for customers. The aerospace giant this week unveiled the latest version of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft that could become its very first flying taxi. Sporting a sleek look, the CityAirbus NextGen take…

Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt 2021 – ProWellTech

Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt 2021 – ProWellTech

Over the last two days, 20 companies took the stage in ProWellTech’s Startup Battlefield in a bid to win $100,000 and the Startup Battlefield cup. They had six minutes to present their pitch decks and answered six minutes of questions from noted investors and executives. The judges and ProWellTech editors evaluated the companies and selected…

Are Eastern European startups overlooked and undervalued? – ProWellTech

Are Eastern European startups overlooked and undervalued? – ProWellTech

Alexander Chachava Contributor Alexander Chachava is a serial entrepreneur, investor and managing partner at LETA Capital, a technology investment firm. Russian-speaking and Eastern European technology entrepreneurs are acknowledged as some of the most technically skilled in the world. As a case in point, Coursera’s 2020 Global Skills Index found that Russian learners had the highest…

Crypto asset management platform Cobo bags $40M Series B – ProWellTech

Crypto asset management platform Cobo bags $40M Series B – ProWellTech

Cobo, a Singapore-based crypto asset management platform, raised a $40 million Series B to accelerate the development of decentralized finance as a service (DFaaS). The round was co-led by DST Global, A&T Capital and IMO Ventures. The company will use its proceeds for the development of DeFi as a service (DFaaS) infrastructure and its existing…

Samsung Plans Thom Browne Designer Galaxy Watch 4 Classic

Samsung Plans Thom Browne Designer Galaxy Watch 4 Classic

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Samsung has announced that its Galaxy Watch 4 Classic Thom Browne Edition smartwatch will be available starting September 29 for $800. The limited-edition smartwatch comes in a pack with three different straps, and has five special Thom Browne watch faces already…