Nexford University lands $10.8M pre-Series A to scale its flexible remote learning platform – ProWellTech

Nexford University lands $10.8M pre-Series A to scale its flexible remote learning platform – ProWellTech

Two profound problems face the higher education sector globally — affordability and relevance. Whether you live in Africa, Europe, or the U.S., a major reason why people don’t go to university or college or even drop out because they cannot afford tuition fees. On the other hand, relevance shows the huge gap between what traditional…

Tata Digital to acquire majority stake in online pharmacy 1mg – ProWellTech

Tata Digital to acquire majority stake in online pharmacy 1mg – ProWellTech

Tata Digital, the subsidiary of Tata Sons, said on Thursday it is acquiring a majority stake in digital health startup 1mg, the latest in a series of investments as the salt-to-steel Indian conglomerate enters the digital consumer space. The firms didn’t share the financial details of the deal, but a person familiar with the matter…

Infinite Review: A Waste of Good Lives and Talented Actors

Infinite Review: A Waste of Good Lives and Talented Actors

There’s plenty of pedigree behind Infinite, the sci-fi thriller from Training Day director Antoine Fuqua that casts two-time Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg as a diagnosed schizophrenic who discovers that his hallucinations are actually the memories and accumulated experiences of past lives. The film pits Wahlberg’s character against a similarly reincarnating — but fully aware — villain played…

Yousign raises $36.6 million to build a European alternative to DocuSign – ProWellTech

Yousign raises $36.6 million to build a European alternative to DocuSign – ProWellTech

French startup Yousign has raised a $36.6 million Series A funding round (€30 million). Lead Edge Capital is leading the round and eFounders is investing once again in the company. Yousign, as the name suggests, is an e-signature provider that complies with European regulation on digital signatures. While the company was originally founded in 2013,…