business Canadian startup Rose Rocket raises Series A to scale its transport software business – TechCrunch Christin Hakim, September 17, 2024March 19, 2023 Freight transportation-focused Rose Rocket recently raised a $25 million round. The Toronto-based startup calls the round a Series A, with Addition Capital and Shine Capital leading the deal. Per venture data aggregated by Carta, average logistics-themed Series A rounds since the start of 2020 have sported median cash raises of… Continue Reading
Entertainment Applause Entertainment Adapting Gandhi Biographies Into Drama Series – Deadline Christin Hakim, January 20, 2024March 19, 2023 EXCLUSIVE: Mahatma Gandhi’s life is to be detailed in a multi-season streaming period drama series akin to Netflix global smash The Crown, Deadline can reveal. Sameer Nair’s local production powerhouse Applause Entertainment has acquired rights to Indian historian and journalist Ramachandra Guha’s Gandhi Before India and Gandhi – The Years… Continue Reading
medical Alpha Medical closes $24M Series B round to expand women’s telehealth — without the video calls – TechCrunch Christin Hakim, January 15, 2024March 19, 2023 Alpha Medical, a telemedicine company focused on women’s healthcare, closed a $24 million Series B round on Tuesday. It’s another company situated squarely in the crosshairs of a pandemic-fueled boom in telemedicine investment, though Alpha Medical’s approach has one notable difference: you won’t be logging on to any Zoom calls. … Continue Reading
Entertainment 2022 NHL Playoffs: Ranking every first-round series by entertainment value Christin Hakim, May 7, 2022 The 2022 NHL playoffs have arrived, but that presents hockey fans with some tough decisions. Which game should get the most attention on a night filled with thrilling postseason action? That’s what we’re going to work through today by ranking each series by entertainment value. All playoff hockey is beautiful… Continue Reading
Automotive Arese Ugwu, Isoken Ogiemwonyi, Jola Ayeye talk to GQ South Africa about “The Smart Money Woman” TV Series Christin Hakim, December 10, 2021 Arese Ugwu, Pearl Osibu, Jola Ayeye, Isoken Ogiemwonyi, and Lala Akindoju, the gorgeous and brilliant ladies behind the TV series “The Smart Money Woman,” spoke with GQ South Africa about their experience translating the book “The Smart Money Woman” into a TV series, which is now accessible on Netflix. In… Continue Reading
Automotive Ayodotun Akinfenwa: Brand Lessons from “The Smart Money Woman” Series Christin Hakim, October 21, 2021 As I watched the Smart Money Woman Series on Netflix, I was positively triggered in several ways. The show touched me emotionally, psychologically, and mentally. It’s been many days since I watched the series, but all the brand lessons I learned from the series and from the Smart Money brand… Continue Reading
Automotive All You Should Know Before Watching this Series Christin Hakim, September 19, 2021 The Smart Money Woman is a 2020 romantic comedy TV series that was originated in Nigeria. The Netflix exclusive TV series is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Arese Ugwu. Joala Ayele and Pearl Osibu wrote the TV series adaptation, and Arese Ugwu created the TV… Continue Reading