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The 10 top network outages of 2021

Kentik

Every year the internet experiences numerous disruptions and outages, and 2021 was certainly no exception. This year we documented outages, including multiple government-directed shutdowns, as well as what might be the internet’s biggest outage in history. Famous internet outages. Uganda election shutdown.

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Aztec Network takes on encrypted blockchains with $100M round led by a16z

TechCrunch

Aztec Network, a privacy layer for web3, has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the startup’s co-founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews exclusively told TechCrunch. “At We chose [a16z] to lead the round because they’ve been through this before with the dawn of the internet,” Andrews said.

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Last chance to save on dual-event passes to Early Stage 2021

TechCrunch

Your last chance to save $100 or more and attend both TechCrunch Early Stage 2021 bootcamps expires tonight! That’s exactly what you’ll get at TC Early Stage 2021 ( Operations & Fundraising: April 1-2 and Marketing & Fundraising: July 8-9 ). 10 Things NOT To Do When You Are Starting a Company.

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Onomondo secures cash to expand its wireless network for IoT devices

TechCrunch

Onomondo , a startup offering a dedicated wireless network for internet of things (IoT) devices, today announced that it raised $21 million in a funding round led by Verdane with participation from Maersk Growth, People Ventures, and The Danish Growth Fund. A network reserved for IoT devices isn’t a novel concept.

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Korean internet giant Naver backs e-commerce aggregator New Vessel in seed round 

TechCrunch

According to eMarketer , Japan and Korea’s e-commerce markets were estimated at $144 billion and $121 billion, respectively, in 2021. Despite the large e-commerce market size, both countries have fewer e-commerce aggregators than other countries with smaller markets, South Korean e-commerce aggregator New Vessel said.

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Emotional marketing and an e-mail titan walk into a bar

TechCrunch

Marketing in 2021 is emotional and not just transactional (2,200 words/9 minutes). Precursor Ventures’ Charles Hudson on ‘the conversation no one has during an upmarket’ Internet is the new Miami. To quote Winnie CEO and co-founder Sara Mauskopf, “Internet is the new Miami.” Image Credits: Nigel Sussman.

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Vorboss brings minimum 10 Gbps enterprise fibre network to London businesses

TechCrunch

A new enterprise fibre network is ready to deliver up to 100 Gbps (gigabits-per-second) high-speed internet to London businesses, as part of a £250 million ($290 million) investment in the city’s infrastructure. “These legacy networks are a limiting factor in critical technology decisions, which can restrict growth.”

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