article thumbnail

Root Global wants to be the operating system for food carbon neutrality

TechCrunch

They released billion-dollar budgets. But now we see SMEs and B2C brands setting targets like ‘by 2030, I need to reduce my scope three emissions by 45%’ Knowing how they do that is something that they simply struggle with. ” Project A led the $2.6

article thumbnail

Titan nabs $12.5M for ‘next generation’ investment management

TechCrunch

Titan is hoping to build on the momentum it saw in 2020, during which it grew revenue, customers and assets under management by 600%, “with effectively no marketing budget, according to co-founder Joe Percoco. All clients have direct access to its investment team and investor relations via Titan’s mobile operating system.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Chief community officer is the new CMO

TechCrunch

A conversation that I’ve been having over the last week is that startups are finally investing in community in a meaningful way, dedicating actual budgets to community instead of simply stealing a few dollars away from the sales and marketing team. — natasha (@nmasc_) February 16, 2021.

Budget 340
article thumbnail

IT Budgeting: Exploring Cost Reduction Strategies

Kaseya

Building an IT budget that drives innovation and business growth while controlling costs at the same time can be a herculean struggle for many IT teams. Let’s look at some ways IT teams can find that balance between cost control and innovation in their 2021 IT budgets. IT Budgeting. IT Cost-Reduction Strategies.

Budget 105
article thumbnail

Monograph raises $20M Series B to help designers and architects manage their operations

TechCrunch

Its software helps architectural practices manage many different aspects of their operational systems, including timesheets, budgets, human resources and invoicing. Three design technologists started the company — Robert Yuen, Moe Amaya and Alex Dixon — all of whom have a background in architecture.

Budget 228
article thumbnail

Ghanaian fintech Float raises $17M seed to power cash flow for commerce in Africa

TechCrunch

The company aims to serve as the “financial operating system” for Africa’s small and medium businesses. Other features on the platform include invoice advance, opening a business account, payment links, managing budgets and spend cards. Float wants to provide liquidity to African SMBs in a way never done before.

Fintech 363
article thumbnail

Stuck with Windows 7? Here’s a security game plan

The Parallax

Last week, Microsoft’s Windows 7, once the go-to operating system of nearly 60 percent of all computers , reached the company’s designated end of the road for security patches. Microsoft said in a statement that after supporting the operating system for 10 years, the company is moving on. .

Windows 48