Fintech Julaya raised $5 million extension round led by European venture capital fund Speedinvest, EQ2 Ventures, Kibo Ventures, angel syndicate Unpopular Ventures, and Jedar Capital where previous investors Orange Ventures, Saviu, and 50 Partners also participated.
Julaya is a B2B digital account that allows businesses to seamlessly send and collect payments via a digital account. According to the company, this round of funding will allow Julaya to expand in the West African market, open offices in Benin, Togo, and Burkina Faso, hire multicultural talent, and accelerate product development.
Would-be entrepreneurs have an extra helping hand from Luxembourg’s Chamber of Commerce, which has published a new practical guide. ‘Developing your business: actions to take and mistakes to avoid’, was written to respond to the needs and answer the common questions of entrepreneurs. “Testimonials, practical tools, expert insights and presentations from key players in our ecosystem have been brought together to create a comprehensive toolkit that you can consult at any stage of your journey,” the introduction… Source link
B&H Photo is one of our favorite places to shop for camera gear. If you’re ever in New York, head to the store to check out the giant overhead conveyor belt system that brings your purchase from the upper floors to the registers downstairs (yes, seriously, here’s a video). Fortunately B&H Photo’s website is here for the rest of us with some good deals on photo gear we love. Save on the Latest Gear at B&H Photo B&H Photo has plenty of great deals, including Nikon’s brand-new Z6III full-frame… Source link
Long before Edgar Wright’s The Running Man hits theaters this week, the director of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz had been thinking about making it. He read the original 1982 novel by Stephen King (under his pseudonym Richard Bachman) as a boy and excitedly went to theaters in 1987 to see the film version, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Wright enjoyed the adaptation but was a little let down by just how different it was from the novel. Years later, after he’d become a successful… Source link
