After proving its platform in highly regulated banking environments across Latin America, Jelou is now bringing WhatsApp-based transactional AI to U.S. businesses and SMBs. The company has already processed more than USD 100 million in financial operations through AI agents that … [Read more...]
GrowthPal raises $2.6M to turn M&A from relationship-driven guesswork into an AI-led growth engine
As companies increasingly rely on acquisitions to drive growth, deal sourcing remains slow, opaque, and dominated by in-market opportunities. GrowthPal is using AI to help teams surface off-market targets and move from strategy to action in days, not … [Read more...]
Building Without Burnout: How Founders Can Scale Smarter, Not Harder
Building these days seems like a breeze. You sign up for a chatbot, give it a request, and in a few seconds, you have some code. But real founders know that it’s not that easy. AI has made coding faster, but architecture, debugging, edge case management, and all the stuff that … [Read more...]
Etaily lands strategic investment from Japan’s SMBC – bringing total funding to $24M for Social Commerce enablement platform
Singapore and Manila – 4 December 2025; etaily, the Philippines’ digital-native retail platform, has secured new strategic investments led by Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), through its SMBC Asia Rising fund, bringing its total funding to over $24 million. … [Read more...]
Indulge Your Need to Launch a Startup
You might have an excellent idea and a great plan for a startup, but you don’t really know where to begin. While coming up with a concept and securing funding is certainly the crucial building blocks for any success story in the startup world, there are also many smaller things … [Read more...]
