Sugar raises $2.5M in seed funding to connect apartment residents – TechCrunch techcrunch.com Sugar, a startup that aims to turn apartment buildings into “interactive communities,” has closed on $2.5 million in seed funding.  A slew of investors par...

The world’s biggest VCs are now vying for stakes in Nigeria’s tech sector restofworld.org But to maintain that attention, the work of local investors is more critical than ever....

Friends or foes? How the European and American tech industries can work better together sifted.eu How the European and American tech industries can now work better together, and why it matters for startups....

H2O Hospitality Raises $30 Million for Lodging Tech: Travel Startup Funding This Week skift.com H2O Hospitality, a startup that manages travel accommodation on behalf of owners, has raised $30 million. Plus more startup news....

Hong Kong Fintech Startup Airwallex Valued At $4 Billion In Latest Funding Round forbes.com The funding round was led by Lone Pine Capital and included previous backers 1835i Ventures, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner’s DST Global, Salesforce Ventures...

Telemedicine Startup Alpha Medical Closes $24 mln Series B Funding Round - Grit Daily News gritdaily.com Alpha Medical, a telemedicine startup based in Palo Alto, has closed a $24 million Series B round to continue revolutionizing women’s health....