Money transfer startup Azimo now lets you send money to a phone number

 Azimo, the U.K. money transfer startup backed by Rakuten, is rolling out a neat new feature…

Graphene used to sieve salts from seawater

 Researchers at the University of Manchester have come up with a method for controlling the permeation…

Iyzico, a Turkish online payments company and potential Stripe competitor, closes $15M Series C

 Iyzico, the Turkish fintech startup to let e-commerce sites and other apps easily accept online payments,…

Founders Factory invests in its first two A.I. startups — Iris.ai and illumr

Founders Factory, the corporate accelerator vehicle set up by Brent Hoberman’s Founder’s Forum umbrella, has today…

Let’s meet in Skopje, Macedonia this week

 Eј сите! I’ll be in Skopje, Macedonia (not Skokie, Illinois) for a micro-meetup on April 5,…

TV streaming app Molotov now has 1 million users

 French startup Molotov is trying to define the future of TV. It’s a promising start as…

Former No. 10 aide Daniel Korski launches venture to link startups with public services

 Daniel Korski, former adviser to the ex-British Prime Minister David Cameron, has joined forces with venture…

GV’s Tom Hulme on AI, life sciences, and the Alphabet VC’s future in Europe

 GV — the VC owned by Google’s Alphabet and formerly known as Google Ventures — has…