Apps Global Internet News Google Play Pass comes to India at ₹99 per month (or ₹889 per year) Advertisements and in-app purchases are some things that are present in most… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 28, 20222 minute read
Business News Test automation platform Testsigma scoops up $4.6Mn to further strengthen core product Three-year-old Testsigma, an open-source, low-code, extendable test automation platform, is known to… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 28, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Elon Musk sends Starlink satellite internet to Ukraine amid ongoing Russian invasion The ongoing invasion of Ukraine, by the Russian army has intensified as… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 27, 20222 minute read
Business Crypto Global News Coinbase beats estimates in revenue, posts record user numbers in Q4 2021 even as stock tumbles With Russian president Vladimir Putin declaring war and invading Ukraine, in what… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 25, 20222 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Prime Venture Partners’ Fund IV exceeds target as it raises $120Mn ahead of final close With India having emerged as a prime market, it is only natural… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 25, 20222 minute read
Business Futurism News Meta’s newly announced AI projects give a clearer glimpse into the metaverse The metaverse was first brought into the international limelight last year as… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 24, 20222 minute read
Global News Twitter Twitter suspends (and restores) accounts that are keeping people informed about the Russian military The tensions between Ukraine and Russia are escalating fast and have entered… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 24, 20222 minute read
Business News BharatPe cofounder Ashneer Grover’s wife, Madhuri Jain reportedly fired by BharatPe over misappropriation of funds Things do not seem to be heading the right way for BharatPe… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 24, 20222 minute read
Business Crypto Global News Here’s all you need to know about Intel’s Bonanza Mine (BMZ1) blockchain accelerator chip The process of mining Bitcoin is complicated as a massive computing system,… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 23, 20222 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital IvyCap announces first close at $215Mn for its third fund, targets nearly $270Mn at final close IvyCap, which relies heavily on generating capital through some of India’s strongest alumni networks, first launched in 2014 with a ₹240 crore fund. Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 23, 20221 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Tim Ferriss, AngelList’s Naval Ravikant back ‘Galaxy’, a new $45Mn fund aimed at creating angel investors out of startup founders India’s startup ecosystem has evolved rapidly over the past few years. Sheer… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalFebruary 23, 20222 minute read
Internet News Amid declining engagement levels, Facebook ‘Reels’ now rolls out globally along with more ad options Facebook Reels was born as part of Meta’s push to capitalise on… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 23, 20223 minute read
Code Global News Startups Hasura, that helps devs built GraphQL APIs faster, turns unicorn with $100Mn in fresh fundraise The unicorn craze has not left India, as homegrown startups continue to… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 23, 20222 minute read
Apps Global Internet News Spotify removes waitlist, launches Car Thing to Premium users in the US for $89.99 As of Q4 2021, Spotify had 180 million Premium subscribers across the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20222 minute read
News Startups Bangladesh’s ’10 Minute School’ gets $2Mn from Sequoia to take quality education to country’s underdeveloped regions 10 minute school, one of the more popular edtech companies within Bangladesh,… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 22, 20222 minute read
Crypto Global News Crypto market in shambles once again due to Russia-Ukraine tensions, bitcoin trading below $37K With the risk of war on the horizon amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions,… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram revises daily time limit options, removes limits lesser than 30 minutes You’d remember, that last year, Instagram started testing a new ‘Take a… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20222 minute read
Business Global News Flipkart-owned Cleartrip to operate only in India, Middle East business acquired by online travel marketplace ‘Wego’ The pandemic hit the travel and tourism industry, but since last year,… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 21, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News You can now see when a Youtube channel is live streaming with TikTok-like Live Rings When TikTok came, it brought along with it a fresh breeze in… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 21, 20222 minute read
Business News Global semicon firms send investment proposals worth $20.5Bn to set up semiconductor and display fabs in India Semiconductors have become an indispensable part of modern technology. They are present… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 21, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Pine labs valued at over $5Bn after fresh $150Mn pre-IPO fundraise Even as a US IPO is looming over the horizon, leading merchant… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 18, 20222 minute read