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GREE Ventures hits the final close of its second fund at $67Mn

Tokyo-based GREE Ventures has announced the final close of its second fund,…
acko, stellaris, absentia, buttercups funding, money

Insurance tech startup Acko scores a massive $30Mn seed round from high-profile investors

Mumbai-based Acko General Insurance, which was set up by Coverfox founder Varun…

500 Startups may revive plan to raise India-focused fund in 2017

According to a top executive at the company, 500 Startups may not…
just dial

JustDial is focusing on making a return to to its double digit growth, says CFO

Ramkumar Krishnamachari, the CFO of JustDial, a leading telephonic search company, was…

In yet another win for mortgage tech market, robo-adviser MortgageGym nabs £2Mn

MortgageGym, the mortgage robo-adviser, has managed to rake in £2 million in…

Shipamax raises $2.5Mn to bring the shipping industry to the digital age

Shipamax, the ship-booking software provider, has managed to raise $2.5 million in…

LATTICE80 partners with Nanyang Polytechnic to offer students a FinTech experience program

Singapore-based FinTech hub LATTICE80 has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…

Fulcrum, the customer experience data startup, raises $3.4Mn at a valuation of $30Mn

Fulcrum has raised $3.4 million in a recent round of funding from…

LedgerX nabs $11.4Mn to become a regulated exchange, clearing house for bitcoin options

Ledger Holdings, the parent company of bitcoin options exchange LedgerX, has secured…
softbank

Softbank’s $100 billion Vision Fund carries great promise, as well as grave risks

How much is too much? How much venture capital do you raise,…

Uber is testing out a new scheme where it charges users based on what it thinks they might be willing to pay

Uber is the world’s most valuable startup. And it did not get…
softbank

Softbank lashes out over allegations of kickbacks received by former president

Softbank has come out strongly and has firmly refuted allegations of kickbacks,…

StashAway rakes in $2.15Mn to further develop and launch its robo-advisory platform

FinTech startup StashAway has secured $2.15 million in pre-series A round from…
Snapdeal, flipkart

In response to previous backlash, Snapdeal says it has no outstanding dues to sellers

Snapdeal has refuted charges against it regarding non-payment of dues to sellers…
Spotify

Spotify acquires machine-learning music recommendation startup Niland to stay ahead of competition

Music streaming service Spotify has announced that it has acquired the team and…
flipkart, ebay india

LinkedIn names Flipkart as India’s most sought-after employer for second year in a row

Flipkart, India’s one of the largest online marketplace, has been ranked as…
zomato one million orders

Zomato hacker agrees not to sell data if the company introduces a bug bounty program

Well, who said gentlemanly conduct is dead and that thieves have no…
freecharge escrow service, freecharge, paytm

FreeCharge gets additional ₹22 crore funding from its parent company

Jasper Infotech, which now owns and operates FreeCharge, has made an investment…
ola, uber

Ola changes company rules, founders get more control while investor influence gets reduced

Indian cab behemoth Ola has made a slew of significant changes to…