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Malaysia-based service platform RecomN.com is now Recommend.my

RecomN.com, the trusted platform for people planning their home improvement project, has…

Trade Me partners with Afterpay to introduce ‘Buy now, Pay later’ option to its customers

Australian “Buy now, Pay later” payments provider Afterpay has teamed up with New…
oyo

Oyo to hire 5,000 people in the next eight months to expand on its ‘Townhouse’ model

Gurugram-based Oyo Rooms plans to hire 5,000 people over the next eight…

Helion Venture Partners’ Rahul Chandra starts a new $100Mn fund to invest in fin-tech space

Rahul Chandra, Managing Director of Helion Venture Partners, has started his own…
Spotify

Spotify appears to be gearing for IPO, settles lawsuit and adds new board members

Music streaming giant Spotify appears to be gearing to go public. The…
Uber, Travis Kalanick

In a tragic event, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick loses mother in boating accident

In a tragic and unfortunate turn of affairs, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick…
flipkart, ebay india

After series of valuation markdowns, Morgan Stanley Fund raises Flipkart’s valuation by 28%

After a struggling year, Flipkart seems to have managed to move past…

Change.org nabs $30 million from Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman and others

A slew of tech and business moguls have decided to make a…

Payments startup Soft Space secures $5Mn to expand across SEA and Japan

Malaysian FinTech firm Soft Space has raked in $5 million from Japanese…

Blockchain-powered copyright platform Binded receives $950K from Taizo Son and others

Binded, the U.S.-based copyright platform, has secured $950,000 from Taizo Son’s fund,…

RateSetter bags A$20Mn from govt to kickstart its green loan marketplace

RateSetter, a peer-to-peer loan marketplace, has received investment from Australian government’s Clean…

Quikr is reportedly in talks to acquire blue-collar jobs portal Babajob

Online classifieds portal Quikr is said to be in advanced talks to…
uber

Uber has reportedly dropped the Otto name from its driverless truck unit

Uber is embroiled in a nasty battle with Google’s self-riving subsidary Waymo…
uber

In a blow to Uber, Judge orders it to hand over unredacted term sheet with Otto, to Waymo

The legal battle between Uber and Waymo has taken a new turn. Judge…

After Uber, Lyft launches premium black cars as part of Lux and Lux SUV

After Uber, Lyft is joining the ranks of cab aggregators providing their…

Austin’s public will be able to hail Uber and Lyft cabs after state regulators overrule city

Uber and Lyft are making a comeback to Austin. The two companies…

Digital health startup Klinify secures undisclosed investment to expand across Asia

Singapore-headquartered Klinify has secured an undisclosed investment from healthcare services provider Zuellig…
bing, practo

Practo’s integration with Bing enables you to search and book doctor’s appointment

Bing, the search engine from Microsoft, has rolled out a new feature…

Brazil-based Uber rival 99 secures a ballooning $100Mn from SoftBank

Brazil-based 99 has raised a whopping $100 million from SoftBank in funding,…

Adtech startup Unlockd bags $23Mn to expand vigorously across Asia

Mobile advertising startup Unlockd has nabbed $23 million (A$30.7 million) from Malaysia-based Axiata…