News Startups Airbnb has come upon the perfect way to teach data science to its employees Airbnb has come up with its own university style program for imparting… Mudit MohilayMay 25, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups Snapdeal-Flipkart deal moves a step ahead, SoftBank buys out Kalaari and founders’ shares In the latest development around the potential acquisition of Snapdeal by Flipkart, … Jeet SutharMay 25, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups UK Medical booking platform DocPlanner scores €15Mn to step into new markets Poland-based DocPlanner has raked in €15 million in a Series D round of… Kajal JoshiMay 25, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Singapore Startups Internet giant Sea has filed for a potential $1Bn U.S. IPO: Report Singapore-based Internet giant Sea has filed for a potential Initial Public Offering… Kajal JoshiMay 24, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Singapore Startups Blockchain startup Coins nabs $5Mn to focus on regional growth Phillippines-based Coins has secured $5 million from Naspers through its Naspers Ventures division.… Kajal JoshiMay 24, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups Food delivery startup Box8 secures $1Mn in debt funding to expand its operational capacity Mumbai-based on-demand food delivery startup Box8 has today announced that it has… Jeet SutharMay 24, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups Flipkart signs a binding term sheet to acquire Snapdeal Making a commitment to its intent of purchasing rival Snapdeal, Flipkart has… Mudit MohilayMay 24, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups Jim Callaghan, Uber general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has left the company Well, Uber does seem to be competing directly with Twitter when it… Mudit MohilayMay 24, 2017No comments2 minute read
Uber agrees to underpaying drivers in NYC, says it was an accident The world’s most valuable startup has apparently been underpaying its drivers. Uber… Mudit MohilayMay 24, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups BrowserStack gets investment offers from Microsoft and Warburg Pincus: Report BrowserStack, a cloud-based cross-browser testing tool that enables developers to test their… Jeet SutharMay 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups How China wants to regulate the fast-growing bike-sharing industry China’s ballooning bike-sharing industry, which picked up the pace almost a year… Kajal JoshiMay 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups UK TransferWise makes multi-currency transactions easier with ‘Borderless’ banking account London-based TransferWise has today stepped beyond international money transfer to venture into… Kajal JoshiMay 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Singapore Startups 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,… Kajal JoshiMay 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups 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… Jeet SutharMay 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups 500 Startups may revive plan to raise India-focused fund in 2017 According to a top executive at the company, 500 Startups may not… May 23, 2017No comments3 minute read
News Startups 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… Aditya SrivastavaMay 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups UK 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… Disha ManochaMay 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups UK 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… Disha ManochaMay 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Singapore Startups 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… Kajal JoshiMay 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
Australia News Startups 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… Kajal JoshiMay 22, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups 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… Kajal JoshiMay 22, 2017No comments2 minute read
