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Lazada Singapore shifts its operations to SingPost’s regional logistics hub

E-commerce platform Lazada Singapore has announced that it has shifted all its…

Malaysia’s Cradle Fund aims to help early-stage startups commercialise their products 

Cradle Fund, an agency under Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance, has launched a…

CCRManager unveils an electronic platform for distribution of trade finance assets

Singapore-based CCRManager has launched an innovative electronic platform for the distribution of…

Infogram gets acquired by Prezi, becomes its first wholly-owned subsidiary

Hungarian startup Prezi, which is quite famous for its presentation platform, has…
Snapdeal, flipkart

Flipkart-Snapdeal merger deal may need approval of Azim Premji and Ratan Tata: Report

Flipkart is very near to officially close its acquisition deal of Snapdeal…

Why Australia’s Shippit turned down a potential investment offer worth $2.8Mn

Incorporated in 2014, Shippit looks after logistics requirements of online retailers, enabling them to…

FinTech startup 4xLabs nabs $1.5Mn to focus on global growth and product development

Singapore-based 4xLabs has secured $1.5 million in pre-series A round of funding. Its…

Fashion discovery portal Fynd raises $500k in follow-up Series A funding round

Fynd, an e-commerce platform with real-time fashion discovery, has raised follow-up funds…

Multilingual AI platform for businesses Vernacular.ai gets seed funding from Kstart

Vernacular.ai, a multilingual artificial intelligence platform for businesses, has announced that it…
Alibaba

Nikhil Vora sells his full 0.35% stake in One97 Communications to Alibaba for ₹150 crores

Former IDFC Securities star equity analyst Nikhil Vora has sold his entire…

SAP.iO makes its first investment in Tata-backed startup Niki.ai

SAP, which launched a $35 million artificial intelligence fund SAP.iO in March…
snapchat, spectacles, snap

Snapchat launches three new ad products utilizing lenses and geofilters

In an attempt to move ahead in the quest of differentiating itself…

China-backed SILK Ventures raises $500Mn to invest in European and U.S. startups

UK-based SILK Ventures announced today that it has raised a $500 million…
uber

Court ruling stipulates that Uber can continue its self-driving work, as long as Levandowski is not involved with LiDAR

Uber and Waymo have been at loggerheads since the past few months…

Eve Sleep, the online mattress retailer, has raised £35Mn through AIM

Eve Sleep, an online mattress retailer, has managed to rake in £35m by…
Snapdeal, flipkart

Online merchant’s association asks government to intervene and stop Snapdeal-Flipkart deal from taking place

In what has the potential to disrupt a deal that has all…

Travel marketplace KKDay debuts in Malaysia to dominate the $5Mn tourism industry

Taiwanese travel e-commerce platform, KKDay, has announced it is expanding its footprint…

No Good in Goodbye: Music streaming startup Guvera ceases operations

Numerous startups are bringing with them a plethora of innovative solutions and…

Zomato and UberEats are reportedly in talks to acquire Runnr

Zomato, leading online food discovery and food delivery portal, is said to…
Snapdeal, flipkart

Vani Kola resigns from Snapdeal board, company may be planning a bonus for employees post Flipkart acquisition

News of a Snapdeal acquisition by Flipkart may come in any day…
Apple, Apple Music, iOS

Apple has acquired dark data startup Lattice Data for $200 Million

Apple has made an interesting acquisition. The company has gone shopping and…