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Chinsay AB secures $4Mn to integrate its online contracts platform into Asian trade ecosystem

Singapore-based tryb Capital has made a strategic investment of $4 million in…
razorpay

Razorpay appoints ex-Ola exec Amit Saini as VP of Engineering to oversee technology growth

Razorpay, an easy-to-integrate payment solution provider, has today announced that it has…

Triptease, a startup assisting hotels with their direct sales, nabs $9Mn to focus on global expansion

Triptease, a London-based startup oriented around hotels has closed a $9 million Series…
freecharge escrow service, freecharge, paytm

SoftBank may sell FreeCharge for a measly $150-200 million: Report

SoftBank, the Japan-based venture capital firm which owns a majority share (33 percent)…
Udacity, mapmyindia

After training people to build self driving cars, Udacity spins off “Voyage” to get into the taxi business

Udacity has been one of the favorite places to learn advanced technologies…
flipkart, ebay india

Flipkart to reportedly raise $1.2-1.5 billion in a new fundraising round

Flipkart previously made headlines for being plagued with troubles — valuation markdowns,…
Xiaomi

Xiaomi wants to emulate Costco in its business model, not Apple

Xiaomi has not been having a particularly good run of late. The…
Boeing

Boeing to give wings to startups, forms brand new venture division

Boeing has decided to lend wings to startups. The company has set…

Uber drivers used the company’s Instant Pay service to spend almost $1.3 Billion in a year

Uber introduced the Instant Pay service last year as a way for…

AdAsia rakes in $12Mn to step into new Asian markets and increase focus on AI

Singapore-headquartered AdAsia Holdings has raised $12 million in series A round of…
Snapdeal, flipkart

SoftBank continues to push for Snapdeal sale in board discussions, no decision yet

Amid already rife speculations that SoftBank Corp. — the largest shareholder in struggling…
Yelp

Yelp has acquired Wi-Fi marketing company Turnstyle Analytics for $20 million

Yelp has announced the acquisition of Wi-Fi marketing company, Turnstyle Analytics for…

HealthEngine secures $20.2Mn to expand headcount and fuel product development

HealthTech startup, HealthEngine, has raked in $20.2 million (AU$26.7 million) in a…
snapdeal

Snapdeal vows profits to employees concerned about the company’s stability

In order to pacify the employees aboard its drowning ship, Snapdeal has…

Nova Satra scores $2Mn to commercialize its non-invasive diagnostic test for breast cancer

Singapore-based Nova Satra has raised $2 million from Genting Bio Cellular Sdn…
urban ladder

The trend continues: Furniture marketplace Urban Ladder witnesses mass executive exits

Urban Ladder, one of the leading players in the online furniture marketplace…
Apollo Fusion

Mike Cassidy, Director of Google’s loon project is shifting into nuclear power with Apollo Fusion

A former Google executive has made a rather surprising jump from the…
waymo, google, google waymo

Otto was not Leavandowski’s first self-driving vehicle project, claims Google

Otto Co-founder Anthony Levandowski may be in for some further trouble. The…

Sharing economy platform Fat Lama raises £1Mn from a slew of angel investors

Fat Lama has managed to rake in £1 million from a slew of…

Cortexica rakes in £2Mn from Touchstone Innovations to widen its user base

Cortexica, a visual search technology company was incorporated at the Bioengineering Department of…
Founders Factory

Founders Factory invests in two new startups under its AI accelerator programme

Artificial Intelligence can arguably be called the new web. The sector is…