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Theranos offers to double investor shares using Elizabeth Holmes’ own stock

Theranos is indulging into some deft maneuvering in order to cope with…

SAP announces SAP.iO Fund with $35Mn initial corpus, to invest in early-stage enterprise startups

German software giant, SAP today launched its SAP.iO Fund to monetarily support…
kuaishou

Tencent leads $350Mn investment in Chinese photo-sharing, live broadcasting app Kuaishou

One of the hottest photo-sharing and live video broadcasting apps of China,…

Carro nabs $12Mn to make automobile financing more accessible with a new finance app

Car-marketplace Carro has picked up $12 million in the latest round of…
paytm

As investor interest piques, One97 employees sell company shares worth over ₹100 crore

Post demonetisation, Noida-based digital payments giant Paytm has not only seen a…
airbnb

Now, you can discover Airbnb ‘Experiences’ on the desktop as well

Last year, Airbnb expanded its scope beyond home rental services to provide…
amazon pay, amazon

Amazon has reportedly agreed to acquire Dubai-based e-commerce player Souq.com

Falling in line with earlier reports, Amazon is finally ready to lead…
money, funding, ian

AI-focused VC firm pi Ventures gets backed by Accel Partners

pi Ventures, a venture capital firm which focuses on Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
myntra-swiggy-ravigo

Mukesh Bansal steps down from Swiggy’s board as CureFit enters food delivery market

Mukesh Bansal, who recently founded health and fitness startup CureFit, has stepped down…
Apple, Apple Music, iOS

Apple has reportedly acquired ‘WorkFlow’, a task automation tool for iPad and iPhone

WorkFlow is one of those interesting services that let you automate tasks…

Travel marketplace ixigo raises $15 million in Series B round

Online travel marketplace ixigo has today announced that it has raised $15…

Elvie raises $6Mn to scale globally with its female-focused smart devices

Octopus Ventures has led a $6 million series A round in London-headquartered Elvie.…

Lazada to pilot the debut of Alibaba’s e-commerce website ‘Taobao’ in Singapore

Singapore is turning out to be one of the hottest business hubs…

Watch out for Mumbai’s quirkiest, the most happening, yet, an affordable coworking space

The rise of startup culture has transformed our approach towards conducting and…

FreeCharge promotes Ankit Khanna to Chief Operating Officer

After appointing Jason Kothari as CEO, FreeCharge has now announced that it has…

Rocket Lab gets $75 million in Series D to build its small launch vehicle ‘Electron’

Rocket Lab, the startup looking to disrupt the commercial satellite launch market using…

Campfire secures $6Mn to grow its chain of industry-focused co-working spaces

The Campfire Collaborative Spaces has nabbed $6 million in seed funding from a…

Omni-channel payments platform Airpay raises ₹24 crore in Series A round

Airpay, an omni-channel payments platform, has raised series A funding of Rs…

Snapdeal “categorically denies” reports of possible acquisition talks with Paytm or Flipkart

Snapdeal, in a press statement, is “categorically denying” the possibility of a…
Airbnb

Airbnb goes all guns blazing in China, changes local name to ‘Aibiying’

The over a billon, educated, aware and tech-savvy Chinese population has held…