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Seedstars’ SIV II Fund announces first close at $20Mn, plans seed investments in nearly 100 startups

It is said that the early bird gets the worm. Swiss pre-seed…

Tiger Global to cut back on writing checks for the next two quarters

The current economic downturn has seen companies scramble to stay afloat and…

SaaS startup Toplyne tops up with $15Mn in Series A lead by Tiger Global and Sequoia

Toplyne currently has an impressive clientele which includes names like Canva, Grafana, Gather.Town, InVideo and BrowserStack.

James Murdoch’s Bodhi Tree to put in $600 million in Indian coaching chain ‘Allen Career Institute’

In the aftermath of rapid shift to online learning in education since…
Groww

Groww looking to attain a $3Bn valuation with new $25 Mn fundraise: Report

India, a country that has been quite closed up to investing, has…
Samsung

Samsung plans to invest $205 billion in semiconductors, biopharma and telecom over the next 3 years

$205 billion is a hefty sum, even for a company as big…
Glance

Glance, the InMobi-owned smartphone lock screen app, raises $145Mn from Google, others

Glance, the lock screen platform owned by adtech group InMobi, has announced…
Reliance

Reliance Retail gets $747Mn from KKR for a 1.28% stake at a $57B pre-money valuation

Mukesh Ambani is leveraging his existing investor firepower from the over $20Bn…

Apple invests $250 million in iPhone glass supplier Corning Inc., from its $5B US manufacturing fund

Corning Incorporated, an American multinational technology company that specialises in glass, ceramics,…

Bill Gates creates a $116 Million EU green investment fund

Businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates, who has figured in the top 5…
money, funding, ian

IFC invests $3 million in pi Ventures’ maiden fund, focused on AI, ML and IoT

International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is a part of the World Bank…

Tandem, the UK challenger bank, loses £29Mn investment from House of Fraser

UK challenger bank Tandem has come on hard times after House of…

Belong secures $10Mn in funding round led by Sequoia Capital India to further simplify job search

Bangalore-based e-recruitment platform, Belong secures $10 million in a funding round led…

Betaout secures undisclosed investment from SEA-focused East Ventures and other angel investors

Betaout, a marketing software platform, has today secured a fund raise led…

Discount-focused app ‘BlueBook’ raises $500k in seed round led by IAN

Bluebook, a discount and deals focused mobile app has raised funds to…

Apple looking to invest $1 billion in SoftBank’s Vision Fund

Back in October, SoftBank announced about its ‘Vision Fund’ based out of…

Venture Catalysts invests $250K into automotive servicing platform GoMechanic

Venture Catalysts invests in potential tech-based ventures from time to time. This time…

Indian smartphone manufacturer Lava to raise $100 million from at least three chip makers: Report

Lava International Ltd., which makes smartphones under the brand named Lava, is…
Google

Google set to build a $1.2Bn London HQ and hire 3000 more employees

In a display of confidence in  London’s future as a technological hub…

IFMR Capital grabs $25Mn funding from Eight Roads Ventures to bridge the debt financing gap

IFMR Capital, founded in 2008, bridges the gap between economically excluded businesses,…

Line invests $45 million in Snapchat’s Asian clone, Snow

Messaging company, Line has had a very active investment streak. The company…