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Paytm raises $1 billion in the latest funding round
Used by millions, Paytm has revolutionized payments in India.
Indian financial startup Paytm has secured a funding of $1 billion in the latest funding, as reported . Paytm was valued $15 billion in 2019, and over 400 million people…
$4 billion cash acquisition deal between PayPal and Honey
PayPal to acquire the shopping and rewards platform Honey.
Online payments and money transfer platform PayPal Holdings, Inc has made an agreement with Honey Science Corp, a company that owned Chrome extension honey which helps find the best deals,…
Bunch raises $3.85 million from SuperCell, Tencent, and Riot Games for social gaming
Bunch gives a new social gaming expereince with features like live audio and video chat.
Bunch , a soical gaming party app, which allows you to play your favorite games with friends in a group with a video chat, has raised $3.85 million in funding…
African fintech startup Opera’s OPay received $120 million in funding from Chinese investors
OPay has grown its business from payments to other fields with OWealth, ORide, and OFood.
Incubated by Opera , famous for its web browser, Africa-based startup OperaPay, widely known as OPay, has gained $120M from the Chinese investors in series B round. Along with PalmPay…
Regulators investigate Apple Card for gender discrimination
Customer argue's his spouse is being discriminated for being a woman, both using Apple Card.
Apple’s new credit card is under an investigation from financial regulators after a husband complained that the card’s inbuilt algorithms discriminated against her wife. This incident happened when software developer…
Google to start the accelerator program for climate change startups 🚀
Google will be take two cohorts in its accelerator program of startups working on UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Google is planning to launch an accelerator program to support the startups working to measure climate change, environment, sustainability, and similar projects. Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer at Google, while…
Sequoia Capital founder Don Valentine Dies at 87
One of the leading American venture capitalists who centered largely on technology companies in Silicon Valley.
Donald T. Valentine the founder of Sequoia Capital died in his home in Woodside, California at the age of 87 of natural causes. As a tribute to Valentine, Sequoia posted…
Indian Startups have raised $11.3B this year; a record
Indian startups have become the next target of investors and venture capitalists globally
With two months left in 2019, Indian tech startups are already having a great year as a record amount of $11.3B has flown into the local ecosystem of the country,…
SoftBank to take charge of WeWork
SoftBank decided to acquire WeWork at an $8 billion valuation.
WeWork, an American commercial real estate company that provides shared workspaces for technology startups, founded in 2010. Eventually, after the ouster of its Co-founder Adam Neumann, the company lost its…
Canva now valued at $3.2 billion after $85 million fundraise
Canva uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to photographs, vector images, graphics, and fonts to make images …
Canva is now valued at $3.2 billion after an $85 million fundraise by Mary Meeker’s venture capital firm joined by General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird, and Sequoia China. It…