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India’s Flipkart, Spencers commences hyperlocal grocery delivery
On Thursday, Flipkart stated that it would soon start a pilot of hyperlocal groceries and other essentials in Hyderabad in a tie-up with Spencers…
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Tonkean, a no-code automation platform receives US$24M from Lightspeed
As more and more enterprises find their workflows affected by remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, several SaaS startups are willing to sell…
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Sony invests US$400 million in Bilibili, a Chinese entertainment giant
On Thursday, Sony stated that it is investing US$400 million to secure a 4.98% stake in the Chinese giant of entertainment, Bilibili. Sony and…
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A Korea-based startup, Kurly bags US$150M from Sequoia Capital, DST, and Hillhouse
A Korea-based startup, Kurly recently raised a total of US$150 million in new funding that came from existing investors from Hillhouse Capital, Sequoia Capital,…
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Ksher, a payment firm bags US$10 million in a Series A+ round
A cross-border provider solutions provider, Ksher, secured nearly US$10 million in a Series A+ funding round that was led by MindWorks Capital.
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AISpeech, Alibaba-backed voice interaction company bags US$58M in a Series E round
AISpeech, a voice interaction solution provider, recently closed US$58 million (RMB 410 million) led by CTC Capital, a report by 36Kr revealed on Tuesday.…
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Sequoia-backed Insight Lifetech Co. Ltd bags almost US$28M and more updates
Shenzhen-based medical devices developer Insight Lifetech Co. Ltd. has garnered nearly US$28 million (200 million yuan) in Series B+ round of financing that was…
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Cybersecurity concerns lead to the ban of Zoom use by the government of Taiwan
Taiwan becomes one of the first governments to ban the use of the popular video-conferencing app, Zoom, due to security concerns. A statement released…
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Accounting app from Indonesia raises seed funding from Sampoerna, East Ventures and others
AC Ventures (previously Agaeti Ventures and Convergence Ventures), Tanglin Venture Partners, and Golden Gate Ventures also participated in the funding round. Other backers include…
