Prive, a months-old, San Francisco-based startup founded by two former Uber product managers, just raised $ 1.7 million in pre-seed funding to create what it describes as a far more customizable e-commerce subscriptions platform for D2C brands. The round was co-led by Patrick Chung and...
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August 30, 2021 albert
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Furlenco, a Bangalore-based startup that operates an eponymous furniture and appliance rental service, said today it has raised $ 140 million in a financing round as it looks to scale its operations in the South Asian market and explore international market expansion. The new $...
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July 5, 2021 albert
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TikTok may be known for its young, viral dance craze-loving user base…but you still have to at least pretend to be 13 years or older to use it. On Wednesday, TikTok, the viral video app that blew up in popularity during the pandemic, released its...
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July 1, 2021 albert
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Over the past several years, I’ve covered my fair share of upstart avatar companies that were all chasing the same dream — building out a customizable platform for a digital persona that gained wide adoption across games and digital spaces. Few of those startups I’ve...
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May 3, 2021 albert
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Robotic process automation has become buzzy in the last few months. New York-based UiPath is on course to launch an initial public offering after gaining an astounding valuation of $ 35 billion in February. Over in China, homegrown RPA startup Laiye is making waves as...
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April 21, 2021 albert
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imToken, the blockchain tech startup and crypto wallet developer, announced today it has raised $ 30 million in Series B funding led by Qiming Venture Partners. Participants included returning investor IDG Capital, and new backers Breyer Capital, HashKey, Signum Capital, Longling Capital, SNZ and Liang...
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March 31, 2021 albert
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Meet Singular, a new VC firm based in Paris that just finished raising its initial fund. The firm was founded by two former Alven partners — Raffi Kamber and Jérémy Uzan. They have some ambitious goals and an interesting investment model that could help them...
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March 29, 2021 albert
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John Ruffolo isn’t as famous as some investors but he’s very well-known in Canadian business circles. The longtime head of Arthur Andersen’s tech, media, and telecommunications practice, he joined OMERS roughly a decade ago when a former colleague became CEO and brought him aboard the...
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March 27, 2021 albert
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BBG Ventures, an eight-year-old, New York-based seed- and early-stage venture firm that only backs founding teams which feature at least one woman, just locked down $ 50 million in capital for its third fund, a major leap over its first two funds, both sized at...
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March 26, 2021 albert
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VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of popular news and entertainment app Dailyhunt and short video app Josh, said on Monday it has raised over $ 100 million as part of a Series H financing round from Qatar Investment Authority and Glade Brook Capital Partners. The...
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February 8, 2021 albert
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