Finance
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India bans e-cigarettes citing youth health concerns
India’s government has announced an immediate ban on e-cigarettes — citing youth-focused public health concerns. In a news statement following…
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With its third fund, Revolution Ventures stays true to its mission
AOL co-founder and former chief executive officer Steve Case’s venture capital fund, Revolution, deploys capital to companies “outside of the…
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India’s OkCredit raises $67M to help small merchants digitize their bookkeeping
OKCredit, a Bangalore-based startup that enables small merchants to digitize their bookkeeping, has raised $67 million to grow its business…
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Accel and Sequoia seed Middesk with $4M to background check businesses
For those of you that diligently follow the hot startups to graduate from Y Combinator’s accelerator program, you might recall…
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Nigerian online-only bank startup Kuda raises $1.6M
Nigerian fintech startup Kuda — a digital-only retail bank — has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding. The Lagos and…
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Paytm’s annual loss doubles to $549M
Running a payments business in India is not cheap. Just ask Paytm . One of India’s largest payment companies reported…
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Troubles keep mounting for the We Company as Softbank reportedly calls for shelving the IPO
The troubles for We Company and its main business WeWork are mounting as the Financial Times is reporting that the company’s…
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PrimaryBid closes $8.6M round for its platform aimed to help retail investors
PrimaryBid, a UK-regulated platform connecting publicly listed companies with everyday investors for discounted share issuances has previously raised $3M. It’s…
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