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Fintech startup Plaid taps Booking.com exec to lead its European expansion

Nickie Louise Posted On April 12, 2022

It was just a year ago we covered Plaid after the U.S.-based fintech startup raised $425 million in Series D round at a $13 billion valuation in its first funding after a scrapped $5.3 billion merger with Visa. In January […]

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Investors back CoinStats with $3.2 million to incorporate DeFi services within its popular app

Nickie Louise Posted On April 12, 2022

CoinStats, the all-in-one crypto research and portfolio tracker application, has announced the successful completion of its fundraising event. Led by Alex Pack’s Hack VC, this highly subscribed event witnessed participation from several prominent investors, including Mike Dudas’s 6th Man Ventures. […]

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Over 14,000 Etsy sellers go on strike to protest a 30% increase in transaction fees

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2022

Thousands of Etsy sellers begin a weeklong strike on Monday to protest a 30% increase in transaction fees. At least 14,000 Etsy sellers participated in the strike that they say cut into their profits. As of this morning, the online strike […]

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TikTok’s ad revenue to surpass Twitter and Snapchat combined; tripling to more than $11 billion in 2022

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2022

In just five years, TikTok, the Chinese viral video-sharing app that started out as a joke, has become the most popular app in the world. In December 2021, TikTok dethroned Google to become the most visited website in the world, ending Google’s […]

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Cere announces gasless integrations with Biconomy for faster and cheaper NFTs

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2022

The non-fungible token (NFT) boom continues to gain traction with no sign of slowing down. However, one of the challenges to the mass adoption of the NFT is hidden transaction fees called “gas fees.” Unfortunately, most first-time NFT buyers and sellers […]

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Alcoa receives $7.7 million in funding to pilot carbon-reduction technology to support its Refinery of the Future initiative

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2022

Alcoa, a global company known for the production of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina, today announced it has received $7.7 million in funding from the Australian government to conduct pilot trials on a new carbon reduction technology that supports […]

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Latin America’s most valuable fintech Nubank raises $650M in funding to expand its footprint in Mexico and Colombia

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2022

Brazil’s Nubank, Latin America’s most valuable fintech, has raised $650 in funding to fuel its expansion in Mexico and Colombia, the Fintech startup announced on Monday. The funding will also go towards technology and product development, customer-base growth, and hiring. The funds […]

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Elon Musk is poised for a hostile takeover of Twitter after he declined to join the company’s board

Nickie Louise Posted On April 11, 2022

Speculation mounts this afternoon that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is planning a hostile takeover of Twitter after he filed amended paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating that he will criticize the social giant and demand change. As we […]

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Elon Musk hosts ‘Cyber Rodeo’ party to celebrate the grand opening of Tesla’s new global HQ in Austin Texas

Nickie Louise Posted On April 8, 2022

In October 2021, Tesla officially moved its headquarters from Palo Alto, California to Austin, Texas. As we reported a year earlier, Musk expressed dissatisfaction with California due to the state’s lockdown rules and poor handling of the stay-at-home order. Musk later filed […]

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What we can learn from the rapid growth of SG Digital

Nickie Louise Posted On April 8, 2022

SG Digital is one of the leading online casino game developers. You may have seen or played their games under a different name, such as Scientific Games or SG Interactive. The company has produced so many great online casino games, […]

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E-commerce tech startup GoTo raises $1.5 billion in IPO to become Indonesia’s fourth most-valuable company at a $28B valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On April 8, 2022

Goto Group, a unicorn tech startup formed last year as a result of a merger of ride-hailing-to-payments company Gojek and e-commerce giant Tokopedia, has raised $1.1 billion from its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO), which the company hopes will help boost Indonesia […]

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Crypto trading platform eToro launches a $20 million NFT fund as NFT gold rush heats up

Nickie Louise Posted On April 8, 2022

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are no longer a fad. In the last year alone, the digital art market exploded after the report of a single piece of non-fungible token (NFT) art sold at Christie’s Auction for a record-setting $69.3 million, making it […]

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PropTech startup Vontive launches with $135M in funding to transform real estate investing

Nickie Louise Posted On April 7, 2022

According to a 2021 report released by MSCI, the size of the professionally managed global real estate investment market increased from $9.6 trillion in 2019 to $10.5 trillion in 2020. For far too long, the real estate investment market has […]

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Walmart-owned Indian eCommerce tech startup Flipkart prepares for 2023 IPO; raises valuation target to $60-70 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On April 7, 2022

Walmart’s Indian e-commerce company Flipkart has finally set a target price for its highly anticipated IPO. Flipkart has raised its IPO valuation target by around a third to $60-70 billion, and now plans a U.S. listing in 2023 instead of this […]

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Founder of JD.com Richard Liu steps down as CEO as China’s crackdown on tech continues

Nickie Louise Posted On April 7, 2022

JD.com’s billionaire founder Richard Liu is the latest tech executive to bite the dust as China’s crackdown on the tech sector continues. Richard Liu stepped down today as chief executive of JD.com, in the latest leadership reshuffle at China’s second-biggest e-commerce company. In an […]

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Google-backed Indian tech startup VerSe raises $805M at $5 billion valuation for its short-video app Josh and news aggregator Dailyhunt

Nickie Louise Posted On April 6, 2022

VerSe Innovation, the parent company of short video app Josh and news aggregator app Dailyhunt, has raised $805 million led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The round, which puts the Google-backed startup at a $5 billion valuation, also saw participation […]

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Binance.US raises over $200 million in seed funding at a $4.5 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On April 6, 2022

Crypto exchanges are quickly adapting to the new world of cryptocurrency compliance as different countries begin to come out with country-specific regulations. In January, we reported about FTX after the Coinbase rival raised $400M in funding for its US subsidiary […]

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SaaS tech startup August Schools raises $5M seed funding led by Tiger Global to modernize software in schools

Nickie Louise Posted On April 6, 2022

August Schools is a New York-based tech startup and provider of a SaaS platform for school health and wellness practitioners. The startup got its name from the belief that student care starts in August. Today, August Schools announced it has raised $5 million […]

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HSBC joins the metaverse craze; launches metaverse portfolio for wealthy Asian clients

Nickie Louise Posted On April 6, 2022

As you may recall, last month HSBC enter the metaverse with the acquisition of a virtual plot of land in an online gaming space called Sandbox. The acquisition was part of the digital push by the banking giant to engage with sports, e-sports, […]

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Blockchain startup Boba Network joins the unicorn club after raising $45M in Series A funding led by Will Smith and Paris Hilton-backed VC firms

Nickie Louise Posted On April 5, 2022

Last week, we reported that Boba Network after the Ethereum blockchain startup partnered with Cere Network to integrate with its platform to provide decentralized data solutions to users. Today, Boba announced it has raised $45 million in its series A round to expand […]

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