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India’s Ola switches gears on its food delivery business Foodpanda
India’s Ola, which has expanded to select international markets and set ambitious goals for its electric vehicles business, is struggling…
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A young entrepreneur is building the Amazon of Bangladesh
At just 26, Waiz Rahim is supposed to be involved in the family business, having returned home in 2016 with…
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Vertex Ventures hits $230M first close on new fund for Southeast Asia and India
Tis the season to be raising in India and Southeast Asia. Hot on the heels of new funds from Strive…
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Google’s new plan to push Google Pay in India: cashback incentives in Android apps
Google is gunning for India’s payment companies. The U.S. search giant entered India’s payment space in 2017, and now it…
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Crowned by Burger King, meat replacement company Impossible Foods raises $300 million
After being crowned by Burger King as the first meat replacement patty to roll out nationally with one of the…
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Alibaba-backed facial recognition startup Megvii raises $750 million
One of China’s most ambitious artificial intelligence startups, Megvii, more commonly known for its facial recognition brand Face++, announced Wednesday…
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Partnering with Visa, emerging market lender Branch International raises $170 million
The San Francisco-based startup Branch International, which makes small personal loans in emerging markets, has raised $170 million and announced a…
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