Data analytics startup StarTree secures cash to expand its Apache Pinot–powered platform – TechCrunch

StarTree, a company building what it describes as an “analytics-as-a-service” platform, today announced that it raised $47 million in a Series B round led by GGV Capital with participation from…

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African genomics startup 54gene lays off 95 as COVID testing business struggles – TechCrunch

African genomics startup 54gene has laid off 95 employees, or about 30% of its LinkedIn-sourced 290+ employees. A company’s spokesperson confirmed the news after sources informed TC of the layoffs…

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WhatsApp To Provide End-To-End Shopping Experience For JioMart, Including In-App Payment

Earlier, customers could only browse JioMart’s products through WhatsApp, but couldn’t make the payments from the messaging app With the new feature, unveiled during RIL’s AGM, the consumers wouldn’t have…

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Polish Payment Standard, operator of Warsaw-based BLIK, acquires Slovakia’s VIAMO

Image credits: VIAMOPolish Payment Standard (PPS), operator of mobile payment system BLIK, announced on Monday that it has acquired VIAMO, a P2P payment service based out of Bratislava. The terms of the…

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Nigeria’s Grey raises $2M for cross-border payments play and regional expansion – TechCrunch

The provision of virtual foreign bank accounts has become a common strategy for fintechs to enable Nigerians and Africans to facilitate international transfers. In the latest development, Grey, a fintech…

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