Alpaca raises $50M to rapidly scale its API-delivered equities trading business – TechCrunch

Alpaca said this morning that it has closed a massive $50 million Series B round of capital. TC previously covered the company’s late-2019 $6 million seed round and its late-2020 $10…

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Amitabh Bachchan Rolls Out NFT Collection Through BeyondLife.Club

Amitabh Bachchan has joined Rhiti Entertainment, Singapore who in partnership with GuardianLink.io will provide an NFT platform (BeyondLife.club) to brands, celebrities and athletes from Southeast Asia.The limited collection will include…

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Russell Westbrook, Chainsmokers join group pouring $13.5M into prebiotic soda brand Poppi – TechCrunch

Poppi, a prebiotic soda brand, closed $13.5 million in a Series A2 round and is on a mission to lead in the new category of “functional soda” by offering a…

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Zomato defends Hrithik, Katrina TV ads; says delivery partners are the real heroes

Foodtech major Zomato 's TV ads featuring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif have met with criticism after netizens took to social media, alleging that Zomato's ads are 'tone-deaf' and that…

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Flip bags $28M to turn beauty, wellness social commerce on its head – TechCrunch

Social commerce startup Flip is mixing live commerce mobile apps with real customer reviews to improve the buying experience and opportunity for the creator economy. Today, the Los Angeles-based company…

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