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Wannabe ‘social bank’ Kroo swerves VCs to raise a $24.5M Series A from HNWs – TechCrunch
Launched in February 2019, Kroo, the London-based consumer-facing fintech, raised some seed funding last year for its prepaid card service which claims to offer more “social features” in its drive…
Privacy-oriented search app Xayn raises $12M from Japanese backers to go into devices – TechCrunch
Back in December 2020 we covered the launch of a new kind of smartphone app-based search engine, Xayn. “A search engine?!” I hear you say? Well, yes, because despite the…
SpaceX to acquire satellite connectivity startup Swarm Technologies – TechCrunch
SpaceX will be acquiring satellite connectivity startup Swarm Technologies, the first such deal for the 19-year-old space company headed by Elon Musk. Swarm operates a constellation of 120 sandwich-sized satellites…
Hospitality unicorn Oyo shortlists three banks for potential public offering
Hospitality unicorn OYO Hotels and Homes, founded by Ritesh Agarwal, has started preparations for a potential public offering with the shortlisting of three banks — JP Morgan, Kotak Mahindra Capital,…
Amazon and Narayana Murthy’s Catamaran to end joint venture Prione by May 2022
The seven-year partnership between Amazon and Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy’s private equity and venture capital firm Catamaran will come to an end for the ecommerce marketplace business.The joint venture…
CarTrade IPO Off Sees 32% Subscription So Far; Retail Growing Fastest
The CarTrade Tech initial public offering has started off relatively slowly. The issue has been subscribed 0.41 (41%) times overall, on day one of subscriptions being open for bids, August…
Trendyol raises $1.5B at a $16.5B valuation – TechCrunch
Trendyol, an e-commerce platform based in Turkey, has raised $1.5 billion in a massive funding round that values the company at $16.5 billion. General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Princeville…
Under Fire From Traders And Regulatory Flux, Amazon India And Narayana Murthy’s Catamaran To Shut Joint Venture
Amazon India and Catamaran’s JV — Prione Business owns Cloudtail India, one of the largest sellers of Amazon IndiaAnnouncement comes after Supreme Court allowed CCI to probe into Flipkart &…
RentCheck raises $2.6M in seed funding to help renters get their security deposits back – TechCrunch
We’ve all been there. (Or at least I have.) You’re getting ready to vacate a property you’ve rented, only to be told by the landlord that you won’t be getting…