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How Diversified Funding Readies India’s Startups For The Future

How Diversified Funding Readies India’s Startups For The Future
How Diversified Funding Readies India’s Startups For The Future
January 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

India’s technology startup community is enjoying its moment in venture capitalists’ spotlight. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Stasher Snags $2.5M To Help Travelers Stow Their Luggage
Stasher Snags $2.5M To Help Travelers Stow Their Luggage
January 22, 2020  |  Investments

Popular luggage storage app Stasher has secured another $2.5 million in financing thanks to Venture Friends and other investors, including former hotels.com president Johan Svanstrom....

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Customer-Facing Technologies Spice Up The QSR Space
Customer-Facing Technologies Spice Up The QSR Space
January 22, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Three words are driving dramatic technological changes in the fast food space: quality, convenience and speed. QSR customers expect quality food and their preferred payment...

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Germany’s Home Startup Lands $12M To Expand Housing Rental App
Germany’s Home Startup Lands $12M To Expand Housing Rental App
January 22, 2020  |  Real Estate

Berlin-based Home, a tenant and landlord mutual engagement company, has raised €11million in a Series A round of funding from Capnamic, EQT Ventures, FJ Labs,...

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Grab, Razer, AirAsia, Others Ponder Malaysia Banking Application
Grab, Razer, AirAsia, Others Ponder Malaysia Banking Application
January 22, 2020  |  Digital Banking

Grab, Razer, AirAsia, Axiata and CIMB join other companies that are considering applying for digital banking licenses in Malaysia, sources told Reuters on Wednesday (Jan....

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Netflix Notches Growth, But Is Slowed By Emerging Streaming Competition
Netflix Notches Growth, But Is Slowed By Emerging Streaming Competition
January 22, 2020  |  Earnings

The streaming wars have started in earnest, and with the first Netflix earnings reports since late 2019, dual launches of Disney+ and Apple TV’s streaming...

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SoftBank Joins Berkshire Grey’s $263M Funding Round For Retail Robotics
SoftBank Joins Berkshire Grey’s $263M Funding Round For Retail Robotics
January 22, 2020  |  Investments

Robotics and artificial intelligence company Berkshire Grey has raised $263 million in Series B financing to continue providing global Fortune 100 companies with retail, eCommerce...

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IBM Announces Policy Lab To Help Ensure ‘Trustworthy’ Tech
IBM Announces Policy Lab To Help Ensure ‘Trustworthy’ Tech
January 22, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

With the new IBM Policy Lab, IBM is looking to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) development in a way that is safe, but does not infringe...

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Bitcoin Daily: Monerium Partners With Algorand To Enable Blockchain Transactions; Square To Build Lightning Development Kit To Enhance Bitcoin Wallets
Bitcoin Daily: Monerium Partners With Algorand To Enable Blockchain Transactions; Square To Build Lightning Development...
January 22, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Monerium, a startup based in Iceland that has a European Economic Area (EEA) e-money license, has teamed up with Algorand, a blockchain with a highly...

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