Startup

A startup or start up is a company or project initiated by an entrepreneur to seek, effectively develop, and validate a scalable business model. Hence, the concepts of startups and entrepreneurship are similar.

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Walmart’s Indian eCommerce Marketplace Flipkart Acquiring Cleartrip
Walmart’s Indian eCommerce Marketplace Flipkart Acquiring Cleartrip
April 14, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

India’s Flipkart, owned by Walmart, is moving toward a distressed sale acquisition of the Mumbai travel aggregation site Cleartrip, Times of India reported Wednesday, April...

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Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation With New Funding
Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation With New Funding
April 02, 2021  |  Fintech Investments

Plaid is reportedly near closing a new investment round that would value the FinTech startup at $13 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 2), citing people...

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D2C Telehealth Firm Hims Plans SPAC IPO
D2C Telehealth Firm Hims Plans SPAC IPO
October 01, 2020  |  Investments

Hims, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) company selling health products targeted at millennials, is going public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), CNBC reported. Get the...

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Telemedicine Startup Draws $100M Investment From Humana
Telemedicine Startup Draws $100M Investment From Humana
July 29, 2020  |  Investments

Humana is placing a $100 million bet that the future of healthcare can be found in a 21st-century version of the old-fashioned house call. Get...

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India’s Google-Backed Delivery App Dunzo Hit By Data Breach
India’s Google-Backed Delivery App Dunzo Hit By Data Breach
July 12, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Delivery startup Dunzo, India’s food and grocery delivery service backed Google, has suffered a data breach, The News Minute reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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New Fashion Startup Bets Its Future On Off-Price Luxury
New Fashion Startup Bets Its Future On Off-Price Luxury
July 07, 2020  |  Retail

It’s hard to find a retail fashion category that’s reliably successful these days. Brick-and-mortar discounters like T.J. Maxx are thriving despite social distancing rules, which...

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UK’s Peasy Offers Rewards For Faster Invoice Payments
UK’s Peasy Offers Rewards For Faster Invoice Payments
June 17, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Peasy, a new U.K.-based startup, wants to help businesses get invoices paid faster, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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WeWork Eyes Closing Doors On Its WeLive Shared-Housing Communities
WeWork Eyes Closing Doors On Its WeLive Shared-Housing Communities
June 09, 2020  |  Investments

WeWork is considering ending its plans for WeLive, its communal living program based in Crystal City near Washington D.C., Bloomberg reports from anonymous sources. Get...

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Payments Tech Startup Shift4 Payments Files IPO Plans
Payments Tech Startup Shift4 Payments Files IPO Plans
May 17, 2020  |  IPO

Payments technology firm Shift4 Payments, headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, filed for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a Securities and Exchanges Commission filing. Get...

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