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AudioTelligence, a startup that spun out of University of Cambridge-funded CEDAR Audio, has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding for its “autofocus for sound”. Leading the round is Octopus Ventures, with participation from existing investors Cambridge Innovation Capital, Cambridge Enterprise, and CEDAR Audio. Founded in 2017 and based in Cambridge, U.K., the company has […]

Spinny, an online platform for selling used cars, has secured $43.7 million from a cohort of influential investors in a new financing round as it looks to expand to more Indian cities. The Series B financing round for the Gurgaon-based startup was led by the Fundamentum Partnership, the growth-capital fund backed by tech veterans Nandan […]

The world of consumer banking has seen a massive shift in the last ten years. Gone are the days where you could open an account, take out a loan, or discuss changing the terms of your banking only by visiting a physical branch. Now, you can do all this and more with a few quick […]

Singapore’s Circles.Life lets go employees despite recent Warburg Pincus-backed funding Mobile virtual network operator Circles.Life reportedly has let go of several employees and eliminated roles associated with non-priority projects less than a month after snagging investment from global private equity major Warburg Pincus, as reported by DealStreetAsia. The company said the layoffs were a part […]

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Tranglo recently inked major partnerships to tap into China’s US$17 trillion mobile payments market. Globalisation has led to not just skilled workers crossing borders, but with them, the rise in e-payments services such as remittances, and e-commerce transactions. Fueled by the mushrooming of e-wallets, the high levels of bank account ownership, and widespread smartphone partnership, […]

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Congratulations! You sent the deck to your target VC and the VC’s associate responded to ask you to meet to discuss more your startup company. Many startup founders already get really excited when they reach this point but unfortunately, a lot of them screw-up the potential investment opportunity from VC because they were not prepared […]

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