January 29, 2019
Sapphire Ventures bets big on esports and entertainment with new $115M fund
Sapphire Ventures launches a dedicated sports and entertainment fund as...
January 16, 2019
Instamojo raises $7M to help SMEs and ‘micro-entrepreneurs’ in India sell online
In India, startups are quietly building the tools and platforms to enable a...
October 31, 2018
Today’s top tech news, October 31: Warren Buffet invests in two fintech companies in an unlikely move
Also, Coinbase is now valued at US$8 billion, and GoBear and CredoLab partners...
August 27, 2018
Berkshire Hathaway reportedly agrees to buy stake in One97, owner of Paytm
Berkshire Hathaway has reportedly agreed to buy a stake in One97, the owner of...
August 27, 2018
Today’s top tech news, August 27: Didi passenger murder results in crackdown
Also, Berkshire Hathaway has eyes on PayTm and CoAssets hits profitability China...
July 27, 2018
Paytm teams up with SoftBank to launch QR code-based payment services in Japan
In Japan, cash is still the mainstream payment methodology, with the current...
July 25, 2018
Digit Insurance covers even slight flight delays in India, raises US$44M from Canada’s Fairfax Holdings
The company covers fight delays starting from 75 minutes and above, and also...
June 12, 2018
We’re in Singapore to fill the gap left by big ride-hailing firms, says Samar Singla of Jugnoo
‘From day one, our core focus was on survival rather than...
May 23, 2018
Today’s top tech news, May 23: Haulio raises S$1M seed funding
Also, Google’s Demo Day,SoftBank’s Flipkart stake, and Paytm’s...
May 23, 2018
Paytm acquires online ticketing platform TicketNew from Alibaba Pictures for US$40M
This acquisition will help SoftBank- and Alibaba-backed Paytm to take on major...