December 18, 2019
Domio raises $100M in equity and debt to take on Airbnb and hotels with its curated apartments
Airbnb has well and truly disrupted the world of travel accommodation, changing...
December 16, 2019
Building robotic safety inspectors nabs Gecko Robotics $40 million
Gecko Robotics has landed $40 million in financing as it looks to build an...
December 13, 2019
Grab launches electric vehicles pilot in Indonesia with the government’s support
Grab has gained the Indonesian government (Coordinating Ministry of Maritime and...
December 4, 2019
SoftBank pours $100M into Mexico’s Konfio
Three months after Goldman Sachs lent $100 million to Mexican fintech Konfio,...
December 3, 2019
Why Notion is staying small as its valuation gets bigger
COO Akshay Kothari says the startup has "never felt like if we had more money we...
November 22, 2019
VTEX, an e-commerce platform used by Walmart, raises $140M led by SoftBank’s LatAm fund
E-commerce now accounts for 14% of all retail sales, and its growth has led to a...
November 18, 2019
Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investors
Africa-focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round...
November 15, 2019
Today’s top tech news: Jakarta to regulate the use of e-scooters, Alibaba announces share sale in Hong Kong
Jakarta to ban e-scooters following the death of two young boys in an accident-...
November 15, 2019
SoftBank Vision Fund’s Carolina Brochado is coming to Disrupt Berlin
SoftBank’s Vision Fund has single-handedly changed the game when it comes...
November 14, 2019
Today’s top news: Yahoo Japan confirms merger talks with Line; Alibaba to start trading in Hong Kong
SoftBank’s Yahoo Japan confirms merger talks with Line, shares jump...