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Crypto crash causing startups to scale down operations

December 7, 2018
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The plunge in the cryptocurrency market is weighing on the software-development community that spawned over 1,000 digital coins. ETCDEV, the startup that led development on Ethereum Classic, which is among…

Edtech startup Aceable raises $47M

December 7, 2018
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Edtech startup Aceable best known for the app that helps people earn their driver's license has announced it raised $47 million in Series B. The round, which was led by Sageview Capital, brings the company’s…

Anthill Studio accelerator showcase seven startups

December 6, 2018
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City-based investment and speed scaling platform for early growth stage startups, Anthill Ventures, along with film production and distribution firm, Suresh Productions, on Wednesday announced the conclusion of of its Anthill Studio…

Salesforce to invest in Japan startups

December 6, 2018
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Salesforce said Wednesday that it has formed a $100 million fund through a venture capital investing entity of its Japanese unit to invest in emerging Japanese developers of cloud-based services. The…

Insuretech Startup Bright Health raises $200M

November 30, 2018
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Bright Health, a Minneapolis-headquartered provider of affordable individual, family and Medicare Advantage healthcare plans in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, New York City, Ohio and Tennessee, has raised $200 million Series C. The company was founded by the former…

30 startups graduates from Google’s Indie Games Accelerator (IGA) programme’s

November 29, 2018
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30 startups have graduated from Google's Indie Games Accelerator (IGA) programme's. This was after participating in the four months-long programme run by Google in Singapore. The 30 startups, forms the first…

Techcelerator picks 8 tech startups for its accelerator programme

November 28, 2018
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Romania accelerator Techcelerator, that financially supports tech startups via its exclusive partner, GapMinder, has selected 8 startups for its second cohort. The 8 startups will benefit from intensive business mentoring…

Apple to offer coding camps for women-founded startups

November 28, 2018
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Apple will offer a two-week technology lab at its campus in Cupertino in which participants will receive one-on-one app development guidance from Apple experts and engineers. That includes “mentorship, inspiration, and insights from…

25 SA startups secure $90k grant funding

November 27, 2018
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Fortress Reit Limited partnered with 22 on Sloane to fund the next wave of emerging entrepreneurs across South Africa. Since 2018, start-up residents at the 2 on sloane campus have…

SaaS startup Verloop raises $3Million

November 27, 2018
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SaaS customer engagement automation provider Verloop has raised $3 million in Series A funding. The round was led by IDFC Parampara Fund with partipation from Kris Gopalakrishnan - Infosys Co-founder and Dr Ranjan Pai - Chairman of the…