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Byju’s acquires coding platform Tynker for $200 million in US expansion push
On September 16, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Manish SinghByju’s said on Thursday it has acquired California-headquartered Tynker, a leading coding platform for K-12 students, the latest in a series of major purchases as the Indian edtech giant attempts to aggressively expand to international markets. The companies didn’t disclose the terms of the deal, but a person familiar with the matter told TechCrunch that […]
Asian merchant commerce platform Pine Labs raises $100 million
On September 16, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Manish SinghPine Labs said on Thursday it has raised an additional $100 million, just weeks after securing $600 million in a financing round, as the Asian merchant commerce platform begins to explore the public markets. The U.S.-based investment management company Invesco Developing Markets Fund made the $100 million investment, the startup said in a statement. Pine […]
A16z in talks to back CoinSwitch Kuber in first India investment
On September 16, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Manish SinghA16z is inching closer to making its first investment in a startup in India, the world’s second-largest internet market that has produced over two dozen unicorns this year. The Menlo Park-headquartered firm is in final stages of conversations to invest in Indian crypto-trading startup CoinSwitch Kuber, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The […]
Vietnam-based CoderSchool gets $2.6M pre-Series A to scale online course platform
On September 16, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Kate ParkCoderSchool, a Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based online coding school startup, announced today $2.6 million in pre-Series A funding to scale up its online coding school platform. This round was led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, with participation from returning seed investors Iterative, XA Network and iSeed Ventures. CoderSchool raised a seed round led by TRIVE […]
Tiger Global-led $100M investment makes Apna India’s fastest unicorn
On September 15, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Manish SinghA 22-month-old startup that is helping millions of blue- and gray-collar workers in India learn new skills and find jobs has become the youngest firm to join the coveted unicorn status in the world’s second-largest internet market. Apna announced on Thursday that it has raised $100 million in a round led by Tiger Global. The […]
India’s Groww in talks to raise funds at a $3 billion valuation
On September 15, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Manish SinghGroww, an Indian startup that is helping millennials invest in mutual funds and stocks, is in advanced stages of talks to raise a new financing round at a $3 billion valuation, according to six people familiar with the matter. The Bangalore-based startup is negotiating to close a $250 million round, the people said, requesting anonymity […]
South Korean antitrust regulator fines Google $177M for abusing market dominance
On September 14, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Kate ParkThe Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday it fined Google $177 million for abusing its market dominance in the Android operating system (OS) market. The U.S. tech company has restricted market competition by prohibiting local smartphone makers like Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics from customizing their Android OS, through Google’s anti-fragmentation agreements (AFA), […]
India and Singapore to link their payments systems to enable ‘instant and low-cost’ cross-border transactions
On September 14, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Manish SinghIndia and Singapore are working to link their digital payments systems to enable “instant, low-cost fund transfers,” in a major push to disrupt the cross-border transactions between the two nations that amounts to over $1 billion each year. The project to link India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow is targeted for operationalization by […]
Digital freight marketplace BridgeLinx raises $10 million in Pakistan’s largest seed funding
On September 14, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Manish SinghBridgeLinx, a 9-month-old Lahore-headquartered startup that operates a digital freight marketplace, said on Tuesday it has raised $10 million in what is the largest seed financing round in Pakistan. Harry Stebbings’ 20 VC, Josh Buckley’s Buckley Ventures and Indus Valley Capital co-led the startup’s financing round, which Salman Gul, co-founder and chief executive of BridgeLinx, […]
Chinese tech giant Baidu begins publicly testing Apollo Go robotaxis in Shanghai
On September 14, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Rebecca BellanChinese search engine giant Baidu has begun publicly testing its Apollo Go robotaxi mobile platform in Shanghai, marking the company’s continued expansion of its footprint in China. While Baidu says its robotaxis have achieved Level 4 capabilities, a human safety operator will be present during all rides, which are open to the public as of […]
Chinese crackdown on tech giants threatens its cloud market growth
On September 13, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Kate ParkAs Chinese tech companies come under regulatory scrutiny at home, concerns and pressures are escalating among investors and domestic tech companies, including China’s four big cloud companies, BATH (Baidu AI, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud and Huawei Cloud), according to an analyst report. Despite a series of antitrust and internet-related regulation crackdowns, the four leading cloud […]
Is India’s BNPL 2.0 set to disrupt B2B?
On September 10, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Ram IyerA specific vertical of BNPL products is gaining traction: one targeted toward small and medium enterprises (SMEs), also known as "SME BNPL."
Extra Crunch roundup: China’s new data privacy law, fractional farming, debt vs. equity
On September 10, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Walter ThompsonChina’s first data privacy laws go into effect on November 1, 2021. Will your company be in compliance? Modeled after the EU’s GDPR, the new regulations “[introduce] perhaps the most stringent set of requirements and protections for data privacy in the world,” writes Scott W. Pink, special counsel in O’Melveny’s Data Security & Privacy practice. […]
Epic Games asks Apple to reinstate Fortnite in South Korea after new law
On September 10, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Kate ParkEpic Games has asked Apple to rejoin its Fortnite developer account in South Korea as the U.S. game maker plans to re-release Fortnite on iOS in South Korea, offering both Epic and Apple payments side-by-side, it said in a tweet. Epic has asked Apple to restore our Fortnite developer account. Epic intends to re-release Fortnite […]
What China’s new data privacy law means for US tech firms
On September 9, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Ram IyerModeled after the EU's GDPR, China's PIPL imposes protections and restrictions on data collection and transfer that companies both inside and outside of China will need to address.
Google and Jio delay their India smartphone launch
On September 9, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Manish SinghThe JioPhone Next, the much-awaited smartphone designed by Google and India’s Jio Platforms to tap hundreds of millions of users in the world’s second-largest internet market, won’t launch on Friday, the Indian technology giant said Thursday midnight. In a statement issued just now, Jio Platforms said it has been testing the smartphone with a “limited […]
Investors are doubling down on Southeast Asia’s digital economy
On September 9, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Ram IyerSoutheast Asian tech companies are drawing the attention of investors around the world. In 2020, startups in the region raised over $8.2 billion, about four times more than they did in 2015.
Teatis, low-sugar superfood powders developer for diabetics, closes seed round
On September 9, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Kate ParkSerial entrepreneur Hiroshi Takatoh recognized the need for convenient and nutritious food for critically ill consumers after losing his wife to cancer. Takatoh founded Teatis, a plant-based sugar-blocking superfood powder for diabetic consumers, in 2017 in stealth mode and went fully operational in April 2021 by teaming up with a group of doctors and registered […]
Microsoft confirms investment in India’s Oyo in a multiyear strategic deal to co-develop travel and hospitality products
On September 9, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Manish SinghMicrosoft has entered a “multi-year strategic alliance” with Oyo to work with the Indian startup to co-develop “next-generation” travel and hospitality products and tech. Thursday’s announcement confirms a late July TechCrunch report. TechCrunch had reported that Microsoft was in talks to invest in Oyo and was exploring ways to provide its technologies to the Indian […]
China’s WeRide unveils Robovan, its first electric, autonomous cargo van
On September 9, 2021Source: Asia – TechCrunchBy Rebecca BellanChinese autonomous driving company WeRide has unveiled its first cargo van, the vessel upon which it will self-drive into the world of urban logistics. WeRide will work with Chinese automobile manufacturer Jiangling Motors (JMC) and Chinese express delivery company ZTO Express to commercialize its first self-driving van at scale. The deal was signed on Wednesday […]
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eleva8or introducer engine helps Startups and Investors come together efficiently
For Startups, eleva8or helps them to prepare for due-diligence to attract capital from savvy investors around the globe
For Investors, eleva8or helps to provide exposure to new and emerging tech startups that fit their investment profiles
eleva8or is not crowdfunding, typically one or two Investors participate in deals
eleva8or also assists with cross-border market discovery and entry, with connections to soft-landing programs
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