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Back to news homeWalmart pays $1.4 billion to buy Tiger Global’s remaining Flipkart stake
Walmart paid $1.4 billion to buy out Tiger Global’s remaining holding of Flipkart shares as the retail giant further expands its stake in the Indian e-commerce startup. The transaction took […]
Kasha raises $21M Series B led by Knife Capital to expand health access platform across Africa
As Africa’s youthful population continues to grow exponentially, it’s of the utmost importance that entrepreneurs create various healthcare solutions that will cater to the medical needs of the continent’s future. […]
Whop, an online marketplace for digital goods, raises $17M
Amazon might have the monopoly on physical goods sold online. But what about digital ones? There’s Steam for games and software. Shopify supports some forms of digital goods, like artwork […]
India’s Dunzo defers staff pay, to cut jobs amid funding search
Dunzo, a hyperlocal delivery startup in India, is postponing employee salaries for a month and plans a new wave of layoff as the Google and Reliance Retail-backed startup pares its […]
Designers sue Shein over AI ripoffs of their work
A group of designers are suing Shein, the Chinese fast-fashion firm reportedly valued at $66 billion, for allegedly stealing independent artists’ works “over and over again, as part of a […]
Pitch Deck Teardown: GoodBuy Gear’s $5M Series A extension deck
They grow up so fast. Babies, toddlers and kids will grow out of literally everything you get for them, probably well before it wears out. And then what do you […]
US consumers spent $6.4 billion on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day event
The first day of Amazon’s two-day Prime Day event saw U.S. sales rise nearly 6% year-over-year to $6.4 billion, according to Adobe Analytics Data. The number represents the single biggest […]
Oritain raises $57M for its forensic, big-data science approach to tracking the origin of goods
Global supply chains have made the world smaller by enabling us to have virtually anything we want at the tap of a finger. But when it comes to things like […]
India’s Flipkart begins customer lending in bid to boost sales
Flipkart has begun lending to customers, expanding its financing offerings in a move that could potentially boost sales even as its chief rival Amazon has signalled a slowdown in India. […]