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Job search platform, WorkVenture, receives $3.6 million investment

Self-marketed as a Netflix-like platform for job hunting, WorkVenture has received the largest investment by a Thai startup in a Series A round this year. The new investor to the company provided funding of $3.6 million to the job search company. Using artificial intelligence, the website matches users with potential employers using algorithms to provide […]

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BigBasket could receive funding worth $200 mn from Alibaba

Having previously been in talks with Amazon prior to the company’s purchase of Whole Foods Markets Inc., India’s largest online grocery store, BigBasket, may be set to receive an investment worth $200 million from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. The information came from an anonymous source as told to Bloomberg. BigBasket, which is owned by Innovative […]

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Israeli startup working toward digitizing eye care receives $1 mn from Lenskart

An Israeli digital healthcare startup has received a $1 million investment from Lenskart, as mentioned by the eye wear company. Lenskart, with its national presence in 95 cities throughout India, plans on working with the company to develop, test and bring the product into the Indian market. The startup, 6over6 has developed technology which allows […]

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Verizon moves toward environmentally efficient vehicles with XL Hybrids

In its newest and biggest investment under a New York state voucher programme, Verizon Communication Inc., plans to move towards more environmentally efficient vehicle use, Verizon said to Boston Business Journal. The voucher programme was put in place with the intention of reducing greenhouse gases. The company has collaborated with Boston-based startup, XL Hybrids Inc., […]

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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin invests in Indian fintech startup

Mswipe Technologies has received a $40 million investment from Eduardo Saverin who is estimated to have a net worth of $10.3 billion, according to Forbes. With a presence in 650 cities and towns throughout India, the startup is self-proclaimed the largest payment processor and provider of networks for sales. Mswipe provides retailers with the ability […]

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