Month: February 2020
Realme 6 appears on Flipkart affiliate listings, hints at India launch
Realme’s next mid-ranger might not be too far away, as it has already been listed on the Flipkart affiliate dashboard. Realme has been able to inject fuel into the budget smartphone segment ever since it entered the Indian market. However, it’s been almost six months since its mainline got refreshed,…
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Gojek reportedly buys 4.3% stake in Indonesian taxi company Blue Bird
Gojek has paid $30 million to take a minority stake in Blue Bird, one of the largest taxi operators in Indonesia, according to Bloomberg, which first reported that the deal was in progress last month. Gojek’s stake in Blue Bird is worth $30 million. The taxi operator’s holding company disclosed…
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SumUp launches Mastercard-powered ‘SumUp Card’ for business payments
SumUp, the London-based fintech company that enables small businesses to take card payments via its device and online, is launching its own pre-paid card in partnership with Mastercard. Dubbed “SumUp Card,” the new offering will enable merchants to gain quicker to access funds collected via SumUp as it will no…
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Atomico raises new $820M fund to back ‘mission-driven’ European founders at Series A and beyond
Atomico, the European venture capital firm founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, has announced that it has closed its fifth fund — “Atomico V” — giving it another $820 million to invest in European startups. The London-headquartered VC firm’s previous fund closed at $765 million, so this is an increase over…
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There’s an iPhone supply shortage looming, according to Apple
While Apple was fully anticipating its iPhone production to be impeded by factory closures brought about by the coronavirus, the company’s latest investor report warns that the impact is greater than initially expected. After announcing that Apple is “more than doubling” its donations to help aid relief efforts, the report…
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Voodoo Games thrives by upending conventional product design
Will Robbins Contributor Voodoo Games is one of the most interesting startups alive today. In mid-2018, it had 150 million MAUs and raised $200 million from Goldman Sachs, yet I’ve never heard anyone mention the company. That might be normal for an obscure enterprise SaaS play, but Voodoo is consumer-facing…
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