Month: April 2020
Samsung S20 offers can be redeemed till June 2020
When Samsung had launched a bevy of Galaxy S20 smartphones at the fag end of February in India this year, no one would have foreseen that the entire country would spend well over a month under lockdown rules. Pre-bookings had commenced in February and came with some enticing offers which…
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Atomico recruits Sasha Astafyeva as consumer-focused partner, and ex-Googler Terese Hougaard as principal
More personnel moves at Atomico. The European VC firm, founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, has recruited Sasha Astafyeva as its new consumer-focused partner, and former-Googler Terese Hougaard as principal. Sasha Astafyeva (pictured left) previously spent three years as a principal at Felix Capital. In her new role as partner, she’ll…
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Tinvio, a communication platform for supply chain merchants, gets $5.5 million seed round
Being a supply chain merchant often means cobbling together different ways of keeping in touch with buyers, including emails, text messages and paper invoices. Tinvio wants to simplify the process with a communication and commerce platform designed especially for managing orders. The Singapore-based startup announced today that it has raised…
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Xiaomi event on April 30; Redmi Note 9 series to go global
Xiaomi is gearing up to add a new device to its Redmi Note 9 family. The launch date is set for April 30 and here is everything we need to know about the device so far. Xiaomi recently said that it would announce new members of the Redmi Note 9…
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Nigeria’s Okra raises $1M from TLcom connecting bank accounts to apps
A new Nigerian fintech venture, Okra, has racked up a unique mix of accomplishments in less than a year. The Lagos based API developer created a product that generates revenues from both payment startups and established financial institutions. Okra has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding from TLcom Capital —…
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How to watch Joe Wicks’ PE workout live on Monday 27 April
Welcome to another week of Joe Wicks’ PE workouts – and kudos to you, whether you’ve been following on YouTube since the start or are just dipping your toe in. It’ll kick off at 9AM BST / 6PM AEST, so do refresh this article then as we’ll have the video…
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