Amazon Web Services’ business-apps team talks a lot about how to catch Microsoft, a person told Insider. AWS leads in cloud infrastructure but Microsoft dominates the market for business productivity apps. It has discussed forming a “Rebel Alliance” with other software makers to compete with Microsoft. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Amazon is … Read more
Finance ministers from wealthy G7 nations on Saturday pledged to commit to a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15 percent, rallying behind a US-backed plan. “We… commit to a global minimum tax of at least 15 percent on a country by country basis,” said a statement at the conclusion of their London meeting. … Read more
At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the lives and livelihoods of millions of people and companies around the world, Raj Nayak’s House of Cheer has announced it is making available one of its services, tech-enabled Employee Voice 24/7 platform, to small, medium and large companies, free of cost for six months. Launched … Read more
Poparazzi topped the free apps chart on the Apple’s US App Store after debuting on Monday. Venture capitalists have been buzzing about the app that could challenge Instagram and Snapchat. Here’s how the new platform that bans selfies and filters works. See more stories on Insider’s business page. A photo-sharing app that bans selfies launched … Read more
The Bengaluru-based company now offers direct investments in mutual funds, stocks, initial public offerings, digital gold, and exchange traded funds. It is backed by fintech investor Ribbit Capital, YC Continuity Fund, and Propel Ventures, apart from Tiger Global and Sequoia. The company has raised more than $142 million from investors, of which $113 million came … Read more
Zomato said revenue from operations rose from ₹466 crore in FY18 to ₹2,604 crore in FY20. Food delivery app Zomato Ltd., backed by China’s Ant Group, on Wednesday filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise ₹8,250 crore. The IPO would comprise fresh issue of … Read more
DUBAI, UAE, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — StashAway is raising $25 million USD in its Series D funding round led by Sequoia Capital India, one of the region’s leading venture capital firms. StashAway’s existing investors, Eight Roads Ventures, the global investment firm backed by Fidelity International and early investor in Alibaba; and Square Peg, the largest venture capital fund in Australia, also participated in the round. The … Read more
In the first quarter this year, U.S. startups raised $69 billion from investors—41% more than the previous record, set in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to data firm PitchBook Data Inc. The average valuation for startups at all stages also reached a new high, and more than tripled from last year to $1.6 billion … Read more
While Alibaba is the dominant force in e-commerce with a global reputation, Wang, a generation younger, has built Meituan into a fearsome rival, the world’s largest delivery empire with ambitions to encroach on Alibaba’s home turf. There’s also years of bad blood between the two companies after an early alliance broke down. Now Wang, 42, … Read more