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Pankaj Singh
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Contribution by Pankaj Singh
Leadfeeder secures €3.1 million to automate B2B lead generation
Helsinki-based startup Leadfeeder that supports B2B companies in generating new leads using website analytics, has secured €3.1 million in series A funding round led by Endeit Capital, a Dutch growth capital firm along with Finland’s Vendep Capital and Superhero Capital participating. ... Read More
Paytm Mall to hire profusely, eyes Rs10,000 crore business in one year
Paytm Mall claims it has expanded O2O platform across nation and observed 200% growth in the last 6 months. Paytm Mall, the Indian e-commerce firm, recently announced that it will be hiring 500 back end technical team members and is aiming for a turnover of Rs10,000 crore in business in the... Read More
Volkswagen to merge three of its passenger car subsidiaries in India
The restructuring of the VW Group in India comes under its India 2.0 project. All VW Group brands like Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche and Skoda would still retain their individual identities. Volkswagen Group (VW), the renowned German multinational automobile group, has re... Read More
TCS extends digital partnership with Dutch insurance firm VIVAT
Leading global IT services, consulting and business solution provider, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) has recently announced the extension of its partnership with Dutch insurance company VIVAT in a bid to leverage its strategic consulting services, through innovation and leadership. C... Read More
Nykaa raises $14 million from TPG Growth in Series E funding round
Nykaa had raised $15.72 million (INR 113 Cr) from Lighthouse India Fund III in September 2018. Nykaa has recorded over $86.09 million (INR 570 Cr) in net revenue in FY18. Mumbai-based online retailer of fashion and beauty products, Nykaa, has raised $14 million (INR 100 Cr.) ... Read More
Big data firm MiningLamp raises $297M in Tencent led funding round
MiningLamp and Tencent join hands to complement each other in AI field, said Tencent Investment Management partner Lin Haifeng. Tencent, the Chinese investment holding conglomerate has recently been at the forefront of the Series D funding round for the Beijing-based rapidly growing start-up Mini... Read More
Nautic Partners successfully secures $1-5bn for its ninth funding
Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as counsellors to Nautic Partners for the latest Nautic IX funding round Nautic Partners LLC, a US-based private equity firm, has made it to the cover page for raising up to $1.5 billion, completing the final closing of Nautic IX, which is the company’s ninth... Read More
Facebook admits storing user account passwords in plain text
The California-based company reaches an estimated 2.7 billion people across the globe with its core social network, messaging applications, and Instagram. Facebook has reportedly admitted that it stored millions of user account passwords in plain text on its internal servers, a faux pas that left... Read More
Chinese GoPro rival Insta360 raises $30M as it moves towards 2020 IPO
The company’s Series C+ funding round saw participation from a number of Chinese investors including Huajin Capital, Everest Venture Capital & MC Holdings. The move comes as the company is on its way to go public through an IPO scheduled for launch in 2020. Shenzhen Arashi Vision... Read More
Five Point Fours collapse leaves thousands of people in the lurch
The company recently issued a notice of administration to the ASIC (Australian Securities & Investments Commission). Brisbane-based health food delivery company, Five Point Four, is reportedly going to close down, much to the surprise of its massive customer base and over 230,000 online follo... Read More