Dispatch from Bangalore
A startup founder, who hasn’t had much sleep all week, woke up on a recent Sunday to a phone call from his co-founder. A senior engineer was feeling burnt out and was contemplating leaving. For the founder, who had several calls scheduled with many.....»»
RapidDeploy raises $29M for a cloud-based dispatch platform aimed at 911 centers
The last year of pandemic living has been real-world, and sometimes harrowing, proof of how important it can be to have efficient and well-equipped emergency response services in place. They can help people remotely if need be, and when they cannot,.....»»
India’s Razorpay raises funds at $3 billion valuation ahead of Southeast Asia launch
Six-year-old Bangalore-based fintech Razorpay topped a $1 billion valuation late last year, becoming the first Y Combinator-backed Indian startup to reach the much sought after unicorn status. In less than six months since, the Indian startup has tri.....»»
Indian fintech Zeta turns unicorn with SoftBank-led funding
Bangalore-based fintech startup Zeta has clinched the much sought-after unicorn status after finalizing a new financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a ~$250 mill.....»»
India’s CRED valued at $2.2 billion in new $215 million fundraise
Two-year-old CRED has become the youngest Indian startup to be valued at $2 billion or higher. Bangalore-based CRED said on Tuesday it has raised $215 million in a new funding round — a Series D — that valued the Indian startup at $2.2 bi.....»»
Amazon"s Twitter Army Was Handpicked For "Great Sense of Humor"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Intercept: Amazon's small Twitter army of "ambassadors" was quietly conceived in 2018 under the codename "Veritas," which sought to train and dispatch select employees to the social media trenches to defen.....»»
Pixxel closes $7.3M seed round and unveils commercial hyperspectral imaging product
LA and Bangalore-based space startup Pixxel has closed a $7.3 million seed round, including newly committed capital from Techstars, Omnivore VC and more. The company has also announced a new product focus: Hyperspectral imaging. It aims to provide th.....»»
India’s CRED in talks to raise $200 million at $2 billion valuation
Bangalore’s fintech startup ecosystem is inching closer to delivering a new unicorn: CRED. Two-year-old CRED is in advanced stages of talks to raise about $200 million at about $2 billion valuation, three sources familiar with the matter told T.....»»
Lucky Chan restaurant in Bangalore combines craft objects with candy colours
Indian office MAIA Design Studio has designed a Pan-Asian restaurant in Bangalore, which brings local crafts together with a Tokyo-inspired palette of colours and patterns. Read more Indian office MAIA Design Studio has designed a Pan-Asian.....»»
Amazon expands its food delivery service across Bangalore
Amazon expands its food delivery service across Bangalore.....»»
Walmart’s Flipkart to deploy over 25,000 electric vehicles in India by 2030
India’s Flipkart said on Wednesday it will deploy more than 25,000 electric vehicles in its supply chain by 2030 as the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant looks to achieve a 100% transition to electric mobility in the next 10 years. The Bangalore-h.....»»
Destiny 2 Gambit guide: Tips and tricks to defeat the Primeval first
Want to bank more motes, summon the Primeval faster, and dispatch invaders with ease? Our Destiny 2 Gambit guide walks you through the basics......»»
Indian gaming platform Mobile Premier League valued at $945M in $95M fundraise
Mobile Premier League (MPL) has raised $95 million in a new financing round, just five months after it secured $90 million as the two-and-a-half-year-old Bangalore-based esports and gaming platform looks to grow in international markets. The new $95.....»»
Uber’s Autocab acquisition gets eyed by UK competition watchdog
Uber’s plan to acquire Autocab, a maker of SaaS for booking and dispatch software for the taxi and private hire vehicle industry which also operates a global trip marketplace for taxis and PHVs (iGo), is being looked at by the UK’s compet.....»»
Byju’s is reportedly buying Indian brick-and-mortar institute Aakash for $1 billion
We may finally have an answer to why Byju’s, the world’s most valuable edtech startup, raised hundreds of millions of dollars last year. Bloomberg reports that the Bangalore-based startup has agreed to buy Aakash Educational Services, which owns.....»»
Stem cells use a piston-like engine to "drive" to their destinations
Our bodies often dispatch stem cells to mend or replace biological damage, but how these repair agents make their way through dense tissue to arrive at the scene had been a mystery. "How stem cells squeeze through tissue openings a hundred to a thous.....»»
Jumbotail raises $14.2 million for its wholesale marketplace in India
Jumbotail, an online wholesale marketplace for grocery and food items, said on Friday it has raised an additional $14.2 million as the Bangalore-based startup chases the opportunity to digitize neighborhood stores in the world’s second largest inte.....»»
Google and Snap in talks to invest in India’s ShareChat
ShareChat, an Indian social network that added Twitter as an investor in 2019, may soon receive the backing of two more American firms. The Bangalore-based startup is in advanced stages of talks to raise money from Google and Snap, three sources fami.....»»
India’s CRED raises $81 million, buys back shares worth $1.2 million from employees
Bangalore-based CRED is kickstarting the new year on a high note. The two-year-old startup, led by high-profile entrepreneur Kunal Shah, said on Monday it has raised $81 million in a new financing round and bought shares worth $1.2 million (about 90.....»»
India’s CRED buys back shares worth $1.2 million from employees
Bangalore-based CRED is kickstarting the new year on a high note. The two-year-old startup, led by high-profile entrepreneur Kunal Shah, said on Monday it has raised $81 million in a new financing round and bought shares worth $1.2 million (about 90.....»»
Crops grown in Bangalore high on toxic heavy metals
Scientists in Bangalore, India have found toxic levels of four heavy metals, chromium, nickel, cadmium and lead, in crops and vegetables grown on soil irrigated with water from six lakes in the city, reports a study published December in Current Scie.....»»