SBI Capital Ventures Ltd (SVL), an alternative asset management arm of State Bank of India group, will float two funds – Small and Medium
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China’s Golden Education raises Series C from Morgan Stanley, Hillhouse Capital
Hillhouse Capital and Morgan Stanley have reportedly led a RMB800-million ($115 million) Series C funding round in Chinese professional training firm Golden Education.
Yonghua Capital
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Agritech startup Sikumis receives strategic investment from Metralog
Indonesian agritech startup Sikumis today announced that it has raised follow-on undisclosed strategic investment from Telkom Group subsidiary Metralog.
Metralog first invested in the company
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Leathertech Bangladesh 2018 launches on Thursday
The sixth edition of a three-day Leathertech Bangladesh 2018 will begin at International Convention City Bashundhara from November 22, aiming to bring global technology
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MTB launches UnionPay payment services
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) yesterday joined hands with UnionPay International to jointly launch debit and credit cards alongside QR code payment, e-wallet and digital
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WhatsApp could obliterate Snapchat by replicating evaporating messaging
WhatsApp already ruined Snapchat’s growth once. WhatsApp Status, its clone of Snapchat Stories, now has 450 million daily active users compared to Snapchat’s 188 million. That’s despite
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Quantum computing to govern our future, not AI
The word “quantum” gained currency in the late 20th century as a descriptor signifying something so significant, it defied the use of common adjectives. For example,
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Services exports clocks in over 50pc gain
Earnings from services export rose 55.52 percent to $1.4 billion between July and September because of higher performance of the transport sector, according to
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BTRC to forge competition through ranking telcos, ISPs
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will rank telecom and internet service providers based on different evaluation methods, including customer surveys, inspections, audits and test
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ICT acclamation for Tech trailblazers
The changes in technology have paved the way for production to quadruple in just a couple of years and people, especially the younger generation,
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Startup Talk Chattogram engages students and young entrepreneurs through talks
A programme focusing on startups has been held in Chittagong for young entrepreneurs and students under the banner of Startup Talk Chattogram.
The event was
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Travel startups on attention grabbing feat
The second wave of internet-era travel companies has captured the attention of venture capitalists. In the last five years, travel companies have raised more
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BillDesk raises capital from Visa
Payments processor Visa Inc said on Friday it is taking a minority stake in Indian payment gateway BillDesk, as it seeks to grab a
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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2018
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is powered by Kauffman Foundation, the initiative is supported by dozens of world leaders and a network of more than
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SG-based crypto platform KuCoin secures $20M funding from IDG, Matrix Partners
Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform KuCoin on Wednesday announced that it has secured $20 million in equity funding from IDG Capital, Matrix Partners and Neo Global
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New businesses take toll on Uber’s earnings
Uber, which is expected to go public sometime next year, just released its Q3 2018 financial results. Uber’s net losses increased 32 percent quarter over
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