Google establishes COVID-19 fund to offer work flexibility to employees against Coronavirus
Google's parent Alphabet Inc last week issued a memo offering work-from-home to employees in Washington. When Coronavirus cases jumped to 647 in the US...
Wajiha Wahab
Ex-Journalist at LAFFAZ, Delhiite by birth, Wajiha possesses a keen interest in reading about startups, accumulating information and presenting the same to the audience impressively.
India’s OTT behemoth Hotstar joins forces with Disney to offer Disney Plus content in India
India's OTT giant Hotstar owned by Star Network from today (11 March 2020) started streaming Disney Plus content...
Koovs – India’s fashion e-commerce player lays off 50 percent employees
Koovs has derailed 140 employees which is about of half of its employee base, as reported by a number of publications last week.
Saudi Arabia launches ‘Instant Visa’ for entrepreneurs through Qiwa portal
The ministry of Human Resources and Social Development on Monday introduced a scheme that will facilitate support to new businesses and entrepreneurs.
Leap Finance scoops $5.5 Mn in seed from Sequoia
Bengaluru, India-based Leap Finance, a fintech startup that offers loans to students, on Tuesday raised $5.5 in a seed funding round led by Sequoia.
Aanaab – KSA’s edtech startup raises $1.5 Mn seed funding from Wamda and Nour Nouf
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia-based edtech startup Aanaab on Tuesday raised $1.5 million in a seed funding for expansion in new markets from Wamda and Nour Nouf...
Online car retailer Spinny raises $43.7 Mn from Infosys’ chairman
Gurugram, India-based online used car retailer Spinny yesterday raised $43.7 million in a Series B round led by Fundamentum Partnership
Atraxn Partners invests in youth-focused Hostel chain ‘GoStops’
Atraxn Partners, owned by the founders of Wheebox today announced that it has invested in the Delhi-based full-stack youth hostel company goStops.
LetsTransport – Bengaluru-based logistics startup acquihires Pixlcoders
Bengaluru-based tech logistics startup LetsTransport on Friday acquihired Pixlcoders, a web and mobile development startup from Bengaluru.
Hasura – Bengaluru-based developer tools startup raises $9.9 Mn from Vertex Ventures US
The Bengaluru-based developer tools startup Hasura on Wednesday raised $9.9 million funding in a Series A round led by Vertex Ventures US.
Josh Talks raises $1.5 Mn from New York’s MDIF fund
The Gurugram, India-based media platform JoshTalks on Wednesday raised $1.5 million in a Pre-Series A funding round from New York-based MDIF.
Mrayti – Jordan-based beauty tech startup expands to Egypt
Mrayti, Amman-based beauty services platform yesterday made the announcement of the commencement of their operations in Egypt