startups

Startup or start up is a company or project initiated by an entrepreneur to seek, effectively develop, and validate a scalable business model. Hence, the concepts of startups and entrepreneurship are similar.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

India’s Oyo Hotel Startup to Target $9B Valuation in IPO
India’s Oyo Hotel Startup to Target $9B Valuation in IPO
January 19, 2022  |  Startups

Indian startup Oyo Rooms is going public, seeking a $9 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. The SoftBank Group Corp.-backed hotelier is expected to...

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Indian FinTech LegalPay Creates Healthcare Fund for Retail Investors
Indian FinTech LegalPay Creates Healthcare Fund for Retail Investors
January 18, 2022  |  Startups

FinTech startup LegalPay has rolled out an interim finance healthcare-focused fund for retail investors, the Economic Times reported Tuesday (Jan. 18). The fund will be...

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Zimbabwe’s AgriTech Startup Cholsas Aims to Connect Farmers, Markets and Suppliers
Zimbabwe’s AgriTech Startup Cholsas Aims to Connect Farmers, Markets and Suppliers
January 17, 2022  |  Startups

Cholsas, an agriculture B2B eCommerce market, intends to bridge the divide between various factors of the farming industry, according to a TechZim report Monday (Jan....

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Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later Raises $12M, Eyes More African Markets
Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later Raises $12M, Eyes More African Markets
January 13, 2022  |  Investments

Lipa Later, the buy now pay later (BNPL) company operating in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Nigeria, has raised $12 million from a group of investors,...

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Aussie FinTech Startup Airwallex Rolls Out Payments Services in Singapore
Aussie FinTech Startup Airwallex Rolls Out Payments Services in Singapore
January 13, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

FinTech platform Airwallex is officially introducing payment services in Singapore after being granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore...

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Global Startups Raised $621B in 2021
Global Startups Raised $621B in 2021
January 12, 2022  |  Startups

Investors doled out about $621 billion to startup companies around the world looking to get themselves on solid financial ground, more than doubling the record...

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Refyne Secures $82M for Its Earned Wage Access Platform
Refyne Secures $82M for Its Earned Wage Access Platform
January 12, 2022  |  Investments

Earned wage access platform Refyne has raised $82 million in a Series B funding round, which it will use to develop products, hire additional staff...

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Fashion Startup by Russell Wilson and Ciara Seeking up to $50M in Series A Funding
Fashion Startup by Russell Wilson and Ciara Seeking up to $50M in Series A Funding
January 11, 2022  |  Retail

The House of LR&C, a Seattle-based fashion startup started by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and singer Ciara, will seek between $20 million and $50...

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Digital Payments Startup Pine Labs Files for $500M IPO at Valuation as High as $7B
Digital Payments Startup Pine Labs Files for $500M IPO at Valuation as High as $7B
January 10, 2022  |  IPO

Digital payments startup Pine Labs filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise roughly $500 million...

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