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

Lull Hits B2B FinTech Venture Capital Funding
Lull Hits B2B FinTech Venture Capital Funding
March 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

A lull in venture capital funding has only a few B2B FinTechs this week securing new investment rounds. Even so, funds continue to fill their...

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Grab Creates Accelerator For Vietnam Startups
Grab Creates Accelerator For Vietnam Startups
February 27, 2020  |  Startups

Singapore-based app Grab has launched an accelerator program for startups in Vietnam, according to a report by Deal Street Asia. The initiative, called Grab Ventures...

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French FinTech Closes $4M For New Neobank
French FinTech Closes $4M For New Neobank
February 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

FinTech startup EasyEuro — based in both Paris, France and Shenzhen, China — has closed a $4 million pre-funding deal to launch a Neobank (a...

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Indonesia’s Gojek Buys Minority Stake In Blue Bird Taxi App
Indonesia’s Gojek Buys Minority Stake In Blue Bird Taxi App
February 17, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Indonesian delivery app Gojek has finalized its $30 million deal for a minority stake in the app-based taxicab startup Blue Bird, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Feb....

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Facebook Teams With Surge For India VC Brand Incubator
Facebook Teams With Surge For India VC Brand Incubator
February 14, 2020  |  Startups

Facebook has connected with Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator initiative to roll out the fourth version of the VC Brand Incubator program in India, Deal...

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Nigerian Regulators Have Restricted Well-Funded Moto Taxi Cos
Nigerian Regulators Have Restricted Well-Funded Moto Taxi Cos
February 12, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Three startups that have invested millions in ride-hailing motorcycle taxis in the African country of Nigeria are left with wheels spinning after regulatory changes restricted...

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Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet
Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet
February 10, 2020  |  Investments

eCommerce giant Alibaba  — China’s largest tech firm — was among other Chinese investors that skipped past the U.S. in 2019, The Financial Times (FT)...

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Saudi VC Firm Hires Google Exec To Grow Tech Unicorns
Saudi VC Firm Hires Google Exec To Grow Tech Unicorns
February 09, 2020  |  Investments

Saudi Arabia’s STV, one of the country’s largest venture capital firms, has enlisted the help of a Google employee, Ivan Jakovljevic, with the hope of boosting...

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Blockchain-Powered B2B FinTech Roars Back With VCs
Blockchain-Powered B2B FinTech Roars Back With VCs
February 07, 2020  |  B2B Payments

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a...

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