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Over the next three years, WHJ aims to reach one in three kids in the world and create 100,000 teaching jobs from the current 11,000. Q&AWe are using learnings from the crisis to make the company stronger: Q&A with Karan Bajaj of WhiteHatJr8 mins read
GrowFix launched its first asset in December 2020–a pool of gold-backed loans where retail investors could invest in and get an 11 % fixed interest rate. NewsDebt asset platform GrowFix raises seed fund from Zerodha, Better Capital2 mins read
In the second half of last year, India banned over 250 Chinese apps including TikTok, Vigo, Likee, and PubG citing cybersecurity concerns. NewsTikTok and others mull over taking Indian government to court over the ban on Chinese apps3 mins read
Picus will invest up to USD 75 million in Asia’s early-stage tech startups. Q&AGerman investment firm Picus Capital to focus on Asia in 2021: Q&A with Oliver Heinrich4 mins read
This comes barely a month after the ten-year-old firm announced closing a USD 660 million round at USD 3.9 billion valuation. NewsZomato eyes USD 500 million in pre-IPO funding round3 mins read
WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy revealed it had been sharing user data with Facebook all along. InsightsWhatsApp tip-toes privacy policy in India as Facebook pushes its new hosting service8 mins read
From the new fund, the VC firm plans to invest in 15-20 consumer brands. NewsConsumer brand focused VC Fireside Ventures closes its second fund at USD 118 million3 mins read
Fashinza is expanding the network of manufacturers globally and is working with leading brands across 10 countries. NewsAccel and Elevation Capital co-lead a seed round in India’s apparel B2B marketplace Fashinza2 mins read