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wOS has announced that it raised US$1.2 million in a round led by Noemis Ventures, a New York fund, and ...

London-based startup Perlego raises $50 million to expand its business

Perlego, which has been applying that concept to academic textbooks, has picked up $50 million to expand its business after ...

Staffbase Raises $115M in funding, a Series E that catapults the company’s valuation to $1.1 billion

Staffbase, which helps internal teams craft, send out, and measure the impact of their communications with their organizations, has raised ...

Cheqroom Raises $15 million in a Series A funding round

Gent-based Cheqroom has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round that will see the company expand operations in the U.S. ...

ChannelEngine, Dutch online marketplace integration platform Raises $50 million

Dutch online marketplace integration platform ChannelEngine has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round. The company's service taps into the ...

Doctolib, a Paris-based platform for the healthcare Raises €500 million

Paris-based platform for the healthcare industry Doctolib has raised €500 million in equity and debt funding, now giving the company a valuation ...

JD Logistics to buy rival Deppon for $1.4 billion

JD Logistics, a Hong Kong-listed logistics arm of the e-commerce giant JD, has entered an agreement to buy a 67% ...

Tencent reported to be cutting 20% of its workforce

Chinese tech giant Tencent is reportedly laying off around 20% of its staff, joining a lengthy list of tech firms ...

Alibaba affiliate Ant sells stake in tech news site 36Kr as fintech giant enters final straight of restructuring

Ant Group, the fintech group affiliated with Alibaba Group Holding, has sold its entire stake in a Chinese tech news ...

China sees boom in businesses offering to end smartphone addiction

On Douban, a Chinese social networking website, there is a group named “Away from the screen,” which was formed in ...

EthSign has raised $12 million in stable coin, led by Sequoia Capital India and Mirana Ventures.