Wal-Mart is in the process of fixing the issues due to which it had to cut its ties with the logistics firm. In a significant development that marks a setback against Wal-Mart’s efforts to fight Amazon.com in the groceries segment, logistics firm Deliv and Walmart Inc have discontinued their same-day grocery delivery partnership. In 2018,…
The funding round saw the Alibaba Group making an undisclosed strategic investment in the startup. Optibus, a U.S.-Israeli mobility technology company stated, it has secured $40 million in a private funding round that was led by Insight Venture Partners and which saw a strategic investment from the Alibaba Group. Its existing investors, including Sir Ronald…
Tokopedia has garnered $1.1 billion from its latest funding round wherein it was valued at $7 billion. Tokopedia, an Indonesian e-commerce company, stated it has secured $1.1 billion from its latest funding round which was led by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp and China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. This investment follows a similar trend from last…
Grab is expected to close the deal within the next few days, although there is however no certainty to to this. On Monday, the Economic Times, has reported citing two sources briefed on the matter at hand, ride hailing firm Grab is in advanced talks to invest $100 million in Oyo, an Indian hotel-reservations startup.…
Tiger Global Management hedge fund led the funding round along with existing investors Coatue Management and Valiant Capital. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, Grocery delivery startup Instacart has raised an extra $271 million in its latest funding round to $871 million with U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global Management leading the…
The funding round saw Netskope’s valuation top more than $1 billion. The cloud-security firm will utilize the funds to expand its R&D, sales and data centers. Netskope, a cloud-security firm, said it has raised $169 million in its latest fundraiser which valued it at more than $1 billion. Netskope will channelize the funds to expand…
The partnership will extend Coronet’s expertise to millions of Dropbox users. Israeli cybersecurity firm Coronet has stated, it has entered into a partnership with Dropbox. The move brings millions of users within Coronet’s ambit of protection from possible hacker attacks. The partnership will see Coronet’s own security features merge with Dropbox’s own security settings, both…
This new service deepens Instacart’s relationship with existing partnerships including Germany’s Aldi. Groceries delivery startup Instacart stated it is in the process of launching a new service, Instacart Pickup, across the United States; the service will enable customers to order groceries and choose either delivery or store pickup options. The nation-wide rollout of the new…
The funds from its latest funding round will be used to double its existing workforce. On Wednesday, British app-only bank Monzo disclosed that its backers now value it at $1.3 billion (1 billion pounds) thus giving it a unicorn status. The increase in valuation comes after Monzo raised 85 million pounds in its latest funding…
In just 6 years, Grab has managed to attract $6 billion in funding. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, SoftBank Group Corp is nearing a deal to invest nearly $500 million in Grab. The potential deal is part of a nearly $1 billion funding that Grab aims to tap in its latest…
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