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PE/VC investments hit record high of $7 billion in March: Report

Live Mint 25 Apr 2019

March 2018 had witnessed PE/VC investments of $3 billion ... With large global buyouts, sovereign and pension funds becoming more active investors in the Indian PE/VC sector, there is increasing interest in yield-generating assets (roads, pipelines, telecom infrastructure and commercial real estate)....

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Will The Raising Institutional Investment Bring Back Glory Days For Cryptos?

CoinGape 25 Apr 2019

Finally, the patience seems to be running off as the leading institutions including hedge funds have suddenly raked by their exposure to cryptos nearly doubling it over past months ... Crypto Fund Research ... Crypto Fund Research ... Existing tech/FinTech VC firms are expanding investments into blockchain startups and launching their own blockchain funds....

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VC Commends NITDA for Establishing Virtual Library in UNIJOS

This Day 25 Apr 2019

The Virtual Library Intention is funded by the 2016 TETFund Disaster Recovery Support. The post VC Commends NITDA for Establishing Virtual Library in UNIJOS appeared first on THISDAYLIVE....

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A new fee-less stockbroker is crowdfunding fresh cash in a bid to challenge Robinhood

Business Insider 25 Apr 2019

It's Freetrade's fourth funding round to-date with no private equity or VC money involved — all of its financing is crowdfunded ... Further down the line it will be some time before Freetrade catches up with Robinhood which has a valuation of $5.6 billion after a massive funding round last year....

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Samsung Ploughs $2.9 Million into Crypto Hardware Wallet Giant Ledger

Cryptocoin News 25 Apr 2019

Last year, Ledger raised $75 million led by billionaire Tim Draper, Boost VC, and Draper Esprit. At the time, Ledger said that the funding round was “oversubscribed” and that it was the biggest Series B round in 2018. The Series B funding round was secured by the company to improve its operations in hardware manufacturing and retail investor support....

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Blockfi Launches High-Interest Crypto Lending Program in India

Bitcoin 25 Apr 2019

The 2% rate was introduced on April 1 due to “unanticipated demand from businesses like crypto hedge funds and VC firms,” the company detailed at the time ... “We use the borrowed funds to provide margin to our Dcxmargin users,” Coindcx explained, noting that while ......

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Why the shared economy is here to stay

Your Story 25 Apr 2019

We are living in an era where almost everything, from cars, motorbikes, clothes, and accessories to homes, furniture, and even office spaces, can be shared for consumption ... Meanwhile, some models manage to expand their reach with VC cash and angel funds towards a larger consumer base and commercial market share without generating profits ... ....

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Why Ola-backed Vogo believes short-term rentals can change India’s bike usage habit

Yahoo Daily News 25 Apr 2019

Anand Ayyadurai, Co-founder of bike-rental startup Vogo, wants to break up the love affair between Indians and their two-wheelers ... Indians bought a whopping two crore new two-wheelers in 2018 alone ... This is where VC funding and the backing from Ola come into play ... Further, the fund-raise also allowed Vogo’s offerings to be available on the Ola app ... ....

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Bitcoin [BTC]: Japanese Billionaire from SoftBank Lost $130 Millions in the Bitcoin Frenzy

CoinGape 24 Apr 2019

According to reports, Son has earlier invested in many other investments arena and consequently, with his experience, he has launched the world’s biggest VC fund ... SoftBank is one among the largest VC firm in the world which has a total net asset of over $190 billion – ......

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CZ’s Kumbaya Moment with Ethereum Proves Crypto Has Turned a Corner

Cryptocoin News 24 Apr 2019

By CCN. These are heady times for Binance Coin (BNB), the in-house cryptocurrency launched by the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance ... Is BNB the new #BTC? #bitcoin #crypto ... BNB is currently the No ... Source ... Binance has also launched Binance Singapore, a fiat-BTC exchange with investment from a Singaporean sovereign fund-backed VC firm ... ....

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Mattio Communications Announces Close of Seed Investment To Expand Cannabis Marketing Footprint

Forbes 23 Apr 2019

Top VC’s invested in Mattio Communications to solve the cannabis marketing conundrum. VC Titan Alan Patricof of Greycroft and large cannabis fund Phyto Partners have led the round ... ....

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Financial institutions' investments in crypto firms are on pace for a record year

Business Insider 23 Apr 2019

So far this year, crypto and blockchain startups have secured $850 million across 13 deals in VC funding, including funds from corporates, per PitchBook data ... Meanwhile, just last week, blockchain-based compliance startup Chainalysis secured $6 million in funding from Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ and VC firm Sozo Ventures....

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BCCL’s Vineet Jain books a ride in bus pooling startup Shuttl

Financial Express 23 Apr 2019

Shuttl raised Rs 41 crore from�BCCL's Vineet Jain along with data analytics company Mu Sigma's former CEO Ambiga Subramaniam, the US-based fund Proof.vc. and others ... ....