Shiprocket’s Acquisition Of Wigzo Spells A New Frontier In E-Commerce Technology
Walking into a retail store to shop for your needs is slowly and steadily becoming a thing of the past. Today, consumers can sit in the comfort of their homes…
Why Are Traditional Businesses Embracing NFTs?
Having captured the public imagination last year – and selected as Collins Dictionary’s 2021 word of the year no less – non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been taking the global market…
Digital Media Update (Apr 16 – Apr 24)
Marketing In Asia brings to you a weekly curated round-up of important digital marketing updates. Weekly Digital marketing updatesYouTube Expands Shorts To More Surfaces On Mobile & DesktopYouTube begins displaying…
These 5 Deep Tech Startups Have Become Hot Targets For Investors
About 18 percent of all startups in India are into deep tech such as AI (artificial intelligence), ML (machine learning), IoT (Internet of Things) AR/VR (augmented reality/virtual reality), Blockchain and…
HRtech Platform Oyster Becomes A Unicorn; Raises €137.7M From Salesforce, LinkedIn, Others
London and California-based Oyster, an HRtech platform designed for globally distributed companies, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $150M (approximately €137.76M) in its Series C round of funding. With a…
Morgan Owner Investindustrial Invests €120M In Croatia’s Rimac To Drive EV Adoption And Technology Development
Investindustrial, owner of Morgan Motor Company, has invested €120M in the maker of performance electric vehicles, Rimac. The Italian investment firm is joining Porsche, Hyundai, and Kia on the cap…
Last-mile Delivery Firm Instabox Becomes Sweden’s Latest Unicorn, Secures €174.5M
Instabox, a company that claims to transform last-mile deliveries for e-commerce, announced that it has raised a $190M (approximately €174.5M) growth equity round at a valuation of over $1B. The…
Best AI Tools For Digital Marketing
The use of AI tools in marketing is on the rise. AI tools are also used to generate leads and build customer profiles. They are also used to analyze the…
Booking Site Trivago Whacked With $44.7 Million Fine Over Misleading Consumers About Cheap Hotel Rates
Hotel comparison site Trivago has been hit with $44.7 million in penalties by the Federal Court, misleading representations about hotel room rates on its website and in television advertising, in proceedings…
Fintech Startup For The Next Billion – True Balance, Expands Leadership Team
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) authorised Prepaid Payment Instruments provider and fintech start-up True Balance recently announced multiple senior appointments as the company continues to serve the unbanked and underbanked…
Asticom Celebrates 7 Years Of Helping Businesses Achieve Greater Efficiency
Asticom Technology Inc. has reached another milestone as it celebrates its 7th anniversary in the shared services industry this year, helping various companies achieve more efficient operations. Launched in March 2015…
Sydney ‘Smart Bin’ Startup Charopy Ramps Upto Stop Recycling Ending Up As Waste
It started out as a simple idea that, on paper at least, seemed easy to execute: put recyclables into special bins to reduce landfill.But humans being human has turned recycling…
Alphabet-Owned Intrinsic Is Acquiring Fellow Robotic Software Firm Vicarious
Alphabet X-birthed Intrinsic made its big debut last September. The subsidiary looks to buck its parent company’s somewhat spotty robotics record with a software-first approach. Specifically, the company is looking…
How 75F, With Its Predictive Solutions Is Changing The Building Management Landscape In India
The Founder and CEO of 75F, Deepinder Singh lived in Minnesota, which is famous for its chilly air. That air was responsible for the genesis of the 75F concept. When…
The Taste of Health: How Strawfit Is Getting Children Everywhere To Love Milk
As food lovers, Rajat and Shashank were always keen to make a mark in the food industry in some big way. Research revealed that there hadn’t been any innovation in…
