by admin | Dec 23, 2020 | News
When we examine any year in enterprise M&A, it’s tempting to highlight the biggest, gaudiest deals — and there were plenty of those in 2020. I’ve written about 34 acquisitions so far this year. Of those, 15 were worth $1 billion or more, 12 were small enough to...
by admin | Dec 23, 2020 | News
Ahead of the turning of the New Year, many people are wishing they could do something about the environment. Now, a UK startup hopes to make our environmental impact more personal. Yayzy has now launched an iOS app (but Android is coming) which literally links to your...
by admin | Dec 23, 2020 | News
ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, is entering the health industry as it seeks to diversify a business dependent on advertising and livestreaming sales. The company, which prides itself on content algorithms, has started seeking talent in AI drug discovery...
by admin | Dec 23, 2020 | News
Instant messaging app Telegram is “approaching” 500 million users and plans to start generating revenue starting next year to keep the business operational, its founder Pavel Durov said on Wednesday. Durov said he has personally bankrolled the seven-year-old business...
by admin | Dec 23, 2020 | News
You’ve heard of challenger banks? Now meet the challenger energy suppliers. The UK’s Octopus Energy has attained a $2.06 billion valuation (£1.5 billion) after attracting a $200 million (£150 million) investment from Tokyo Gas for a 9.7% stake, in order to launch a...
by admin | Dec 23, 2020 | News
Lalamove will extend its network to cover more small Chinese cities after raising $515 million in Series E funding, the on-demand logistics company announced on its site. The round was led by Sequoia Capital China, with participation from Hillhouse Capital and Shunwei...
