• Non-bank lender Sugmya Finance raises $3 million in funding from existing investors

    Sugmya Finance, a Delhi-based non-banking financial company (NBFC), has raised $3 million in a funding round led by its existing investors.The company's existing backers include Angelbay, an angel investment network, Kaptable Holdings Private Limited, PolicyBazaar cofounders Alok Bansal, Yashish Dahiya, and Manoj Sharma; Rajesh Singh, managing director of Deltacoin Financial Services; Naveen Kukreja, CEO of PaisaBazaar; Shantanu Jain, managing director of JP Morgan Chase in Singapore; Ujjwal...

  • Blockchain payments startup Zone raises $8.5m in first funding as a standalone business

    Zone, a Nigerian blockchain startup that helps banks and fintechs process

  • p2p lenders liquid funds: P2P lenders to stop ‘liquid funds’ as RBI peers into business

    In a concerted attempt at self-regulation, a grouping of the country’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms has asked its members — including Liquiloans, Lendbox and Faircent — to stop offering instant withdrawal products to customers after March 31, people aware of the move said.Following the industry-level decision, Matrix Partners-backed Liquiloans has written to its business partners informing them it would pause the liquid scheme option for all new lenders.Liquiloans’ decision comes into...

  • New Summit is raising a new $100 million fund to back climate tech and underrepresented fund managers

    The size of the new fund suggests that it is bullish that it can convince LPs to open their wallets based its impact-focused approach. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • sprih funding: Climate tech startup Sprih raises $3 million in funding round led by Leo Capital

    Carbon emission management platform Sprih has raised $3 million in a funding round led by early-stage venture capital firm Leo Capital. The company said that the funds will be used for expanding globally on the sales front, acquiring talent for developing artificial intelligence (AI) models focusing on climate issues and expanding the network of partners. “We are trying to bring all the climate data in one place and for that, we are going to keep investing in research and product development,”...

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    Abu Dhabi’s wealth fund ADIA eyes Western investors' stakes in Hong Kong PAG's funds - report

    An Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund is looking to snap up at a discount Western investors' stakes in funds managed by Hong Kong-based PAG, the London-based Financial Times reported on Tuesday. PAG operates as an alternative investment firm managing more than $55 billion. Its investors include state pension schemes in California, Texas, Florida and Iowa as well as investment funds in Canada, Australia and across Europe. The Blackstone Group acquired a minority stake in 2018. The move from the Abu...

  • Attracting and retaining customers for your business

    Attracting and retaining customers is essential for the long-term success and growth of any business. By implementing effective strategies to attract new customers and keep existing ones coming back, you can build a loyal customer base and drive sustainable revenue growth. In this blog, we’ll explore five key strategies to help you attract and retain […]

  • Vietnam remains attractive destination for foreign investors

    Vietnam's economic strength is reflected in controlled macroeconomic indicators and the country has increasingly affirmed and strengthened its important role in the supply chain diversification strategy of multinational corporations. 2024 will be the year for foreign investors to seize opportunities and implement high-tech foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Vietnam.

  • This furniture flipper turned a pandemic hobby into a small business

    Latoyia Smith started by painting secondhand desks for remote students. Then their parents wanted her to beautify their own furniture.

  • Pandemic Accord Talks At Loggerheads As Time Ticks Away

    The final round of talks on a landmark pandemic accord faces a frantic last push this week, with countries still pulling in different directions on how to handle future global health crises.

  • US raises millions-worth funds for plans against Cuba

    Havana, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) United States authorities approved an additional sum of more than 50 million dollars for subversive actions against Cuba, with emphasis on media manipulation campaigns, Cubadebate’s website reported on Sunday. The post US raises millions-worth funds for plans against Cuba first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Northern Ireland tech firms attract record funding

    Tech companies in Northern Ireland received investment totalling £143m in 2023 – the highest ever level – according to new data. Research from Catalyst, a non-profit science and tech hub, found that Northern Ireland tech funding grew by less than 3% compared to the £139m raised in 2022. While the growth rate for Northern Ireland tech […]