January 20, 2016
Software Testing Tool Developer QASymphonyRaises $5M
QASymphony, which makes software testing tools like qTest, has raised a $5 million Series B. The company, which has offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Ho Chi Minh City,…
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January 20, 2016
Meituan-Dianping, China’s Largest Group Deals Site, Closes Massive $3.3B Round At $18B Valuation
Meituan-Dianping, China’s largest group deals site, confirmed that it has closed a colossal $3.3 billion round at a valuation of $18 billion. The company claims that this is…
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Japan’s ChatWork Lands $12.5M To Grow Its Business Messaging App In The U.S.
ChatWork, a Japanese company that provides a business messaging service aimed at eliminating email and helping teams to work more efficiently, has raised $12.5 million in fresh funding…
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Storm Ventures Launches $10M Fund For Indian SaaS Startups
Earlier this week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced a set of initiatives, called Startup India, designed to help the country’s fledgling tech companies and their investors. One…
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Indus OS Raises $5M To Make Android Work For First-Time Smartphone Users In India
If you want proof that Android is the operating system of emerging markets, look no further than Indus OS. The company, formerly known as Firstouch, is tweaking the…
Read articleJanuary 12, 2016
Tokyo-based Sansan Scores $16.9M To Help Companies Wrangle Business Cards
Tokyo-based Sansan has raised a $16.9 million Series C to help companies store and manage information scanned from business cards. The funding, which brings Sansan’s total funding so…
Read articleJanuary 11, 2016
Xiaomi’s Sub-$150 Redmi 3 Gets A Full Metal Body And Much Larger Battery
Xiaomi has announced the Redmi 3, the latest version of its budget smartphone. The five-inch device, which sports a full metal body for the first time and a…
Read articleJanuary 8, 2016
MyMusicTaste, A Crowdsourcing Platform For Concerts, Raises $10M Series A
MyMusicTaste, a Seoul-based startup that gauges fan interest to help figure out where to plan concerts, plans to expand throughout Asia after landing a $10 million Series A…
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Samsung Continues Its Financial Recovery Despite Missing Analyst Expections
Samsung’s slow recovery appears to be continuing after the South Korean tech company release its financial projections for the final quarter of 2015, although its figures are below…
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Facebook’s Secret Chat SDK Lets Developers Build Messenger Bots
M won’t be the only artificial intelligence on Facebook Messenger. Facebook has given some developers access to an unannounced Chat SDK that allows them to build interactive experiences…
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