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Business trip platform TravelPerk buys YC-backed rival NexTravel

Barcelona-based TravelPerk has scooped up US-based rival NexTravel as the pandemic drives consolidation in one of the sector’s hardest hit by COVID-19. It’s not disclosing how much it’s shelling out…

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App stores saw record 218 billion downloads in 2020, consumer spend of $143 billion

Mobile adoption continued to grow in 2020, in part due to the market forces of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to App Annie’s annual “State of Mobile” industry report, mobile app…

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Amazon makes education push in India with JEE preparation app

Amazon on Wednesday launched Amazon Academy, a service that will aim to help students in India prepare for entry into the nation’s prestigious engineering colleges. The American firm is the…

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Relog Media announces flagship teams for 2021 tournaments

Ahead of Relog Media’s SnowSweetSnow CS:GO event, the tournament organiser has announced its ‘flagship teams’ which will compete in the firm’s competitions throughout 2021. In total 35 organisations have signed…

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Women in Esports joins forces with Rix.GG for VALORANT tournament

Women in Esports, an initiative created by not-for-profit organisation the British Esports Association, has joined forces with UK-based esports organisation Rix.GG. The collaboration will see the two parties host a female-only VALORANT tournament titled…

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Lidl enters esports through SK Gaming partnership

German esports organisation SK Gaming has welcomed international supermarket chain Lidl as its fresh food partner. Photo credit: SK Gaming RELATED: SK Gaming manufactures partnership with AMD Lidl, which will…

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LAUNCHub Ventures heading towards a $85M fund for South Eastern European startups

LAUNCHub Ventures, an early-stage European VC which concentrates mainly on Central Eastern (CEE) and South-Eastern Europe (SEE), has completed the first closing of its new fund at €44 million ($53.5M),…

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Two ex-Sequoia VCs: the most ‘compelling emerging market’ may be America, outside of Silicon Valley

Roughly eight years ago, investors Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen left Silicon Valley to open a venture firm, Drive Capital, in Columbus, Ohio. It wasn’t an easy decision. Leaving California…

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Despite PR storm, Pinduoduo stock and downloads stay robust

Pinduoduo, a rapidly growing Chinese e-commerce company, is weathering its PR storm after the death of an employee sparked criticism against the firm’s grueling working hours. The employee, 21 years…

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Checkout.com raises $450 million and reaches $15 billion valuation

Payments company Checkout.com is raising once again. The company has closed a $450 million Series C round with Tiger Global Management leading the round — Greenoaks Capital and all existing…

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