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Walmart readies another $2.5 billion investment in India’s e-commerce and payments Walmart is making another big bet on India’s booming digital economy The world’s largest retailer is injecting another $2.5 billion into its India business, as the company looks to accelerate its growth in the country’s burgeoning e-commerce and payments market. Walmart’s investment will come […]

FJ Labs, the early-stage venture firm founded by Fabrice Grinda and Jose Marin, has closed on $260 million across two new funds. The firm, which focuses on e-commerce and marketplace startups, has been one of the most active early-stage investors in recent years. It has backed companies like Udemy, Alibaba, OfferUp, and Compass. The new […]

Google spares three Area 120 R&D projects by Sarah Perez Google’s internal incubator, Area 120, is designed to let employees build their own products, in the hope that a few of them will eventually turn into real businesses within the company. Initially, all new Area 120 projects had an expiration date of 18 months, after […]

Getsafe expands to France starting with home insurance Getsafe, the digital insurance startup from Germany, is expanding to France. The company is starting off with home insurance and is planning to add more products in the future. Getsafe is a digital insurance startup that was founded in Germany in 2015. The company offers a variety […]

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Silicon Valley startup Welcome to the Jungle has raised $54 million in a Series C funding round, led by Index Ventures. Welcome to the Jungle is a Job platform that helps companies post job openings and find the best candidates for the role. The platform is […]

Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings Supernormal, a startup that provides an AI-powered tool to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings, has raised $10 million in a seed round of funding. The round was led by Accel, with participation from GV (formerly Google Ventures) and FirstMark Capital. Supernormal co-founder and CEO Jigar Mehta […]

Google spares three Area 120 R&D projects The search giant announces that three of its Area 120 experimental products will live on. Google has announced that three of its Area 120 experimental products will live on, despite the company shuttering the majority of its in-house incubator earlier this year. Area 120 was launched in 2016 […]

Google spares three Area 120 R&D projects , including team working on a ‘Gen Z consumer product’. March 11, 2020 Google has spared three of its Area 120 R&D projects, including a team working on a ‘Gen Z consumer product’, from the chopping block. The search giant had previously announced that it would be shutting […]

Google spares three Area 120 R&D projects, including team working on a ‘Gen Z consumer product’ By Bradly Shankar Earlier this year, it was reported that Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120, was working on three separate projects that were in danger of being shut down. Now, 9to5Google has heard from sources that the company has […]