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Brava, a smart oven maker with big names attached, just sold to an industrial equipment company – TechCrunch

Brava had a lot of things working in its favor as startups go. It was founded in 2015 by serial…

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Zipline’s new $190 million funding means it’s the newest billion dollar contender in the game of drones – TechCrunch

With a valuation of over $1 billion and $190 million in new financing, Zipline has become the latest contender to…

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Uber’s headline-grabbing week and sextech at SXSW – TechCrunch

I spent the week at SXSW, Austin’s really, really huge technology, music, comedy and film festival. It’s my first year…

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KKR’s latest Southeast Asia bet is a $144M investment in PropertyGuru – TechCrunch

Global investment giant KKR is warming up to Southeast Asia after it made a third high-profile investment. The firm —…

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With no white knight in sight, Tesla shares plummet from Musk’s tweet-related highs – TechCrunch

Investors definitely aren’t stoked by the deafening silence coming from Tesla after its chief executive announced in a tweet that he…

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TPG Growth and CAA’s investment firm Evolution Media buy into Africa’s music business

Private equity and media giants from the U.S. yare starting to pay attention to Africa’s burgeoning music scene. TPG Growth,…

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Expect more deals as Singtel introduces Singapore’s first unlimited mobile plans

Photo credit: Terence Lee. Singtel today launched Singapore’s first mobile plans featuring unlimited local data, phone calls, and text and…

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Chat app Kakao raises $437M for its Korean ride-hailing service

Korea’s Kakao, the country’s top mobile messenger company with some 50 million monthly users, has continued to diversify its business with…

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Despite recent controversy, Tanium announces a $100 million secondary sale

Tanium hasn’t had the best year, but a new stock sale is telegraphing that while the company may be down, it’s far from out….