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Korean hotel platform Yanolja raises $180M at a valuation of over $1B – TechCrunch

The travel tech industry has got another unicorn. Following the likes of Airbnb, OYO, Traveloka and Klook, Korea’s Yanolja said…

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Will the real unicorns please stand up? – TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a newsletter published every Saturday that dives into the week’s noteworthy venture capital…

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charting the era of the unicorn IPO – TechCrunch

Joanna Glasner Contributor More posts by this contributor From lab-grown meat to fermented fungus, here’s what corporate food VCs are…

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Trendy luggage brand Away packs on $100M, rolls past $1.4B valuation – TechCrunch

Away‘s new lofty valuation proves how far you can get with excellent branding. The direct-to-consumer seller of Instagrammable luggage has…

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Luxury consignment e-tailer The RealReal to enter the unicorn club with new funding – TechCrunch

The RealReal, an online retailer for authenticated luxury consignment, has authorized the sale of up to $70 million in new…

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Naspers-owned PayU doubles down on India with $70M deal to buy Wibmo – TechCrunch

PayU, the Naspers-owned payments company that competes with the likes of PayPal but focuses mainly on emerging markets, has made…

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Jumia files for IPO, OneFi acquires Amplify, FlexClub expands in Mexico – TechCrunch

Less than a decade ago IPOs, acquisitions, and global expansion by African startups were more possibility than reality. March saw…

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Crypto exchange Liquid says it is now valued at over $1 billion following new investment – TechCrunch

Crypto has a new unicorn after exchange Liquid announced today it has raised capital from investors at a valuation of…

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Lyft is public — what does that mean for other IPO-ready unicorns? – TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Sure, we just…

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A much-needed unicorn IPO update – TechCrunch

As I’m sure everyone reading this knows, female-founded businesses receive just over 2 percent of venture capital on an annual…