Hospitality startup Airbnb has increased its service arm to Los Angeles through a partnership with Homejoy and Handybook, reported TechCrunch.
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Zesty bags additional $2M in seed funding to expand healthcare appointment platform beyond London
London, UK-based healthcare appointment platform Zesty bagged an additional $2 million in its seed funding round from TA Ventures and ABRT Fund to expand its services beyond London.
American startup Fundbox nabs $17.5M in funding to help small businesses clear invoices within a day
San Francisco, California-based startup Fundbox emerged from stealth mode and nabbed $17.5 million in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures to help small and medium-sized enterprises get access to cash to clear their invoices within a day.
San Francisco cloud service marketplace AppDirect nabs $35M in Series C funding
San Francisco, US-based cloud service marketplace AppDirect nabbed $35 million in its third funding round led by Mithril Capital Management to fuel its growth campaign.
$7 Billion in Total Corporate Funding for Solar in Q1, Reports Mercom Capital Group
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Apr 8, 2014) - Mercom Capital Group, llc, a clean energy communications and research firm, released its funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report for the solar sector in Q1 2014.
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Digital startups had been suffering the crippling effects of the social media outlets ban in Turkey, reported Venture Beat.
The merger between Holcim and Lafarge was expected to establish the biggest cement company in the world, reported Ventures Africa.
Massachusetts, US-based software professional training tool provider PluralSight purchased Oklahoma City-based creative software training services Digital-Tutors in a deal valued at $45 million to increase its educational content.
Quora has announced taking a bigger step into expanding its business similar offering services similar to that of Wikipedia's, reported Venture Beat.
According to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, the selloff of technology shares caused the wealthiest men in Silicon Valley to lose USD11.5 billion.
Tel Aviv, Israel-based mobile gallery startup Flayvr grabbed $2 million in seed funding from institutional and angel investors to help smartphone users organize their gallery photos for easy viewing and sharing.
Small businesses can now apply for fast-approved business loans following the announcement of Kabbage which has taken in USD270 million more on its credit facility, reported Venture Beat.
Risanamento has announced on Wednesday that the company would sell eight of its properties in France to Chelsfield and The Olayan Group while company shareholder Luigi Zunino was offered one property, reported Reuters.
State Bank of India has announced raising USD750 million to USD1 billion worth of overseas investments through bond sales, reported ET.
