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Startups Weekly: Uber’s headline-grabbing week and sextech at SXSW

sudshr47 March 16, 2019 Startups

In this week’s newsletter: The college admissions scandal engulfs TPG, Accel raises $2.5B for three funds and investing app Stash brings in $65M.

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

sudshr47 October 31, 2018

Global investment giant KKR is warming up to Southeast Asia after it made a third high-profile investment. The firm — which has nearly $150 billion in assets under management — has cut a SG$200 million (US$144 million) check for PropertyGuru, the region’s largest property listings group. Founded in 2006, PropertyGuru operates rental and sale listing sites in […]

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Local venture capital fund formation is on the rise in Africa, led by Nigeria

sudshr47 October 23, 2018

Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor E-moto startup Alta Motors reportedly powers down African financial technology startups move beyond payment services Africa’s VC landscape is becoming more African with an increasing number of investment funds […]

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Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global is teaming up with Zenefits

sudshr47 October 18, 2018 Startups

Thrive has partnered with Zenefits to expand the reach of its wellness content.

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

sudshr47 August 9, 2018

Investors definitely aren’t stoked by the deafening silence coming from Tesla after its chief executive announced in a tweet that he plans to drop a fat sack of cash on public shareholders in a bid to take the company private. Tesla’s shares have tumbled from their post-tweet highs as investors are now left with the embers […]

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

sudshr47 January 19, 2018

Private equity and media giants from the U.S. are starting to pay attention to Africa’s burgeoning online media and culture scene. TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity investment arm of private equity giant TPG, and Evolution Media, the investment and advisory services firm created by Creative Artists Agency and TPG, have acquired a majority stake in the South African… Read More