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Read more about Cuemath eyes 30 new markets in FY22; another funding round likely this year on Business Standard. Online math learning platform Cuemath looks to venture in 30 new markets, and is keen to go for another, bigger round of funding later this year to support its expansion according to its founder.
Fintech lender Aye Finance appoints Mayank Thatte as CFO SECTIONS Share Synopsis Mayank Thatte’s last assignment was as CFO at Electronica Finance, and he has over 19 years of experience working with leading organisations in the BFSI space - Tata Motors Finance, Tata Capital, ICICI Bank, among others. Agencies Aye Finance - a fintech lender servicing the credit needs of the micro-enterprise segment has brought on board Mayank Thatte as its chief financial officer. Thatte’s last assignment was as CFO at Electronica Finance, and he has over 19 years of experience working with leading org...
Dcode Capital/Accel Partners Cybersecurity investing hit an all-time high in 2020 with over $7.8 billion of checks written. Investors are focusing on angel, seed, and early-stage rounds, aiming to get in on the ground floor. Insider asked five plugged-in investors about key trends and their top startups in the sector. The cybersecurity market is booming like few other sectors of investing. Venture capitalists poured more than $7.8 billion into the cybersecurity industry globally in 2020, setting a new record. PitchBook, the startup analyst company, estimated th...
How Duolingo became fluent in monetization Duolingo EC-1 Part 3: Monetization As its meandering route to monetization will demonstrate, Duolingo isn’t mission-oriented, it’s mission-obsessed. Co-founders Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker never wanted to charge consumers for access to Duolingo content, a purpose imbued throughout the company’s culture. For years in order to work at Duolingo, you had to be comfortable with joining a company in Pittsburgh that was in no rush to make money. The startup, filled with education enthusiasts and mission-driven employees, became “very college piz...
With a growing portfolio of investments in emerging tech companies, Alphabet is benefiting from rising start-up valuations and a solid market for IPOs.