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Sequoia heats up early-stage startup investments in India and Southeast Asia

March 1, 2023

On a recent winter morning in New Delhi, Rajan Anandan and Pieter Kemps were pacing on the floor of a five-star hotel, quizzing a group of over two dozen young startup founders about their goals. One founder set eyes on getting the most downloads in the mobile gaming category. Another pledged to reach an annual […]

Sequoia heats up early-stage startup investments in India and Southeast Asia by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon is letting employees use their stock to finance home purchases and even second homes

March 1, 2023

Amazon has struck a deal with embattled online mortgage lender Better.com to offer up a new benefit to employees. Better.com is launching Equity Unlocker, a program that allows employees to use their vested equity as collateral for a down payment when trying to buy homes. Amazon employees in Florida, New York and Washington State will […]

Amazon is letting employees use their stock to finance home purchases and even second homes by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

E-commerce aggregator Una Brands lands $30M just five months after its Series B 

March 1, 2023

Una Brands, a Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator, has raised $30 million in pre-Series C financing just five months after announcing its $30 million Series B funding that was raised in September of last year.  Northstar Group, a regional private equity firm, is the sole investor in Una Brands’ latest round, which involves a mix of equity and […]

E-commerce aggregator Una Brands lands $30M just five months after its Series B  by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Rivian shares fall on missed revenue expectations, production forecast

February 28, 2023

Electric vehicle maker Rivian generated $663 million in revenue in the fourth quarter and $1.66 billion for the full year, a result that was buoyed by an uptick in production and deliveries towards the end of the year but still wasn’t enough to meet Wall Street’s expectations. Yahoo analysts surveyed expected Rivian to generate $742.4 […]

Rivian shares fall on missed revenue expectations, production forecast by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch