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Geektime (formerly known as Newsgeek) is Israel’s largest technology news blog. Since March of 2009, Geektime has ensnared the startup and technology communities by providing them with their daily fix of news, updates, and articles on various topics in technology; quickly becoming a ...more

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Israeli Big Data Firm EXelate Acquired By Nielsen For Est. $200M
U.S.-based market research firm Nielsen has acquired Israeli big data analytics firm eXelate. Geektime’s sources say it was acquired for $200 million.
Taiwan Government On Alibaba Fund: Mainland China “Not A Good Environment For Entrepreneurship”
Over the past several days, a conflict has emerged between Alibaba, China’s leading e-commerce company, and the Taiwan government.
Chinese Secondhand Car Platform Cheyipai Raises $110M Series D
Cheyipai is China’s largest online secondhand car trading platform. Cheyipai plans to expand its O2O services with this latest cash infusion.
Fortumo Launches The Emerging Markets Payments Index
The Emerging Markets Payment Index focuses on markets highlighted by GfK in its global forecast of top smartphone markets for growth by value in 2015.
Crowdfunding In Spain: €62 Million In 2014, Still Way Behind Other European Markets
See how Spain’s crowdfunding spending compares to other European countries in three graphs.
India’s Ola Acquires Its Rival TaxiForSure For US$200M
With this acquisition, Ola becomes a leader in the taxi aggregator business in India edging out global giant Uber.
Surprise, Surprise: Indian Smartphone Market Shrank In The Last Quarter
On the positive side, smartphones formed 35 percent of the overall mobile phone business in Q4 2014, compared to a 13 percent share in the same quarter a year earlier.
20 Finnish Startups You Should Know About: Check Out Suomi’s Best
The land of a thousand lakes is mostly known for its gaming startups, including ‘Angry Birds’ maker Rovio Entertainment. But what else can it offer the tech world?
Why China Is Kicking Foreign Tech Firms Off Its Government Procurement List
Pushing out western firms is a proven strategy for bolstering domestic ones, and seems to be China’s real motivation, rather than the much-flaunted cyber security argument.
It’s Not Just Crowdfunding: Europe’s Online Alternative Finance Market Grew By 144% Last Year
Alternative financing, including financial transaction platforms such as equity-based crowdfunding and peer-to-peer business lending services, are quickly becoming a popular way for European SMEs and startups to access capital rather than going to banks for credit, or VC firms for seed funding.
Fashion Discovery App Wooplr Secures $5M Led By Helion Ventures
The funds will primarily be used to hire top talent, expand the team and grow the Wooplr community as a whole
Tesla Offering Free Charger Installations In Hopes Of Boosting China Sales
Normally, Tesla customers would need to find and hire an electrician for the installation, but in China Tesla has begun offering this service to customers itself, at no charge.
Uber Raises Another Billion To Continue Expansion Amid Controversies
Uber is still short of meeting the requirements of the Delhi Transport Department. These include a call center to handle customer needs, fare meters in its vehicles, and a change in status to a transport provider.
E-commerce Is In Fashion: Snapdeal Acquires Exclusively To Build An Online Luxury Mall
A recent McKinsey report says online accounts for only four percent of luxury sales, but it is growing twice as fast as overall sales. “By 2017, pure online sales of luxury goods should account for 6 percent of the sector as a whole.
Raksul Is Changing Printing In Japan And Just Scored $33.7M
“No matter how much the web progresses, paper is not going to disappear,” says Raksul CEO Matsumoto. In fact, the conventional wisdom that there is no future in paper is proving to be a boon to him.
Just Eat Acquires Seaya Ventures-Backed Sin Delantal Mexico
Today it was revealed that Sin Delantal Mexico has been acquired by Just Eat for an undisclosed sum, representing the first exit for the young investment firm founded by Kleindl and Beatriz González.
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