Byju’s acquires Aakash Institute for $1 billion
Edtech platform Byju’s acquires India’s leading engineering preparation coaching Akash Institute in a $1 billion cash and stock deal.
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Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal to make VR Headsets for US Army
Software giant Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its virtual reality headsets.
Agritech Startup Raises $14 Million From Gates Foundation & Others
Bengaluru based Agritech startup Stellapps raises $14 million funding led by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and IndusAge Partners, among others. Stellapps Technologies have one of the largest dairy IoT platforms in India and they will use the current funding for product development and operation expansion including for monitoring the quantity and quality of milk, storage facilities, creating wearable devices for […]
Jeff Bezos backed Cancer Startup to Raise $1 Billion Ahead of IPO
Grail Inc, the cancer-detection startup backed by two world’s wealthiest men is planning to raise $1 billion to push growth much ahead of its Initial Public Offering in Hong Kong. The very first product that will focus on screening test for nasopharyngeal cancer will be launched this year informed Grail Incorporation.Nasopharyngeal cancer is a type […]
Know What Gates Wrote In His Forward To Satya Nadella’s ‘Hit Refresh’
Microsoft founder Bill Gates was all praises for the company’s Indian-American CEO Satya Nadella, saying he has successfully charted a course for making the most of the opportunities created by technology and helped the IT giant to stand out in the computing industry.
SnapBizz: Amazing Story of $1 Billion Opportunity Spotted By An Employee and Backed By His Company
I recently caught up with SnapBizz co-founder, Yash Prakash to hear his amazing story of transitioning an idea originating in a corporation to a thriving startup. Act 1: The promising beginning When Qualcomm started its VentureFest intrapreneurship program back in 2006 (now called ImpaQt), it unlocked the floodgates of leadership, creativity, and innovation from […]
Zuckerberg Philanthropic Arm Pledges USD 25M to Fund Researching COVID-19 Treatments
The philanthropic arm Zuckerberg family has announced plans to donate USD 25 million to explore possible COVID-19 treatments.
Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen Passed Away at 65
The co-founder of software giant Microsoft Paul Allen has passed away in Seattle at the age of 65. Along with Microsoft, Allen also founded a privately held company in 1986 called Vulcan. It was two weeks ago that Allen tweeted and disclosed that the cancer, for which he was successfully treated nine years ago, had […]
Alibaba’s Jack Ma to Step Down & Focus on Philanthropy
Jack Ma, the founder of the largest Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba Group is reportedly stepping down from the position of executive chairman of the company from Monday, marking the end of an era. However, one of the richest men in China, Jack Ma has stated that he will remain on Alibaba’s board of directors. The […]
Microsoft Acquire Coding Site GitHub Inc For $7.5 Bn
According to the reports, the software leader Microsoft has approved of buying out GitHub Inc. for $7.5 Billion. Github is the world’s leading company for providing open-source code hosting services. GitHub was last valued at $2 billion back in 2015, however, the terms of the present deal are still not known and have neither been publicized […]
Top Trending Business ideas in 2018
We are living in a time where emerging technology; Internet and Social Networking have created a land of abundant opportunities. Starting a new business today is lot more flexible and does not require enormous capital or high valued investment as it used to a few decades ago. Thanks to the power of technology and internet […]
Donald Trump’s Forbes Ranking Drops by 200 places
President of United States Donald Trump has seen a significant drop on Forbes list of the wealthiest people in the world. The business mogul plummeted down more than 200 places in the famous magazine’s list after losing around $400 million in his net worth since last year. He is currently ranked 766th while he stood […]