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Whizpace uses radio frequencies to deliver ‘Super Wi-Fi’; raises funding

Whizpace claims it can deliver internet speed up to 10 times faster than conventional Wi-Fi Singapore-based startup Whizpace has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from the Javelin Startup-O Victory Fund, a Singapore-managed seed capital fund. The company also previously received investments from Spring Seeds Capital and GreenMeadows Accelerator. Launched in 2016 by ex-researchers from A*STAR Institute […]

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Building community is essential to a successful crowdfunded campaign; Here is how we raised US$100K in under 5 days

Successful crowdfunding campaigns will require transparency and trust from your community We’ve been a small, community based, start-up founded via Kickstarter running for the past three years. We sell premium outdoor survival gear with a mission to incorporate functionality into modern day aesthetics. Essentially, we wanted to the create premium survival gear and turn them into everyday carry gear that everyone can […]

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Building community is essential to a successful crowdfunded campaign; Here is how we raised US$100K in under 5 days

Successful crowdfunding campaigns will require transparency and trust from your community We’ve been a small, community based, start-up founded via Kickstarter running for the past three years. We sell premium outdoor survival gear with a mission to incorporate functionality into modern day aesthetics. Essentially, we wanted to the create premium survival gear and turn them into everyday carry gear that everyone can […]

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Garena rebrands as Sea, following new US$550M investment to battle Alibaba in Indonesia

Garena will use the new funds to further expand its e-commerce arm Shopee in the Indonesian market The Singaporean shopping and online gaming company Garena today announced that it has raised a US$550 million round of funding, according to a report by Bloomberg. GDP Venture, JG Summit Holdings Inc., Farallon Capital Management, Hillhouse Capital, Cathay […]

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Are gamification tactics used by Uber really unethical or beneficial for driver, rider, and company alike?

Uber has been testing various gamification techniques that subconsciously influence driver decisions. Should we expect all companies in the future to manipulate and coerce employees psychologically into working harder and longer? Uber can’t seem to stay out of the headlines. The ridesharing company has been the topic of a seemingly endless spate of negative stories […]

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Cornershop, a grocery-delivery app in Chile and Mexico, raises $21M

 The whole on-demand space has faced a lot of scrutiny in the past few years as questions about whether they are viable businesses balloon and the periodic down round leaks out. Then Instacart raised a massive round at a $3.4 billion valuation, and while the terms aren’t exactly clear, the funding environment for that space may be softening a bit. That’s offered an opportunity for… Read More