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Pitch decks are important and all startups should have it; here are 5 things to do when creating one

When talking to investors, visual aids provide cohesion, clarity, and (sometimes) entertainment. Humans are visual creatures. No, that’s not a statement to convince you to use visual aids whenever you want to get your point across, but a scientific fact: half of the human brain is directly or indirectly devoted to processing visual information. Now […]

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Tencent bets on online flea market with US$200M investment in Zhuan Zhuan

The competition between Tencent and Alibaba is now entering another field: second-hand goods trading market The decades-long rivalry between Tencent and Alibaba spans almost every hot tech vertical in China. It’s no exaggeration to say that where there’s Tencent, there’s Alibaba, and vice versa. The competition between the two Chinese internet giants is now entering […]

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Indian AI startup Absentia can create interactive games with minimal human intervention; gets US$1.2M funding from Exfinity

With just a few lines of text/pictorial input, Absentia’s AI engine Norah can create a new set of interactive content such as arcade games, casual games, puzzles, and animation Absentia VR Ltd., an Artificial Intelligence (AI)- and Virtual Reality (VR)-driven interactive games startup in India, has raised INR 8 crore (US$1.2 million) in pre-Series A investment from […]

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Oracle acquires ad measurement company Moat

 Oracle just announced that it has acquired ad measurement company Moat. Founded in 2010, Moat helps advertisers and publishers measure whether people see and interact with online ads. The need to create what CEO Jonah Goodhart has called “the currency for digital advertising” seems increasingly important given advertiser concerns around viewability, fraud and trust, and Moat has… Read More

Kickstarter launches a “request for projects” program

 You can’t be hanging around in the world of crowdfunding for as long as Kickstarter without spotting a few trends here and there. Taking a leaf out of Y Combinator’s Request for Startups, the crowdfunding site is highlighting what it thinks are opportunities in the coming year. It sends a signal to potential campaigns, hinting what Kickstarter will throw its not inconsiderable… Read More

Troubled travel startup Zozi gets acquired by Peek

 Zozi, the drama-filled travel industry startup whose former CEO recently sued its board, has been acquired by Peek, a rival in the tours and activities business where Zozi also competes. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the two companies will be joining forces, with the assets and team from Zozi heading over to Peek. The news was reported by Skift, which notes that Peek is… Read More