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ONLINE TRAINING PLATFORM ‘A CLOUD GURU’ RAISES $7 MILLION
The online training platform A Cloud Guru has raised successful Series A funding round. The platform caters to the needs of technical courses. The website has been able to cover more than 60 countries and thousands of learners. It will use the funding for its expansion plans.
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BLOCKCHAIN STARTUP TIERION RAISES $25 MILLION
The startup has been able to raise $25 million through its first ethereum coin auction. The amount raised will go into reducing the server costs.
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CARWOW RAISES $39M SERIES C
The UK based car online portal has been able to secure Series C funding round of $39 million. Carwow started back in 2010 with car reviews. Later on, it evolved into a platform for a better car buying experience. With this investment, the company now has a valuation of $62.6 million.
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AMAZON BUYS GAMING STARTUP GAMESPARKS FOR $10 MILLION
Amazon in its efforts to strengthen its gaming prowess in the market has quietly acquired GameSparks for $10 million. The e-commerce giant has a strong presence in the cloud market. It is eying the lucrative market of providing and hosting games. GameSaprks helps the game developers to build server side capabilities.
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SAIF PARTNERS $350 MILLION FUND FOR INDIA
SAIF Partners is one of the most active tech investment firms in India. And now they have come out with yet another startup fund in the country. This is the sixth such investment by the venture. It has $4 billion under its investment. It has made exits from Make My Trip and Just Dail. At present, it has an investment in Alibaba India Proxy firm and Swiggy.
