People who live in emerging markets use LinkedIn less frequently, even though these locations harbor some of the world’s most promising tech talent.
Facebook is making two-factor mandatory for high-risk accounts
Facebook, a recently added subsidiary of Meta, said it will make two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatory for high-risk accounts likely to be targeted by malicious hackers. The move is part of a major expansion of Facebook Protect, the social networking giant’s enhanced security program that’s intended to protect the accounts of people who may be at […]
Falcon Edge Capital eyes raising a fund of over $10 billion
Falcon Edge Capital, the New York-headquartered investor that has emerged as one of the most aggressive in recent years, is pushing to make its most ambitious bet yet. The firm is in early stages of talks to raise a fund of over $10 billion, sources familiar with the matter told me. The talks have yet […]
LinkedIn adds Hindi to reach 500 million people in India
Less than 20% of India’s 1.3 billion people speak English. But LinkedIn, the largest professional social network globally, has so far catered only to this sliver of the population in the world’s second largest internet market. On Thursday, the Microsoft-owned service said it’s beginning to change that. LinkedIn has started to roll out support for Hindi […]
India’s Simpl raises $40 million for its buy now, pay later service
Bangalore-based fintech startup Simpl has raised $40 million as it looks to expand its online buy now, pay later service’s offerings in the world’s second-largest market. Valar Ventures and IA Ventures led the six-year-old startup’s Series B round. LFH Ventures and some existing investors also participated in the round, said the startup, which has raised […]
India’s Slice becomes unicorn with $220M funding from Tiger Global, Insight Partners and Advent
Rajan Bajaj, founder of fintech Slice, chimed in on a Twitter thread early this year and wondered aloud what he needs to do to turn his startup into a unicorn before he turns 30. At just 28, Flipkart alum Bajaj has figured it out. I turned 28 few weeks back. I want @sliceit_ to become […]
India has more women than men for first time, survey finds
Survey of 650,000 households finds falling reproductive rate, suggesting population boom is endingIndia has more women than men for the first time in its recorded history and is no longer experiencing a population boom, according to a government survey…
Covid news live: India records smallest daily rise in cases in 18 months despite festivals
India’s daily Covid cases saw the slimmest daily rise in one-and-a-half-years despite recent large festivals such as Diwali as vaccination and antibody levels riseSlovakian prime minister Eduard Heger considers 3-week lockdownGermany issues warning: ‘v…
What happened to Paytm’s IPO valuation?
Paytm’s IPO price was simply too high compared to its recent financial results. Trailing results matter as well, and Paytm’s were just too weak to support its IPO price.
Equity Monday: Paytm’s rocky debut gets rockier
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Happy Monday everyone, and welcome to a holiday week here in the United States. Yes, we here in the good ol’ States will be off the second half of this week. TechCrunch won’t […]