Tag: Samsung Ventures

Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

Released in 2011 “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. It had produced and was poised to produce, an enormous number of technology startups, given its relatively small size. The moniker became…

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Roblox buys digital avatar startup Loom.ai

Roblox announced today that it’s buying a digital avatar startup called Loom.ai. Purchasing a company that has focused singularly on creating more realistic human avatars is an interesting play for a gaming platform that has made such an impact by building experiences that tend to cast realism to the wayside.…

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India’s Swiggy raises $43M to expand to new businesses

Indian food delivery startup Swiggy has bagged an additional $43 million as it looks to expand to new businesses. Ark Impact, Korea Investment Partners, Samsung Ventures and Mirae Asset Capital Markets provided the capital to finance Swiggy’s ongoing Series I round. In February, the Bangalore-based startup had raised $113 million…

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