The new year is well underway and, before January is out, we polled VCs in Southeast Asia to get their thoughts on what to expect in 2019. The number of VCs in the region has increased massively in recent years, in no small part due to forecasts of growth in the tech space as internet…
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Redwood City software giant Oracle, while systematically favoring Asians in hiring, systematically paid women, blacks and Asians less, with pay disparities costing workers more than $400 million in lost wages, the Department of Labor claimed in a new lawsuit filing. And only a handful of blacks and Hispanics were brought into technical jobs at Oracle…
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Alchemist, which began as an experiment to better promote enterprise entrepreneurs, has morphed into a well-established Silicon Valley accelerator. To prove it, San Francisco-based Alchemist is announcing a fresh $2.5 million investment ahead of its 20th demo day on Wednesday. Juniper Networks, a networking and cybersecurity solutions business, has led the round, with participation from…
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SEATTLE, WA, Leading provider of texting for business announced it has raised $51.5 million in a Series D growth round led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing.
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The global crypto market may have tanked last year, but notable names have joined forces to develop Bitcoin and blockchain financial services in Japan, which has emerged as one of the world’s most crypto-friendly markets. Blockstream, a blockchain startup founded by Bitcoin contributors, announced this week that it has launched a joint venture in Japan…
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