Urban Company appoints Neha Mathur as HR Senior VP

Neha Mathur brings to Urban Company 18 years of experience gathered by working at a cross section of global companies—from Uber Technologies to Coca-Cola.

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Sweden's MTG acquires Indian games developer PlaySimple for $360 million

Early backers of the startup including Elevation Capital (previously SAIF Partners) and Chiratae Ventures, who had invested about $4 million in 2016, will be exiting the firm as part of the transaction

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Licious raises fresh funds at $800-850 million valuation

Licious, a direct-to-consumer fresh meat and seafood brand, has raised $192 million in its Series F round led by Temasek and Multiples PE at a valuation of $800-850 million.

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Facebook set to finance regional Australia newspaper fund

The move brings a grassroots element to a string of deals announced by Facebook in Australia since the country legislated to make it and Alphabet Inc's Google negotiate content payments to media outlets or risk government arbitration.

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Gaming startup WinZO raises $65 million from Griffin Gaming Partners

Phil Sanderson, co-founder of Griffin Gaming Partners, will join WinZO’s board of directors, as part of the fundraising deal.

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Krafton officially launches Battlegrounds Mobile in India to repeat PUBG success

Battlegrounds Mobile India is now available for download on the Google Play Store in India, publisher Krafton says. Almost 40 million signed up for the game since pre-registrations opened on May 14.

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Online used cars marketplace Cars24 nears $250 million deal with DST

Used-vehicle sales are booming in India because consumers are shunning mass transit systems to avoid catching Covid-19.

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