The $29 billion deal in 11 weeks: how Square bought Afterpay

Square's purchase of Australian buy now, pay later provider Afterpay for $29 billion in stock, the largest ever acquisition by Dorsey's firm, was consummated within three months.

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'We listed in India so our customers could own a part of us'

Zomato cofounder and chief executive Deepinder Goyal spoke to ET's Digbijay Mishra and Samidha Sharma on life after Zomato’s IPO, stiff competition, and new businesses such as grocery delivery.

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Manu Kumar’s HiHello raises $7.5 million from Foundry Group, others

HiHello, a digital business card and contact manager app, will use the fresh funding for hiring and expanding its business platform, cofounder and serial entrepreneur Manu Kumar says.

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upGrad acquires edtech startup KnowledgeHut to tap the skilling market

Founded by Subramanyam Reddy in 2011, KnowledgeHut is an edtech company that aims to equip the global workforce with the skills of the future through outcome-based immersive learning.

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Infra.Market gets funding at $2.5-billion valuation, eyes acquisitions

Infra.Market, after its latest funding round, is looking to acquire medium-sized brands in the construction space to widen offerings within the ecosystem, founder Souvik Sengupta says.

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UST chalks out hiring plan to keep up with demand for digitalisation

UST, a provider of digital technology and transformation solutions, plans to hire over 10,000 people globally this year as it looks to keep up with the pandemic-induced accelerated demand for digitalisation.

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Skill-Lync raises $17.5 million from Iron Pillar, others

Edtech startup Skill-Lync will use the funding to increase the number of engineering courses it offers, as well as build its management team and for global expansion.

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