AgriBazaar looks beyond the e-mandi to further its agritech push

AgriBazaar, an agritech startup, is moving beyond a pureplay marketplace and heading into agri-advisory, crop identification and estimation, cofounder and chief executive Amith Agarwal says.

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India seeks info on tech, processes used by Facebook

The missive follows recent revelations by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen that have "alarmed" the government, specifically with regard to the India experiment, where a dummy user's feed was filled with fake news and hate speech.

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LoveLocal raises $18 million funding round led by Vulcan Capital

Alumni Ventures Group, Commerce Ventures as well as angel investors including Nami Zarringhalam, cofounder of Truecaller; Sriram Krishnan, general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, also participated in the funding round.

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Acko raises new funds led by General Atlantic, Multiples as valuation jumps to $1.1 billion

Acko, which is the newest Indian unicorn, was last valued at around $400 million last year.

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Exclusive: One large platform is the problem, not all of Big Tech, says Snap CEO

Evan Speigel also spoke about the reasons behind the company's dramatic turnaround since 2017, the ubiquitous Stories format that Snapchat pioneered, the ongoing controversy around Facebook, and Apple's recent privacy changes.

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Exclusive: Android push powers Snapchat's India drive

Snap sees India as a priority market after breaching 100 million monthly user base

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Exclusive interview with Snap CEO; Paytm IPO opens Nov 8

In an exclusive interview, Snap Inc CEO Evan Spiegel told us the reasons for Snap’s resurrection, the secrets of its success in India, and what he really thinks of Facebook.

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