Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 1, 2010

after my first visit to the country of Qatar. It was a lightning visit of only two days (Sunday and Monday), with a focus on attending the World Economic Forum's Global Redesign Summit 2010 (the GRI). The government of Qatar hosted the conference, and underwrote travel and accommodation. I’m on the plane heading back to the U.S.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Byju’s said Monday it has raised $250 million in new funding from existing backers as the Indian edtech giant looks to navigate the market downturn that has forced the firm to postpone its initial public offering and cut thousands of jobs. It did not identify other backers. The startup says over 150 million learners use its services.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Siguler Guff, Baillie Gifford, affiliates of Carlyle Asia Partners Growth II and others financed VerSe Innovation’s Series I round, while existing investors Sofina Group, Qatar Investment Authority and BCap participated. Moj, which claims to have over 100 million users, is operated by Tiger Global-backed ShareChat, and was valued at $2.88

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

billion in a massive funding round that values the company at $16.5 General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Princeville Capital and sovereign wealth funds, ADQ (UAE) and Qatar Investment Authority co-led the round. . Trendyol , an e-commerce platform based in Turkey, has raised $1.5

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

Payments company Checkout.com isn’t just a unicorn — it has closed a $1 billion Series D funding round. Unlike Stripe , Checkout.com focuses specifically on large global enterprise merchants with a high volume of transactions. When it comes to today’s funding round, fasten your seatbelt, as the list of investors is quite long.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

billion in venture funding , filed its S-1 Monday. The move comes just under one year after the New York-based company laid off 15% of its staff as a result of the shifting economic fortunes created by the global response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Compass , the real-estate brokerage startup backed by roughly $1.6 billion.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Fanatics added that other major investors in the round included Major League Baseball (MLB) and its owners, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), the National Hockey League, Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai via his fund Blue Pool Capital and the Qatar Investment Authority.

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