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Turkey’s first decacorn: Trendyol raises $1.5B at a $16.5B valuation

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Trendyol , an e-commerce platform based in Turkey, has raised $1.5 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. .

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Refract raises $8.5M SGD funding, announces new game development division 

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The latest funding will be used to intensify R&D for AXIS , a wearable and game-oriented full-body motion capture solution. The Series A round brings Refract’s total raised to $9 million. Refract’s goal has always been to become a key player in AR and XR gaming, and this funding enables us to accelerate this process,” said Chng. .

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Three Different Approaches to Twitter Fundraising: Bees, Turkeys, and Blame

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In 2008, we started to see click action philanthropy on Facebook with Lil Green Patch raising over $100,000 for the Nature Conservancy. Here's an example of a campaign to raise money on TwitCause for honeybee research. . How does the ongoing affinity/relationship building online and offline impact amounts raised?

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Getir is now worth nearly $12 billion after raising another $768 million

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Mubadala Investment Company is leading the founding round with Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (ADG), Alpha Wave Global, Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global also participating. Originally from Turkey, Getir has quickly expanded its service across Europe and the U.S. Getir is quite dominant in Turkey as it currently operates in 81 different cities.

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Good Job Games raises $23M to make better match-3 games in Turkiye

VentureBeat

Good Job Games, a fast-growing mobile game company based in Turkey, has secured $23 million in a seed funding round. Read More

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Serving The LGBTQ+ Community

Bloomerang

With that in mind, I wanted to share a list of funding and grant resources available for nonprofits serving that community. Grant Research Tip : As you search for funding opportunities, keep an eye on the grant application deadlines. Funding Priority: LGBTQ+. Urgent Action Fund. Visibility Impact Fund.

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Turkey’s Spyke raises $55M in a seed round to bring a social twist to casual mobile games

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billion ) and Dream ( valued at $1 billion in a funding round last year). Now, a new startup is announcing a major round of funding to make its own mark on the space. billion by Zynga, it had raised a mere $19 million in 10 years. For Spyke, the outsized round was raised to match the startup’s ambitions.

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