Hindustan Unilever to acquire Peak XV-backed Minimalist for over $340M
Hindustan Unilever has agreed to acquire beauty startup Minimalist for about $342 million, as the consumer goods giant seeks to…
Google hit with $12.6M fine in Indonesia for monopolistic practices in payment system
Indonesia’s antitrust agency KPPU fined Google 202.5 billion Rupiahs, equivalent to $12.6 million, on Wednesday for antitrust violation related to…
Perplexity launches Sonar, an API for AI search
Perplexity on Tuesday launched an API service called Sonar, allowing enterprises and developers to build the startup’s generative AI search…
Indian fintech Jar turns cash flow positive
Indian fintech Jar has turned cash flow positive, an executive at the Tiger Global-backed startup confirmed on Wednesday. The three-year-old…
Vertice raises $50M for its AI-powered SaaS spend platform
London startup Vertice has made a name for itself over the years in the very crowded world of expense management…
Startup founders flooded inauguration parties hopeful for dealmaking
On Monday, while tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg sat onstage for President Donald Trump’s inauguration, dozens of…
Truecaller brings real-time caller ID to iPhone users
Popular caller ID app Truecaller has long left iPhone users at a disadvantage by not offering the caller information in…
Amperesand targets data centers as the next big customer for its solid-state transformers
With data centers expected to consume as much as 12% of electricity in the U.S. by 2028, it’s no surprise…
OpenAI teams up with SoftBank and Oracle on $500B data center project
OpenAI says that it will team up with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and with Oracle, along with others, to build multiple…
MrBeast is reportedly now among those trying to buy TikTok
Jesse Tinsley, CEO of workforce management company Employer.com, is conducting what could become the year’s wildest acquisition spree. First, Employer.com…