BitPagos, now Ripio, lands $1.9M to promote financial inclusion in South America using bitcoin

 BitPagos, a bitcoin and digital payments startup that was a Battlefield finalist at TechCrunch Disrupt New…

Paytm, India’s top mobile payments firm, gets approval to launch its own digital bank

 India leading mobile payments company Paytm has announced that it has formally received permission from the…

Alven Capital raises $261 million fund to invest in French entrepreneurs

 French VC firm Alven Capital has been around since 2000 and has become a major player…

The 11 biggest tech acquisitions of 2016

Unlike IPOs, 2016 was pretty active for tech M&A. The year resulted in $612.9 billion in…

South Korea fines Qualcomm $850 million for its patent licensing practices

 American chipmaker Qualcomm is in trouble in South Korea. The country’s antitrust regulator has fined the…

WTF is a liquidation preference?

 If you work in the tech industry, you’ve undoubtedly heard the term “liquidation preference” at some…

Everyone got into the tech M&A game in 2016

 Neither public markets nor tech giants offered any solace in 2016 for the ever-growing list of…

Putting data back into the hands of owners

 Ever wondered why your physician owns the information from your blood work? Or why your dentist…