Alibaba Group Holding will be buying a majority stake in ChinaVision Media Group Ltd in an $804 million deal, allowing it to access TV and movie content, Reuters reported.
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Sources say Alibaba nearly set to choose New York over Hong Kong for IPO
Alibaba is almost certain that it will not be undertaking its initial public offering in Hong Kong but in New York, according to sources interviewed by the Financial Times.
Trulioo secures $6M in Series A round
Trulioo has obtained $6 million for its Series A round led by Trulioo has obtained $6 million in its Series A funding round, TechCrunch reported. Tenfore Holdings led the round for the identity verification startup.
Omniata secures $5.2M in Series A round
Unified digital platform Omniata secured $5.2 million for its Series A round led by Nordic venture capital firm Creandum and participated in by seed investor Sigma West, a statement about the funding said.
Credit Karma secures $85M in new funding round
Google Capital led the latest funding round for Credit Karma which secured $85 million. The financing was also participated in Tiger Global Management and its existing backers, TechCrunch reported.
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Online and mobile classifieds platform Quikr has raised another $90 million in its most recent funding round, according to a report on The Economic Times citing a source.
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo Llc has closed its acquisition of Global Healthcare Exchange or GHX, a company that has transformed the healthcare supply chain through its software solutions.
Rover, the pet sitting platform that connects dog owners to verified in-home sitters, secured $12 million for its Series C round led by new investor Menlo Ventures, TechCrunch reported.
Venture capital firm Accel Partners has invested $40 million in the Series A funding round of money transfer platform WorldRemit based in London, TechCrunch reported.
Institutional, strategic and private investors backed Finland-based gaming startup Next Games with $6 million in its latest funding round. The firm intends to roll out the mobile game version of "The Walking Dead" globally, VentureBeat reported.
DataRPM, the startup that leads in the cognitive business intelligence space, has closed $5.1 million for its Series A round led by InterWest Partners and joined in by CIT GAP Funds, a statement about the funding said.
Flypay, a startup based in the UK that develops an app that makes settling restaurant bills faster, has raised £1 million from Entreé Capital, TechCrunch reported.
Ulmon, the travel app developer based in Vienna, has secured its first round of funding said to be less than $5 million from Global Founders Capital, TechCrunch reported.
Spritz Technology Inc, a startup based in Boston, is readying to complete a seed funding round which raised $3.54 million from investors which included Denis O'Brien, TechCrunch reported.
