Sydney, Australia-based online tailoring startup InStitchu expanded to the UK by partnering with two London-based entrepreneurs who planned to open a similar business but instead bought a minority stake in the company's new UK subsidiary.
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Silicon Valley venture capitalists more confident in fourth quarter last year- study
Venture capitalists in Silicon Valley are more upbeat in the future of the high-growth entrepreneurial environment, according to a new study done by Professor Mark Cannice of the University of San Francisco School of Management.
Glencore-Xstrata to divest stake in Tampakan copper-gold mine in the Philippines
Baar, Switzerland-based mining giant Glencore-Xtstrata is preparing to divest its stake in the Tampakan copper-gold mine in South Cotabato, Philippines, according to a disclosure to the Australian Stock Exchange.
Australia says no to A$25M grant to Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd's SPC Ardmona Ltd for restructuring
The government of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will not be giving fruit processor SPC Ardmona Ltd a $25 million grant because its parent company Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd can restructure the firm on its own, Bloomberg reported.
BrightFarms pockets $4.9M in Series B funding to build more greenhouses in the US
New York, US-based clean tech firm BrightFarms pocketed $4.9 million in Series B funding to expand its network of greenhouses and promote locally-grown produce in the urban areas of the country.
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Bathgate, West Lothian-based mobile phone recycling company Redeem Holdings acquired Macclesfield, Chesire-based rival Eazyfone for an undisclosed amount to enhance its processing capability and increase its annual takeover.
The 3D Printing and Technology Fund, the first mutual fund focused on 3D printing and technology, is another manifestation that the industry has gone mainstream, VentureBeat reported.
Mountain View, California-based personal finance app Mint is integrating with San Francisco-based bitcoin wallet service Coinbase to help clients track their bitcoins along with their other financial accounts.
After consumers gave its Wii U console the brush off, Nintendo Co is considering other businesses such as its healthcare-related entertainment business while not losing its focus on hardware and software, Bloomberg reported.
Boulder, US-based travel startup Inside.co today launched its Inside Travel Guides portal, which also has a mobile version, to help travelers feel like local citizens with day-by-day and place-by-place insider itinerary tips.
Several coding bootcamps in California are facing an imminent shutdown after receiving a warning from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) to start complying with licensing regulations within two weeks.
Cincinnati, US-based startup Sqrl bagged $550,000 in funding from CincyTech, Vine Street Ventures, and Hyde Park Ventures to launch a service for small and regional accounting firms that reminds their clients of the documents they need to provide for a job.
Washington, US-based tech firm Flat World, a company that aims to make more affordable digital versions of college textbooks, raised $9.5 million in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
HowAboutWe.com, a digital lifestyle firm backed venture capital firms, said it had acquired Nerve.com and launched its independent lifestyle media network and advertising division HowAboutWe Media.
