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Indonesia’s Astro raises $60M to work on 15-minute grocery delivery

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That means there’s a huge opportunity for companies like Astro that are trying to prove the convenience of online grocery ordering over brick-and-mortar visits. Revenues grew more than 10x over the past few months and downloads hit 1 million, the company said.

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Column Tax announces $5.1M seed round to launch mobile tax-prep products

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Column Tax’s software differs from that of incumbents like TurboTax and H&R Block in that it is mobile-only and will be embedded into a customer’s existing bank account, allowing for year-round integration that the company says will cut down users’ time spent on tax prep.

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Former Myntra chief’s fashion startup Virgio valued at $161 million in new funding

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Virgio says consumers’ fashion preferences are changing rapidly and they are not satisfied with the incumbents’ offerings. Its eponymous app has already amassed over 100,000 downloads, it said. (On (Virgio says it was founded this year, but hasn’t disclosed its seed funding round.).

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Accel backs Mexican startup Flink’s effort to bring consumer investing to Latin America

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And, the app was recently ranked in the top 10 of all apps downloaded in Mexico via Google Play, surpassing Spotify and Facebook app downloads, according to Amozurrutia. The banks and incumbents take advantage of that and make people feel like they’re not smart enough to manage their money.

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Taxfix, the Berlin-based mobile tax filing app, raises $220M at a $1B+ valuation

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The startup has had “millions” of downloads of its app across its three current markets of Germany, Spain and Italy up to now, working out to over $1 billion in taxes refunded for those who fill out their forms using its mobile assistant. and it’s often free money owed to you! Turbotax, Intuit’s big product in the U.S.

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The Importance of Due Diligence when Investing in Startups

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Due diligence on a startup can be divided into the following two components: Industry due diligence , which refers to the big picture and involves understanding the industry, who are the incumbent players in the market, who are the competitors, what competitive advantage the startup has, what their chances of success might be, and similar research.

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Radical Ethereum entrepreneurs are redefining what ‘rape kit’ means

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Users download Leda Health’s app and are prompted to type in information while they save evidence of the assault, such as ripped panties, in separate Ziploc bags. . Critics cast the startup’s entrepreneurial approach as greedy opportunism. We might be followed,” Campbell said. .