YouTube ads are hitting a new low with new ‘Peak Points’ strategy
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube has introduced a new ad format that places ads right where something exciting happens in a video. These new types of ads are…
Vanguard marks down Ola’s valuation to $1.25B, a drop of 80%+ from a 2021 peak of $7.3B, as the ride-hailing company loses market share in India (Harsh Upadhyay/Entrackr)
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LAS VEGAS — It’s still early days, just five wins into a 16-win run needed to win a Stanley Cup. But we are seeing some things we knew we’d need…
Two senior partners are leaving Peak XV amid strategy shift
Two senior partners are leaving Peak XV, the largest India-focused venture capital firm, four sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Shailesh Lakhani, a 17-year veteran of the firm, and…
Hindustan Unilever in talks to acquire Peak XV-backed Minimalist for up to $350M
Consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever is in advanced talks to acquire four-year-old direct-to-consumer startup Minimalist for up to $350 million, according to two people familiar with the matter. An acquisition…
Agave, the startup behind Find the Cat, finds $18M
A startup out of Turkey that has built a hit casual mobile game where you have to find cats in Where’s Wally-style drawings of increasing complexity has found something else:…
NFL Week 15 Preview: Is Lions-Bills a Super Bowl sneak peak?
It would be fair to say that Week 15 in the NFL got off to a rather, umm, dull start. In Thursday’s opener, the Los Angeles Rams won a 12-6…
HongShan, Peak XV back stablecoin-powered neobank KAST
Peak XV and HongShan, the Indian and Chinese investment firms that split from powerhouse Sequoia last year, have co-led a $10 million seed investment in KAST, a dollar-denominated neobank-like platform…
‘Watching him dance’: Maple Leafs’ Marner makes Team Canada at peak confidence
TORONTO — That post-injury-break Auston Matthews looked most like his dominant self after being reunited with Mitch Marner is no coincidence. Marner is that rare winger who drives play, who…
Peak XV, top India-SEA venture firm, trims fund size and fees
Peak XV, the largest India and Southeast Asia-focused venture firm, is reducing the size of some of its funds and lowering fees as it seeks to become “deeply aligned” with…