Tiger Global in talks to make Apna India s fastest unicorn – TechCrunch
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[Funding alert] Apna Raises $70M in Series B Funding led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global at $570M valuation
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Apna raises $70 million to help workers in India secure jobs
Indian cities are home to hundreds of millions of low-skilled workers who hail from villages in search of work. Many of them have lost their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic that has slowed several economic activities in the world’s second-largest internet market.
Apna, a startup by an Apple alum, is helping millions of such blue and gray-collar workers upskill themselves, find communities and land jobs. On Wednesday it announced its acceptance by the market has helped it raise $70 million in a new financing round as the startup prepares to scale the 16-month-old app across India.
Updated: Mar 5, 2021, 03:25 PM IST
After colleagues from Bollywood lent support to Taapsee Pannu in the aftermath of the income tax department raiding her house, now her boyfriend former badminton player Mathias Boe too has tweeted about the stress Taapsee s parents are going through.
Taking to his Twitter account, Mathias wrote, Finding myself in a bit of turmoil. Representing Flag of India for the first time as a coach for some great athletes, meanwhile, the I-T department is raiding Taapsee’s houses back home, putting unnecessary stress on her family, especially her parents. Man shrugging. @KirenRijiju please do something.
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