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Pixlee Lets Retailers Market Using Real Customers’ Photos

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Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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The State Of Southeast Asia Tech

CB Insights

Every year since 2012, Southeast Asian startups have pulled in more and more money. Southeast Asia is now home to four unicorns: two Singaporean companies, ride-hailing app Grab and online gaming company Sea , and two Indonesian companies, travel bookings site Traveloka and ride-hailing app GO-JEK. SOUTHEAST ASIA FINANCING TRENDS.

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From Instagram To Slack: 9 Successful Startup Pivots

CB Insights

Today, Instagram is one of the more popular social media platforms. But before it became a social media heavyweight, Instagram was a simple prototype co-founder Kevin Systrom built while learning how to program. .” Below we look at some of the biggest startup pivots in tech history, and why they succeeded.

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Getting The SME Crowdfunding Model Off The Ground

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Years in the making, the regulation was born from the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in 2012, with Title IV of the act — also known as Regulation A+ — enabling average joes to invest in companies seeking capital. They’re comfortable doing financial transactions online.

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Learning from mBank’s branch channel investment

Celent Banking

Long before the Simples, GoBanks, Movens or Hello Banks of the world sought to capitalize on the shift in consumer behavior, there was mBank – serving customers where they want, when they want and through an innovative direct approach that, in its day, was one of the first of its kind. . Through 2014, mBank has grown to more than 4.7

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It’s Getting Real On The Retail Revolution Frontline

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These days, retail merchants must reach customers, both in-store and online, securely and conveniently. I would say around 2010, 2011, 2012, with Apple having mobile payments acceptance in stores, checking out on mobile devices, that’s where we saw transactions become much more personal,” Dasilva said of in-store retail experiences.

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From China With Love: AI, Robotics, AR/VR Are Hot Areas For Chinese Investment In US

CB Insights

We define Chinese investment as participation in private financing rounds by investors (corporate, venture capital, angel, private equity, etc.) Since the start of 2012, China-based investors have participated in $19B worth of tech investments in the US across 641 deals. headquartered in mainland China. Hong Kong or Taiwan).

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