Ola requires no introduction. Ola is India’s first cab aggregator company, making it easy to hire a cab. ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. owns the company. Ola, formerly known as OlaCabs, was founded by two graduates of IIT Bombay in December 2010. The Ola service bridges the gap between cab owners and commuters. Rather than buy
Perlego, one of the world’s largest online subscription services for educational books, has announced its launch in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France, further cementing its position as one of the UK’s fastest-growing edtech startups. Founded in 2017, the platform is now available to users based in DACH and France, offering access to more than 600,000
On-demand grocery delivery, which really came into its own with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, continues to command huge attention from investors. The jury is still out on how people will use those services in the longer term, but in the meantime, the most ambitious of the startups in the field are raising big.
E-Zn, Xanadu, Pyrowave, and SomaDetect are among the 14 Canadian startups receiving a cumulative $46.3 million investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The funds were deployed into companies that the federal government said are innovating to tackle climate change and promote sustainability. SDTC supports projects directly related to climate change, clean air, clean water,