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Startup Minute News episode #22

Aug 23, 20193 minSeason 1Ep. 22
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Episode description

Online dating giant Match Group acquires Egyptian startup Harmonica, marriage matchmaking app and the first major exit for Flat6Labs;


Chinese phone brand Oppo pushes iPhones into fourth place in global sales charts for handsets, Samsung remains in first place and Huawei comes in second;


Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) invests $2M in Bykea, a Pakistan-Based on-demand transport, logistics, and payments startup;


Verizon is selling its blogging website Tumblr to the owner of popular online-publishing tool WordPress for less than $3 million, according to Axios, a stunning drop in value from the $1.1 billion Yahoo paid for it in 2013;


Huawei’s new operating system is called HarmonyOS;


Game of Thrones creators sign $200 million Netflix deal to make exclusive shows and films;



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