News in Shorts raises $20 mn from Tiger Global

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 09 2015 | 6:28 PM IST

The news curator News in Shorts has raised $20 million from Tiger Global in Series B funding to finance expansion of the team and improving the user experience further, the company said on Thursday.

They had raised $4 million in February 2015 through a Series A round led by Tiger Global, with participation from Rebright Partners of Japan and existing angels Ankush Nijhawan, Gaurav Bhatnagar, Manish Dhingra and Flipkart Founders Sachin and Binny Bansal, a company statement here said.News in Shorts gives 60 word summaries of the day's top stories spanning a range of categories, including sports, entertainment, national and international news.

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First Published: Jul 09 2015 | 6:16 PM IST

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