Die, try, then try again

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Hello readers,

I’d recently picked up Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice on Xbox and it’s been… tough.

I play a ninja in the game, fighting against all manner of warriors who have their own attack styles. The only similarity between them is that I’ve died at their hands at least once.

Every. Single. One. Of. Them.

While watching me play, my dad asked why I bother if I’m so bad at it that I lose multiple times in the tutorial. (It’s his ever-loving way of saying, “Get good!”) But with every loss, I learn. And in every fight, I try something new, pivoting my approach until I eventually conquer my foe.

It’s not unlike the grind of being an entrepreneur, as evidenced by our story of Indian gaming company Nazara Technologies. Startup founders can go weeks, months, or even years without seeing results. But if they keep at it long enough and learn from the mistakes they make along the way, they might make it – just like Nazara did.

You can find all other important investment deals that happened in the last few days in our weekly funding news wrap-up.

Let’s dive into the biggest deals and M&As that recently took place.

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BIGGEST DEALS BY COUNTRY

🇸🇬 Acronis: The Singapore-headquartered cybersecurity firm bagged US$250 million in late-stage funding from CVC Capital Partners.

🇮🇳 ElasticRun: The Indian micro-retail commerce startup raised a series D funding round worth US$75 million from Avataar Ventures, Kalaari Capital, and Prosus Ventures.

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