Business Culture & Policy News UK competition regulator orders Facebook parent ‘Meta’ to sell Giphy It seems that the matter of the acquisition of Giphy by Meta… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 30, 2021
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Jack Dorsey to step down as Twitter CEO, CTO Parag Agrawal to take over Twitter is having a change of guard once again as CEO Jack… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 30, 2021
Business News Startups Fresh $200M fundraise catapults fintech ‘Slice’ to unicorn status Unicorns in India have sprung up like crazy in the past 11… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 29, 2021
New crypto law in India soon to ban all private cryptocurrencies, with a few ‘exceptions’ Cryptocurrency has had a contradictory journey in India – on one hand,… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 23, 2021
Paytm says it clocked $11.2Bn in Oct’21 “GMV”, but that isn’t arresting its share price slide Paytm, the digital payments giant that had a forgettable public market debut… Deepanshu KhandelwalandSoumyadeep SarkarNovember 22, 2021
News Startups Flipkart enters online pharmacy space with SastaSundar.com acquisition, announces ‘Flipkart Health+’ India’s highly lucrative but fiercely competitive online healthcare space will… Staff@The Tech PortalNovember 19, 2021
Paytm makes an expected, muted public market debut at ₹1950, shares continue to slide 2021 has a been a year of reckoning for India’s startup ecosystem.… Staff@The Tech PortalNovember 18, 2021
PolicyBazaar debuts on public markets, shares list at over 22% premium on IPO price 2021 is turning out to be a truly golden one for India’s… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 15, 2021
Business China News China’s Uber rival Didi Chuxing to delist from the US While 2021 has been a friend of Indian startups (resulting in a… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 3, 2021
Internet News You can now book a ride on Uber via WhatsApp Uber is walking down a new path as the ride-hailing behemoth is… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 3, 2021
Business Global News Amazon’s Marketplace is its most profitable segment, clocking in over $120Bn built on seller fees: Report Amazon’s policies continue to face scrutiny, as a recent report showed that… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 2, 2021
Business Global News Amazon, Apple fined $225Mn by Italy’s antitrust regulator Italy’s antitrust authority has fined both Apple and Amazon for a total… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 2, 2021
Internet News Real-time animations, among other features going live on Reddit Reddit needs no introduction – the front page of the internet is… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 2, 2021
News Startups CRED acquires Happay – a full-stack expense management platform for businesses As CRED slows down on its marketing-driven hype and looks for possible,… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 1, 2021
News Startups Simpl gets $40Mn to expand its buy now pay later platform Amid the Fintech innovation boom that India has witnessed this past decade… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 1, 2021
Business Culture & Policy News UK competition regulator orders Facebook parent ‘Meta’ to sell Giphy It seems that the matter of the acquisition of Giphy by Meta… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 30, 2021
Apps Global Internet News Find out the winners of Google Play’s Best of 2021 With 2022 around the corner, the time has come to determine how… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 30, 2021
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Jack Dorsey to step down as Twitter CEO, CTO Parag Agrawal to take over Twitter is having a change of guard once again as CEO Jack… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 30, 2021
Acquisitions Business Global News Edtech leader upGrad expands beyond domestic borders, acquires Australia’s Global Study Partners Education has undergone a revolution over the past one-and-a-half year, and while… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 29, 2021
Business News Startups Fresh $200M fundraise catapults fintech ‘Slice’ to unicorn status Unicorns in India have sprung up like crazy in the past 11… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 29, 2021
Culture & Policy Futurism News Indian govt asks public not to sign up for SpaceX Starlink, says it does not have license to offer internet services in India Starlink has been Elon Musk’s mission to provide high-speed, low-latency internet to… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 27, 2021
News Startups Digital financial services firm Indifi raises ₹340 crore in equity and debt financing 2020 and 2021 have been opposites – while the previous year adversely… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 26, 2021
Business News B2B e-commerce upstart Udaan to now enter consumer-focused grocery business With the changing times, companies have resorted to stepping out of their… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 25, 2021
Futurism News Space NASA launches a “DART” at space to kick asteroid off course amid a planned planetary defense test If you have watched Mimi Leder’s film “Deep Impact,” where a manned… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 25, 2021
Global Internet News Startups Podcasting platform Podimo gobbles up $78 million in Series B round The tastes of people are changing as more and more users are… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 24, 2021
News Startups Venture Capital Blume Ventures announces first close at $105Mn for its fourth fund Blume Ventures, one of the most prominent and among the oldest homegrown… Staff@The Tech PortalNovember 24, 2021
Crypto Culture & Policy News New crypto law in India soon to ban all private cryptocurrencies, with a few ‘exceptions’ Cryptocurrency has had a contradictory journey in India – on one hand,… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 23, 2021
Business Internet News Netflix is acquiring Scanline VFX, the German visual effects studio behind ‘Stranger Things’, ‘GOT’ among others Netflix wants to push the pedal on visual content. And while its… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalNovember 23, 2021
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Instagram, Facebook Messenger will not get end-to-end encryption as a default, before 2023 If you use WhatsApp, then you are no stranger to end-to-end encryption.… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 23, 2021
