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Winzo

Gaming and entertainment platform WinZO raises $65 million in Series C funding

In yet another stroke of good news for the Indian start-up ecosystem…

UPI records all-time high of 2.8 Bn transactions worth ₹5.47 lakh crores in June

The pandemic sent waves across the digital payments sector, raising it to…
India offers 20-year GIFT City tax holiday and 2047 cloud tax exemption to attract global AI and finance hubs

Entry of Big Tech firms into India’s financial services presents challenges to stability and governance of the ecosystem: RBI

Big tech companies have penetrated into many sectors, and continue to expand…
ION Energy

ION Energy, a startup that improves life of lithium ion batteries, raises $3.6Mn from Amazon’s climate pledge fund

Five-year-old energy-tech start-up ION Energy has raised $3.6 million in a pre-Series…
Flipkart

Flipkart launches Shopsy, a Shopify like platform to help small businesses go online

Walmart owned Flipkart is trying its hand at building a Shopify of…
Instagram grows, pivots to video dominance

Instagram working on ‘Exclusive Stories’, a feature that is similar to ‘Super Follow’ on Twitter

Tech giants are facing scrutiny across the globe, thanks to a massive…

Didi Chuxing raises $4.4 billion in biggest Chinese IPO in the US since 2014

In April, we had reported that Didi Chuxing, Uber’s Chinese counterpart and…

SpaceX blasts off 88 satellites into orbit as part of Transporter-2 mission, marks first onshore landing of Falcon 9 first stage

SpaceX has launched one mission after the other, whether it be leading…
Razorpay

Razorpay founders and senior execs launch ‘MarsShot Ventures’ angel fund

Fintech start-ups are having the time of their lives during the pandemic,…
TABLT

Online pharmacy TABLT raises $3Mn from Siti Cable for pan India growth

Healthcare has become more important than ever before, especially with the 2nd…
Google pushes for relaxed AI regulations

Google publishes first transparency report under IT rules, says it received more than 27,000 complaints in April

The new IT rules have come into effect, binding the major social…
Raveendran alleges misconduct as Byju’s struggles.

Server leak puts Byju’s student data at risk, now resolved

With the shift to online education thanks to the pandemic, edtech start-ups…
Jio and SpaceX to bring Starlink to India.

Reliance Jio and NXP Semiconductors collaborate on 5G hardware for upcoming Jio Phones

After joining forces with Google for the software side of its new…
Surge

Sequoia Capital’s largest cohort to date for Surge includes 23 start-ups

The fifth (and largest) cohort of venture capital firm Sequoia Capital India’s…

Gamified learning platform Quizizz raises $31.5Mn to expand teams across US and India

With the sudden shift in education favoring remote learning solutions, edtech startups…

Zomato reportedly invests $120Mn in Grofers, valuation soars past $1Bn

Both Zomato and Grofers have ridden through the tough times of 2020,…

Leading language-learning app Duolingo files for IPO

With the onset of the pandemic, the shift to online education has…
SpaceX starship launch

SpaceX targets next month for first Starship orbital launch

SpaceX has been betting big on its latest horse-the Starship, and while…

Etsy acquires Brazilian competitor El07 for $217Mn

Etsy, the popular online marketplace focused around creative products, has acquired El07,…