Apple has reportedly acquired AI-based voice startup PullString, aka ToyTalk, for a deal that is speculated to be worth around $30 million...
Startups
Uber reports $3Bn in revenues, losses continue to remain significant
In a crucial year wherein the company is looking to go for an IPO, Uber has come out with its latest December 2018 quarterly numbers. Starting with...
Oyo’s $1Bn round comes to a close with fresh $100Mn from Didi Chuxing
Oyo’s fund-raising rally shows no signs of stopping. The budget hotel startup has now raised a fresh $100 Million from Chinese ride hailing...
OpenApp raises pre-Series A funding round from Unicorn India Ventures and KARSEMVEN
Smart lock maker Open Appliances Pvt Ltd has announced that raising pre-Series A funding from Unicorn India Ventures and KARSEMVEN Fund. In this new...
Softbank steps into advanced logistics with $940 Million investment in autonomous delivery startup Nuro
Softbank has decided to invest in yet another newer technology frontier,as it leads a fresh $940 Million round into Nuro. The autonomous delivery bot...
Fashion marketplace Zilingo eyes international expansion after raising $226 million in a fresh round
Zilingo, an online fashion and lifestyle marketplace, has secured $226 million in its Series D funding round, which witnessed investment from Sequoia...
Facebook acquires visual shopping and artificial intelligence startup GrokStyle
GrokStyle, a startup which enables users to find the product online just by capturing its photo, has now been acquired by Facebook. The acquisition...
Logistics startup Rivigo secures new funding round from Warburg Pincus and SAIF Partners
Rivigo, a Gurugram-based logistics startup, has raised around $35.6 million in its new Series E funding round. The investment comes from the...
Entrepreneur First enters India with a $25Mn fund for country’s deep tech startups
The second largest startup ecosystem globally (as per number of registred startups from DIPP) is getting a fresh entrant in its competitive...
AI-based driving assistant startup Kruzr raises seed funding round led by Saama Capital
Kruzr, an AI-based startup that offers digital driving assistant service, has announced that it has secured $1.3 million in its seed funding round...
What the Indian tech and startup community feels about Budget 2019
Budget 2019 is here. And while many have dubbed it a ‘magicle’,’miracoulous’ and what not budget, Interim FM Piyush Goyal...
Clootrack scores $500K in seed for its AI platform that measures brand perception
In an age where brand are increasingly turning digital to reach the right audience, it becomes extremely essential for them to measure the impact...
Flipkart requests extension on new e-Com rules, warns of ‘significant customer disruption’ : Report
In what was rather inevitable, Flipkart has responded to Indian Government’s rather ad-hoc announcement and roll-out of largely anti-ecommerce...
Used cars marketplace Truebil raises $14 million in Series B funding round
Trubil, a Mumbai-based e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, has raised $14 million in a mix of equity and debt funding in its Series...
Liquiloans raises $1.68 million in Series A funding round from Matrix Partners
Liquiloans, a Mumbai-based peer-to-peer lending startups, has announced that it has secured $1.68 million in its Series A funding round, led by...
Infibeam sells its subsidiary Infinium to Ingenius E-commerce for ₹60 crore
Ahmedabad-based e-commerce marketplace Infibeam Avenues is said to have divested its wholly-owned subsidiary Infinium (India) Ltd (IIL) to Ingenius...
Microsoft’s corporate venture fund, the ‘M12’, expands to India
There’s more money coming in for Indian startups. M12, Microsoft’s corporate venture fund, announced it would extend its investing coverage...
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal invests $21 million in Ola, commits total investment of $100 million
Sachin Bansal, the co-founder of India’s leading e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, has invested $21 million in Ola — the leading...
Co-living startup Grexter secures $1.5 million in its Pre-Series A funding round
Venture Catalysts is placing its bet on the rental accommodation sphere and has invested $1.5 million in Grexter — one of the leading...
The $4.5 Bn valued SenseTime unveils a driving range for self-driving cars in Japan
The world’s highest-valued A.I start-up, SenseTime marks its arrival into Japan by unveiling their autonomous driving track in the city of...
OLX acquires Aasaanjobs to expand its jobs classifieds vertical
In a bid to expand its jobs classifieds business in India, OLX Group has acquired Aasaanjobs — an online recruitment marketplace for blue and...