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Snapdeal, flipkart

Amidst fundraising struggles, Snapdeal’s head of corporate development quits

It has been extremely contrasting stuff from Snapdeal, in a gap of…

Payments startup Klarna buys German firm BillPay to strengthen its presence in the region

Incorporated in 2009, BillPay is a payment startup based out of Berlin…
acko, stellaris, absentia, buttercups funding, money

Micromax to launch $100Mn fund ‘Orbis Capital’ to invest in consumer internet startups

Micromax, one of the leading Indian mobile handset makers, is reportedly going…
jio, reliance jio

Government serves Paytm, Reliance Jio with a notice for using PM Narendra Modi’s photo in ads

To increase the visibility of their business, Paytm and Reliance Jio Infocomm…

Nextdoor is poised to acquire the assets of Streetlife, the UK-based local social network

San Francisco-headquartered Nextdoor is set to purchase the “assets” of UK-based local…
Uber

With UberHIRE launching in India, you can now rent Uber cabs for up to 12 hours

Uber is further expanding its service offerings in India with the launch…
ifashion-singapore

iFashion Group takes over lifestyle marketplace Megafash, gets ready for an IPO

Singapore-based iFashion Group has acquired lifestyle marketplace Megafash for $2.23 million. The…
hypertrack

HyperTrack gets $1.5 million capital infusion from Social Capital, Zomato’s founder and others

HyperTrack, a startup which enables businesses to track products and executives, has…
capital float

Capital Float secures ₹17 Crore funding from IFMR Capital through NCDs

Capital Float, a finance technology startup which helps SMEs secure capital online, has…
Boeing, spacex, elon musk, musk

SpaceX needs to make structural design changes to its Merlin engines for safety of crewed flights

SpaceX has just recently made its comeback to the skies with a…
one97 communications / payments bank / paytm / alibaba

Alibaba to lead $200 million funding round in Paytm’s e-commerce spin-off

Post demonetisation, digital payment provider Paytm has been on a roll already.…
amazon go

Amazon is entering India’s novice yet competitive online packaged food selling domain with a $500Mn investment

In what could turn out to be a game-changing moment for India’s…

PropTech startup Cocoon appoints ex-Tesco CCO as chairman

Cocoon, a smart home security startup, has announced the appointment of Robin…

FinTech startup SlicePay acquires P2P lending platform Trustio to enhance its credit offerings

SlicePay, a fintech startup which provides buy-now-pay-later kind of service to its…

Paktor relaunches as “Swipe” in South Korea, sets up office in Seoul

Singapore-based Paktor has relaunched its dating services app in South Korea as…
uber, uberclub

Owing to increasing government pressure, Uber suspends its ride-hailing service in Taiwan

After bowing to the pressure of Chinese rival Didi, Uber has now…
Grab

Uber’S SE Asian rival Grab to invest $700Mn in next four years

Singapore-based Grab is taking its business taking a notch higher every few…

ClearMotion raises $100 million in series C round of funding

A Boston-based automotive technology company developing the world’s first digital chassis— ClearMotion,…