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Post dual co-founder exit, Nearbuy(formerly Groupon) lays-off about 10 percent of its workforce

Sequoia Capital-backed Nearbuy, formerly known as Groupon India, is currently going through…

Indonesian ride-hailing giant GO-JEK acquires Bengaluru-based online healthcare marketplace Pianta

GO-JEK, the Indonesian ride-hailing giant, after (probably!?) reaching a peak in motorbike…

To take on Amazon in India, Walmart is looking for an equity partnership with Flipkart: Report

Continuing to be what is already a lucrative market for global companies,…

Fashion re-sale marketplace Refash secures $294K in seed from Tri5 Ventures and others

Singapore-based fashion re-sale marketplace Refash, which operates as a hybrid retail platform…
zomato one million orders

Zomato acquires logistics-tech startup Sparse Labs, to provide restaurants and users with real-time tracking info

We’ve all gone through that phase of helplessness where we’re extremely hungry and…

Jann Wenner sells a 49 percent stake of his magazine Rolling Stone to BandLab Technologies

Jann Wenner is planning to sell Rolling Stone to Singapore-based BandLab Technologies,…

Jio partners with ShopClues to offer ‘Jio Welcome Offer’ to customers buying a 4G-enabled smartphone

Since its launch a couple weeks ago, Jio has been high on…

Global procurement solutions provider Xeeva acquires Gurgaon-based e sourcing tool Procurepack

Adding to the list of Indian startups getting acquired by global industry…
Uber

Uber India’s business development head Mahesh Bhalla quits, four months after joining

Uber India’s head of business development, Mahesh Bhalla has called it quits…

Cybersecurity accelerator: an effort by the UK government, WYRA and GCHQ

In a bid to protect the country from cyber attacks, the UK…

GE Healthcare sets up ‘five.eight’ accelerator to invest around $50 Mn in global health startups

Healthcare startups have been receiving a lot of investor interest of lately. And…
spectacles, snap, snapchat

Snapchat rebrands to Snap Inc., unveils its first $130 hardware product ‘Spectacles’

Snapchat is today not only expanding its scope beyond the ephemeral video…

Razorpay has now started accepting UPI payments on its platform

RazorPay, an online payment gateway solution provider, has today announced that it…

ParentLane secures additional seed funding from Rohit MA’s Capier Investments

After raising seed funding round a few months ago, ParentLane, a tech startup focused on…

Co-working space provider CoLife gets seeded with $1 Mn, to expand its footprint within the country

CoLife, a startup which is offering shared living as well as co-working…

Travel social network WAYN crosses over to Lastminute.com Group

Patience bears sweet fruit, but so does selling your brand in a…

A Singapore-based Startup IdeaWaveLabs backs First Moms Club

Singapore-based Venture Builder and Start-up Studio, IdeaWaveLabs Pte. Ltd. has invested in…
nutonomy

nuTonomy partners with Uber rival Grab to test its autonomous cab service in Singapore

Let’s recall the recent happenings in the ride-hailing service space: Uber after exiting…

UOB participates in $72mn Series C round of Israeli crowdfunding platform OurCrowd

Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB) after pumping $10 million in OurCrowd earlier…