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SaaS platform Emitrr gobbles up $4Mn from Chiratae Ventures, others in pre-Series A

Chiratae Ventures, the Bengaluru-headquartered VC firm that focusses on growth-stage startups in…

Google, Rakuten back rewards-based payment platform Twid in $12Mn Series A

Google, which has invested billions across India’s telecom sector, is doubling down…
Zomato

Zomato net revenue up 18% QoQ as losses reduce

Zomato reported its first quarter (Q1’23) financials late evening yesterday, and there…
Ola Electric disputes sales, registration issues.

Ola reportedly laying off 1,000 employees as focus shifts on EV business

Ride-hailing giant Ola, which has vastly diversified since launch, is staring down…

PriceLabs nabs $30 Mn to scale its dynamic price management solution for the rental industry

India based Pricelabs, a SaaS company that provides short-term rental pricing management…

Artfi nabs $3.2Mn in latest round as it looks to create an NFT ecosystem for fine art

Artfi, a blockchain-based fine art Fintech project of the art connoisseur Asif…
Pratilipi raises funds, expands, eyes IPO

Seedstars’ SIV II Fund announces first close at $20Mn, plans seed investments in nearly 100 startups

It is said that the early bird gets the worm. Swiss pre-seed…
Quick-commerce firms accused of predatory pricing

Zomato scrip drops by 14%, market cap below last private equity valuation as IPO lock-in period ends

Just as journalists, interns, 9-to5ers and day traders were all about to…

Within months of $1Mn pre-seed, Better Opinions now lands $2.5Mn from Metaplanet, others

‘Better Opinions’, a rather unique startup that lets users trade their opinions…
PolicyBazaar

Policybazaar confirms IT systems hack, says no “significant customer data” was exposed

Cyberattacks and data breaches have become increasingly common over the years, as…
Raveendran alleges misconduct as Byju’s struggles.

Lawmaker Karti P. Chidambaram asks Indian fraud regulator to investigate edtech decacorn Byju’s finances

Karti P. Chidambaram, an Indian Lawmaker who is a Member of Parliament,…

With nearly 30Mn digital health records done, Eka Care raises $15 Mn in Series A round

Bengaluru based healthcare tech startup Eka Care has raised $15 Mn in…

Travel portal Cleartrip suffers data breach, hackers post stolen data for sale on the dark web

Once again, Flipkart-owned online travel aggregator Cleartrip has been the victim of…

Credit line fintech OneCard becomes India’s latest unicorn post $100 Mn series D round

Pune-based fintech OneCard has become the lastest to grace the lineup of…

Lightspeed raises $500 Mn Fund IV, to invest in early-stage startups across India, Southeast Asia

As they say, technology can never be stopped. The potential in tech-startup…
Raveendran alleges misconduct as Byju’s struggles.

Byju’s yet to receive $250 million of its recent $800Mn fundraise

Earlier this year, edtech decacorn Byju’s announced the closure of its $800-million…

Unacademy to shut down global test prep arm, management to take paycuts

Edtech unicorn Unacademy will be winding up the books for its global…

Tiger Global to cut back on writing checks for the next two quarters

The current economic downturn has seen companies scramble to stay afloat and…
Ola Electric disputes sales, registration issues.

Ola delays yearly appraisal, begins layoffs across verticals: Report

According to reports, Ride hailing unicorn Ola has deferred impending yearly appraisals,…

Sports activities discovery app Hudle adds $1Mn to its Series A from Inflection Point Ventures

Hudle, a mobile app that lets users discover and book sports activities…
Lenskart

Lenskart acquires Japanese eyewear firm Owndays

Eyewear unicorn Lenskart is acquiring a majority stake in Japanese eyewear firm…