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Fave App

Merchant commerce unicorn Pine Labs acquires fintech platform Fave for $45 million

The digital payments market received an unprecedented boost in 2020 when the…

E-commerce platform DealShare raises $100 million in Tiger Global-led funding: Report

2021 is set to be a landmark year for the Indian start-up…
Nykaa

Fashion e-retailer Nykaa acquires online jewelry brand Pipa Bella, plans to expand contemporary jewellery catalogue

The fashion industry is a tough nut to crack, and the titans…
ShareChat Jeet11

Twiter-backed ShareChat gulps in $502 Mn from Tiger Global, Lightspeed and others

Home-grown social media app ShareChat entered the growing and mythical ‘unicorn’ family…
Groww

Groww ‘grows’ to a unicorn as it raises $83Mn from Sequoia, YC among others

Indians and strategic investments aren’t really warm with each other. Even though…

PharmEasy parent API Holdings latest to enter India’s unicorn club with valuation of $1.5 billion

We are only halfway through the week and already India’s blooming startup…
CRED

Fintech startup CRED’s valuation soars to $2.2 billion with a fresh $215 million fundraise

Looks like investors are not worried, at least yet, of the balance…
Swiggy

Swiggy gets $800Mn in fresh round, valuation close to $5Bn

Over the last year, food delivery apps like Swiggy and Zomato have…
Raveendran alleges misconduct as Byju’s struggles.

Byju’s latest big move: acquires Indian offline coaching giant ‘Aakash’ for $1Bn

Byju’s, the world’s leading ed-tech startup and one of the biggest names…
Circus Social

Social media analytics start-up Circus Social raises $1 million to expand to other geographies

Social media has become the fifth pillar of democracy. Not only does…
InMobi Logo

Indian Advertising major InMobi eyes $1Bn IPO at a $12-$15Bn valuation in the US: Report

Over the last year, the need for tech solutions has risen substantially,…
Chingari

Short-video app Chingari raises $13 million in OnMobile-led funding round

Ever since popular video-sharing social networking platform TikTok, along with a host…
Amazon

Amazon acquires retail tech startup Perpule to deepen presence in India’s mom-pop stores

India has emerged as one of the biggest internet markets in the…

Indian gaming upstart Nazara lists at nearly 81% premium over issue price, IPO subscribed 176 times by investors

This news today is perhaps the best possible signal one can get…
Raveendran alleges misconduct as Byju’s struggles.

Edtech giant Byju’s valuation tops $13Bn with a new $460Mn fundraise

2020 was undoubtedly the year for the tech industry. From Paytm and Google…
Unacademy

Unacademy acquires Handa Ka Funda, a digital learning platform for CAT and MBA preparation

As COVID 19 took the world by storm around this time last…

‘Public App’ lands $41Mn from A91, Addition and others for its location-based social network

The Indian startup culture, thanks to the country’s low internet rates and…
Y Combinator

Y Combinator’s W21 round features record number of Indian start-ups

Silicon Valley seed money start-up accelerator Y Combinator, which has launched over…