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Fisker gets $50M to commercially launch its ‘Ocean’ all-electric SUV by 2022

Fisker, the electric carmaker that was once considered a potent rival to…
Unacademy

Unacademy is acquiring PrepLadder for $50M as India’s edtech space sees exponential growth

Unacademy announced on Tuesday that it has acquired PrepLadder- an online learning…

Sequoia announces two new India, SE Asia focused funds worth $1.35 Billion

Sequoia Limited Partners, a veteran in the Indian startup ecosystem, has announced…
Uber integrates metro ticketing via ONDC

Uber acquires Postmates for $2.65B as it strengthens Uber Eats

The food delivery business is downright cruel, and punishes those who can’t…
Zomato

Zomato reportedly cut-off from previously raised Ant Financial funding

Amid rising India-China tensions and India’s restrictions on foreign investment from China,…
OneWeb

UK Government and Bharti Global will invest $1B to acquire Softbank-backed bankrupt satellite company OneWeb

In search of an alternative for the Galileo sat-nav system, as Brexit…

Sequoia and Lightspeed are launching new India centric investment funds

Sequoia and Lightspeed, two giants of the venture capital game, have announced…
Uber integrates metro ticketing via ONDC

Uber expands services to Japan’s Tokyo in partnership with domestic taxi services

After being in Japan for over 6 years now, Uber has finally…

Zetwerk nabs $21M for its B2B marketplace that lets businesses access high quality manufacturing items

Zetwerk, an Indian Business to Business marketplace that works as a connect…

Spiketrap gets $3M in seed for its AI powered consumer intelligence platform

If you have ever had a change to browse through those millions…

Unicorn India Ventures invests $650K in ChitMonks, a blockchain based chit fund platform

Unicorn India Ventures, is announcing a fresh investment from its Rs. 400…

Ola will now let customers tip drivers through its app across all markets

Ola, on Tuesday, rolled out an ‘in-app tipping feature’ which as the…
didi

Didi to begin testing robotaxis in Shanghai, installs V2X kits on its vehicles

Didi, the most popular ride hailing platform in China, is planning to…

Amazon acquires autonomous driving startup Zoox

Amazon has acquired Zoox, a startup that is designing autonomous ride hailing…

Byju’s raises fresh capital from ‘Bond’, the VC fund co-founded by Mary Meeker

Byju’s, the unicorn edtech behemoth, that has continued to reel in external…

Nextbillionai, an Enterprise AI solution for hyperlocal businesses, announces $7Mn Series A

With the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzing global economy, traditional businesses — be it…

Ecommerce in India posts strong recovery, back to 90% of pre COVID-19 levels: Report

In early May 2020, the Indian government removed its lockdown restriction rules…

Online grocer Milkbasket raises $5.5Mn in fresh round led by Inflection Point Ventures

Grocery delivery platform Milkbasket is announcing a fresh $5.5Mn round led by…

Amazon, BigBasket gain clearance to deliver alcohol in India’s West Bengal: Report

In an ecommerce trend that has gained widespread momentum both politically and…

Palantir secures $500 million from Japanese insurer Sompo as it gears up for potential IPO

After speculations of an Initial Public Offering, the much storied U.S. data…

Zomato will part ways with TechEagle, a startup that it had acquired to speed up work on drone deliveries

Zomato announced, on Friday, that it will part ways with the TechEagle…