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UpGrad

upGrad appoints former BYJU’s exec Arjun Mohan as India CEO

Upgrad, the online learning platform focusing on short/medium term higher education courses,…

Tiger Global was on a share purchase spree in TikTok parent Bytedance since 2018, current valuation at around $90Bn: Report

In a testament to TikTok’s (and perhaps the short format video) popularity,…

Cancer diagnostics startup ‘SaScan’ raises undisclosed amount from Unicorn India Ventures

In tandem with its fund-raising announcement, Unicorn India is also announcing the…

Unicorn India Ventures announces first close of its ₹400 crore equity fund

In a positive news to the otherwise grim overall investment scene, India-based…
OneWeb

Softbank-backed satellite internet startup OneWeb files for bankruptcy

In a not-so-proud-to-be first for Softbank, one of its star portfolio companies,…

Ola CEO forgoes annual salary, company to put in ₹20 crores (~$2.6M) to support driver partners

Ola, India’s biggest ride hailing platform, has come up with another plan…

Marquee VC firms in India creating joint investment platform to bail out portfolio startups impacted by Coronavirus: Report

In a move aimed at bailing out some of India’s top venture…
Oyo

OYO warns partner hotels of disruption in payment cycle due to Coronavirus outbreak

It is no hidden truth, that the impact of ongoing COVID 19…

Streaming platform Hooq has filed for liquidation due to restricted growth

Hooq, a Singapore based streaming platform backed by Singapore Telecommunications limited, has…
Swiggy

Swiggy ready to use idle fleet for delivering essential commodities, COO Vivek Sundar says

Swiggy, one of the two Indian food delivery unicorns, has been having…

Ola seeks government relaxations for its drivers in the form of interest free loans and tax free ‘holiday’ periods

Ola, India’s biggest ride hailing service, wants the government to step in…

Flipkart is resuming grocery services after government clarification on functioning of ecommerce during lockdown

Flipkart, after suspending all of its operations earlier, is set to resume delivery…
didi

SoftBank close to investing $300 million in Didi Chuxing’s self driven vehicle unit

Softbank is looking to continue on its mega financing spree, despite significant…

CoinDCX bags $3 million in funding as India opens regulatory gates to cryptocurrency trading

Less than 3 weeks after Supreme Court of India’s historic judgement to…

Fresh amendment to India’s securities law to benefit startups during public listing

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has brought about a significant…

Home diagnostic startup Everlywell introduces at-home COVID-19 collection kits, first private firm to do so

Texas-based Everlywell, a health tech startup that provides home testing for thyroid,…

Binace Group sets up $50 million India fund to invest in blockchain startups solving industrial, social problems

Binance Group, which runs one of the largest digital asset exchanges globally,…
PhonePe

Flipkart-owned PhonePe launches one click payments in partnership with Visa

PhonePe, the primarily UPI-powered digital payments services owned by Flipkart (which is…

Unbox Robotics grabs $550K in seed to enable warehouses in automating operations

Unbox Robotics, a startup that is looking to automate complex warehouse operations,…
Paytm logo on a tent roof

Paytm hires former Coverfox CEO Premanshu Singh as VP to lead company’s financial services business

After Coverfox acquisition talks reportedly failing, Paytm has now hired former CEO…