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Zoomcar

Zoomcar raises $30 million from Sony Innovation Fund in its on-going Series D round

The popularity of self-drive rental cars is rising in India and with…
UberEats

Zomato acquires UberEats India in an all-stock deal worth $350 million

Days after raising $150 million from Ant Financials at a $3 billion…

Flipkart pilots fresh fruits and vegetables delivery service in Hyderabad

Flipkart had earlier experimented with the hyperlocal delivery business in India but…
Venture Highway

Venture Highway raises $78.6 million corpus for its second India-focused early stage tech fund

Venture Highway, a VC firm which invests in early-stage startups, has announced…

Wipro Ventures announces close of its $150 million Fund II with focus on enterprise startups

Wipro Ventures, the investing arm of Indian IT major Wipro, has today…

Toyota bets big on air taxis as it leads Joby Aviation’s $590 million Series C round

California-based aerospace company Joby Aviation, which has been working on an electric…

Comcast to start SportsTech startup accelerator in the U.S. in collaboration with NASCAR, others

Comcast has decided to pitch in a new SportsTech startup accelerator which…

Early stage impact investor Ankur Capital closes second fund at ₹240 crore

Ankur Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund that focuses on technology disruptions…
Epifi Founders

EpiFi, a neobanking platform by former Google Pay India execs, bags $13.2M in seed from Sequoia, others

India has seen a surge of inclusive tech startups in the financial…

Logistics startup Pando secures $9 Million to expand in Southeast Asia and Europe

Logistics has now become a critical value differentiator for B2B as well…
Oyo

Oyo is reportedly firing thousands of employees across China and India

Oyo, after witnessing a phase of aggressive expansion into multiple geographies globally…

PayU acquires majority stake in digital credit lender Paysense at a $185 million valuation

After Razerpay launched corporate credit cards and other neo banking services, its…
Mamaearth

Baby care products company Mamaearth nabs $18.2M to expand Southeast Asia

Indian baby care products startup Mamaearth has announced that the company has…
Zomato

Zomato gets $150M from Ant Financial as possible UberEats India acquisition nears close

More financial spice is now being added to the Indian food delivery…

Ed-tech platform Byju’s scores $200 million from Tiger Global

Indian ed-tech juggernaut Byju’s continues to attract heavy investor money. After a…

James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems invests undisclosed amount in edtech company Harappa Education

Online learning institution Harappa Education has secured an undisclosed investment by James…
Purplle

Online beauty store Purplle adds $7.9M to its Series C from Belgian PE firm Verlinvest SA

Purplle, the Goldman Sachs-backed online beauty and personal care platform has added…
Testbook

Test-prep platform Testbook secures ₹60 crore (~$8.3M) in Series B to bank on India’s lucrative competitive exams segment

Testbook, an online test preparation platform, has announced raising of a₹60 crore…
Ola Electric disputes sales, registration issues.

Ola is ditching incentive-driven model for standardised commissions to retain drivers

In a bid to overcome the supply crunch for drivers and to…

Budget hotel chain Treebo gets $458,000 in fresh round from media giant Bennett Coleman and Co

The budget hotel segment is witnessing intense competition in the Indian market.…
Abound raises $14M to expand remittances.

Indian startups raised $14.5 billion funding in the year 2019

Indian startups ecosystem is one of the largest in the world. In…