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Supr Daily secures ₹10 crore funding from a clutch of Silicon Valley heavyweights

Supr Daily, a subscription-based daily consumables delivery service, has raised ₹10 crore from…
ola, uber

Ola to add more electric cars, expand video content service Ola Play

In a constant bid to be one step ahead of its arch-nemesis…

Gnowbe secures $1.7Mn to ramp up its mobile-first, learn-by-doing platform

Gnowbe, the Silicon Valley and Singapore-headquartered EdTech startup, has raised $1.7 million…
Snapdeal, flipkart

In a surprise move, Snapdeal gets $17.5Mn capital infusion from Nexus Venture Partners & co-founders

Just when you thought Snapdeal was done for and was going to…

Ahead of its IPO, Delivery Hero purchases Kuwait-based Carriage

Berlin-headquartered Delivery Hero has announced the acquisition of Carriage, the food delivery…

Bank-Genie raises undisclosed funding to help banks build virtual retail branches

Singapore-headquartered Bank-Genie has secured undisclosed funding from SBI FMO Emerging Asia Financial Sector…

Malaysia-based service platform RecomN.com is now Recommend.my

RecomN.com, the trusted platform for people planning their home improvement project, has…

Trade Me partners with Afterpay to introduce ‘Buy now, Pay later’ option to its customers

Australian “Buy now, Pay later” payments provider Afterpay has teamed up with New…
oyo

Oyo to hire 5,000 people in the next eight months to expand on its ‘Townhouse’ model

Gurugram-based Oyo Rooms plans to hire 5,000 people over the next eight…

Helion Venture Partners’ Rahul Chandra starts a new $100Mn fund to invest in fin-tech space

Rahul Chandra, Managing Director of Helion Venture Partners, has started his own…
Spotify

Spotify appears to be gearing for IPO, settles lawsuit and adds new board members

Music streaming giant Spotify appears to be gearing to go public. The…
Uber, Travis Kalanick

In a tragic event, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick loses mother in boating accident

In a tragic and unfortunate turn of affairs, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick…
flipkart, ebay india

After series of valuation markdowns, Morgan Stanley Fund raises Flipkart’s valuation by 28%

After a struggling year, Flipkart seems to have managed to move past…

Change.org nabs $30 million from Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman and others

A slew of tech and business moguls have decided to make a…

Payments startup Soft Space secures $5Mn to expand across SEA and Japan

Malaysian FinTech firm Soft Space has raked in $5 million from Japanese…

Blockchain-powered copyright platform Binded receives $950K from Taizo Son and others

Binded, the U.S.-based copyright platform, has secured $950,000 from Taizo Son’s fund,…

RateSetter bags A$20Mn from govt to kickstart its green loan marketplace

RateSetter, a peer-to-peer loan marketplace, has received investment from Australian government’s Clean…

Quikr is reportedly in talks to acquire blue-collar jobs portal Babajob

Online classifieds portal Quikr is said to be in advanced talks to…
uber

Uber has reportedly dropped the Otto name from its driverless truck unit

Uber is embroiled in a nasty battle with Google’s self-riving subsidary Waymo…
uber

In a blow to Uber, Judge orders it to hand over unredacted term sheet with Otto, to Waymo

The legal battle between Uber and Waymo has taken a new turn. Judge…