News Startups Google-backed Kuku FM secures $25Mn to expand audio content library, enhance tech India’s appetite for audio content continues to rise, driven by affordable smartphones… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 20, 20232 minute read
News Startups Flipkart could invest $15-20Mn in its new credit marketplace, spin off as a new entity Walmart-owned Flipkart has been doubling down on developing its own offerings in… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 20, 20232 minute read
News Startups Byju’s lenders say company hid $533Mn in a Miami hedge fund that ran from a pancake shop: Report Byju’s financial and legal concerns are continuing to mount and direct narrative… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 13, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Oyo India and Europe heads depart months before a potential IPO Heads of Indian hospitality unicorn Oyo’s India and Europe business have left… Staff@The Tech PortalSeptember 6, 20231 minute read
Business News Startups India fintech majors Paytm and Pine Labs both launch a new payments soundbox that accepts cards via NFC Paytm had brought in a literal revolution of sorts, when it introduced… Staff@The Tech PortalSeptember 4, 20232 minute read
Gaming News Startups Indian Gaming major Nazara raises ₹100 crore from Zerodha founders In a strategic move, Nazara Technologies’ board has given the green light… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 4, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups Walmart pays $3.5Bn to buy out existing Flipkart shareholders, increases stake to over 80% In a strategic move, American retail giant Walmart revealed that it has… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 3, 20232 minute read
Enterprise News Startups Apollo.io, the B2B sales intelligence platform for revenue teams, racks up $100Mn in Series D, valued at $1.6Bn Apollo.io, a B2B sales intelligence platform that provides sales and marketing teams… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalAugust 29, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups Venture Capital Tiger Global exits Zomato, divests 1.44% stake for ₹1,124 crore Tiger Global is adding another handsome exit to its list of Indian… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 29, 20232 minute read
News Startups Zepto secures $200 million in Series E round, is India’s first unicorn in 2023 Despite questionable business models, quick commerce companies still seem to be lucrative… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 25, 20233 minute read
News Startups Wootz.work, a global sourcing platform for engineering products, gets seeded with $3.5Mn from Matrix, Nexus VP Wootz.work, a global sourcing platform that helps small businesses procure light engineering… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 22, 20232 minute read
News Privacy Startups DynamoFL, which uses generative AI for enterprise data privacy, nabs $15Mn in Series A from Nexus, others While privacy regulations, such as the GDPR, the Indian data protection bill… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalAugust 17, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Zerodha to pump additional ₹1000 crore in startup investment arm Rainmatter with focus on long-term backing Zerodha, the country’s leading stock broker, has decided to allocate an additional… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 11, 20232 minute read
Business Electric News Startups Ola Electric’s operating revenue, loss, widen in FY22, parent ’Ola’ reports widening net loss Ola Electric, headed by Bhavish Aggarwal, has experienced a substantial surge in… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 11, 20232 minute read
Gaming News Startups Venture Capital Krafton to invest $150 million in India in next 2-3 years as BGMI gets trial approval Krafton, the South Korean gaming company that gave us Battlegrounds Mobile India… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 10, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Pepperfry co-founder and CEO Ambareesh Murty suffers cardiac arrest, passes away at 51 Ambareesh Murty, co-founder of the online furniture store Pepperfry, is no more.… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 9, 20232 minute read
Gaming News Startups MPL lays off 350 employees as economics re-align post 28% online gaming tax Mobile Premier League (MPL), one of the only two esports and online… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 9, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups Zomato reports first quarterly profit, revenue jumps 54% YoY to reach ₹2786 crore Zomato reported its Q1’24 earnings today, with the headline being the company… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 3, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Tiger-Global backed used cars platform Spinny lays off 300 Spinny, the Tiger Global, ADQ backed used cars platform, is laying off… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 3, 20232 minute read
News Startups Social commerce platform Dealshare CEO steps down, will retain board position Vineet Rao, co-founder and CEO of social commerce platform DealShare, has decided… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 31, 20232 minute read
News Startups Telecom startup Wiom scoops up $17Mn to expand in more cities, invest in talent and delivery architecture Wiom, a New Delhi-based telecom startup, has scooped up a total of… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 27, 20232 minute read