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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…

After Uber, Lyft launches premium black cars as part of Lux and Lux SUV

After Uber, Lyft is joining the ranks of cab aggregators providing their…

Austin’s public will be able to hail Uber and Lyft cabs after state regulators overrule city

Uber and Lyft are making a comeback to Austin. The two companies…

Digital health startup Klinify secures undisclosed investment to expand across Asia

Singapore-headquartered Klinify has secured an undisclosed investment from healthcare services provider Zuellig…
bing, practo

Practo’s integration with Bing enables you to search and book doctor’s appointment

Bing, the search engine from Microsoft, has rolled out a new feature…

Brazil-based Uber rival 99 secures a ballooning $100Mn from SoftBank

Brazil-based 99 has raised a whopping $100 million from SoftBank in funding,…

Adtech startup Unlockd bags $23Mn to expand vigorously across Asia

Mobile advertising startup Unlockd has nabbed $23 million (A$30.7 million) from Malaysia-based Axiata…
google

Google shortlists six Indian startups for its latest Launchpad Accelerator Program

In September 2016, Google invited Indian applicants for the third edition of…
money, funding, ian

IFC invests $3 million in pi Ventures’ maiden fund, focused on AI, ML and IoT

International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is a part of the World Bank…

ItzCash secures ₹800 crore funding from Ebix, existing investors Matrix, Intel Capital & Lightspeed exit

ItzCash, a Mumbai-based finance technology company, has raised ₹800 crore in its…

RegTech startup Regnosys raises $900K to accelerate product development

Regnosys, a RegTech startup founded by two former Goldman Sachs employees, has…
Airbnb

Airbnb has come upon the perfect way to teach data science to its employees

Airbnb has come up with its own university style program for imparting…
Snapdeal, flipkart

Snapdeal-Flipkart deal moves a step ahead, SoftBank buys out Kalaari and founders’ shares

In the latest development around the potential acquisition of Snapdeal by Flipkart, …