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VCC Startups weekly wrap: Jhunjhunwala backs Nazara; SoftBank, Alibaba get CCI nod
One of the big newsmakers in the past week was veteran stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala who made a $27-million ......
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India competition watchdog approves SoftBank-Flipkart, Alibaba-BigBasket deals
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared SoftBank Group Corp’s purchase of a minority holding in Flipkart and Alibaba ......
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Flipkart completes $100 million ESOP buyback
E-commerce firm Flipkart said it has completed the $100 million (Rs 645 crore) employee stock options repurchase programme that it ......
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SoftBank's Saurabh Jalan joins Snapdeal board as Lydia Jett resigns
Jasper Infotech Pvt Ltd, which runs online marketplace Snapdeal, has appointed Saurabh Jalan, a representative from investor SoftBank, as an ......
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SoftBank-backed True Balance pivots, launches mobile wallet
Gurgaon-based Balancehero India Pvt. Ltd, which operates mobile balance checking app True Balance, has entered the fintech services segment with ......
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Paytm merging Little, Nearbuy to create largest deal discovery platform
Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led Paytm has announced the merger between Little and Nearbuy to create the largest online deal discovery platform ......
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Flipkart rubbishes CEO exit rumours
Ecommerce major Flipkart has dismissed rumours around a likely exit of its CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy.Krishnamurthy, a former executive at Tiger ......
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Chinese bicycle sharing unicorn Ofo enters India
Alibaba-backed Chinese bicycle sharing unicorn Ofo has entered India, likely intensifying competition in a market where three homegrown companies have ......
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Ola Fleet CEO Shalabh Seth resigns
Shalabh Seth, the chief executive of Ola Fleet Technologies, the cab leasing arm of Ola, has resigned from the firm, ......
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VCC Startups weekly wrap: SoftBank in focus; Ola turns to bicycle; Nazara gets funds
Japanese investor SoftBank was in focus this week as it moved ahead on its share purchase of Indian e-tailer Flipkart ......
