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From hunter to gatherer: Why part-exiting Flipkart, Ola is a prudent move by Tiger
New York-based investment firm Tiger Global has seen all seasons of startup investing in India—a full-of-promise spring in 2005-10, a ......
TMT
Ola to launch bicycle sharing, runs pilot on IIT Kanpur campus
Under its ambitious plan of covering a wide spectrum of transportation services, cab-aggregator Ola plans to launch bicycle sharing, and ......
TMT
SoftBank may invest $200-250 mn in food delivery platform Swiggy
Japanese telecom and internet conglomerate SoftBank is in discussions to invest around $200-250 million (Rs 1,288-1,610 crore) in homegrown food ......
TMT
SoftBank's purchase of Flipkart shares from Tiger, Accel awaits regulatory nod
The sale of Tiger Global and Accel's shares in homegrown e-commerce firm Flipkart to Japan's SoftBank is awaiting clearance from ......
TMT
SoftBank offers to buy Uber shares at 30% less than current value
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp is offering to purchase shares of Uber Technologies Inc at a valuation of $48 billion, a ......
TMT
After backing Flipkart, SoftBank may invest in Paytm Mall to counter Amazon
After investing in Indian e-commerce majors Flipkart and Snapdeal, Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group is in talks to lead a ......
Opinion
Why do SoftBank and Tiger Global Appear to Be in a Serendipitous Relationship?
SoftBank and Tiger Global—hands down the most prolific investors in India's startup ecosystem, albeit in different......
TMT
VCC Startups weekly wrap: Tiger's Fixel quits Ola, Nilekani's philanthropic move
The developments at Ola clearly hogged the limelight during the week, with Tiger Global’s managing partner Lee Fixel stepping down ......
TMT
Uber told SoftBank about data breach before telling public
Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday that it discussed a massive data breach with potential investor SoftBank Group Corp ahead ......
People
Uber rival Grab appoints Paytm exec as CTO of payments arm
Southeast Asian cab-hailing major Grab has appointed Vikas Agrawal as the chief technology officer of its mobile payments wing, GrabPay, ......