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Can SoftBank's backing help Flipkart defeat Amazon?
Online retailer Flipkart has raised as much as $2.4 billion from Japanese telecom and Internet conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. This ......
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MobiKwik, Citibank spar over payments; go for arbitration
Citibank has sued digital wallet firm MobiKwik over an alleged non-payment of dues worth Rs 80 lakh arisen out of ......
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Flipkart raises $2.4 bn from SoftBank Vision Fund
In what is being dubbed as the biggest-ever private investment in an Indian technology company, Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is ......
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Co-living space provider StayAbode raises funding from Incubate Fund, others
StayAbode, a Bengaluru-based startup that builds co-living spaces, has raised an undisclosed amount in fresh funding from...
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Never worried about 'bought' GMV or traffic: Voonik's Sujayath Ali
Sequoia Capital-backed Voonik started off as a personal stylist, but pivoted to an online marketplace for unbranded fashion early last ......
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Amazon, Tencent join $300 mn funding round in Android creator's startup
Essential Products, the smartphone startup founded by a co-creator of the Android mobile operating system, has raised $300 million in ......
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MakeMyTrip Q1 net revenue more than doubles, loss widens
MakeMyTrip Ltd, India’s largest online travel services firm, said on Wednesday its net revenue for the quarter through June more ......
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Online milk delivery startup Doodhwala raises pre-Series A round
Bangalore-based Banger Tech Pvt. Ltd, which operates digital milk delivery startup Doodhwala, has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-Series A ......
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Directi's Bhavin Turakhia joins ed-tech startup Unacademy's board
Education technology platform Unacademy has appointed Directi co-founder and CEO Bhavin Turakhia to its board of directors, it said in ......
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Snapdeal sellers still wary as e-tailer plans pivot to pure marketplace
Online retailer Snapdeal may have been busy preparing a new strategy to convert into a pure-play marketplace where only third-party ......