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Alibaba launches voice assistant undercutting Amazon Echo
China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd launched on Wednesday a cut-price voice assistant speaker, similar to Amazon.com Inc's "Echo", its first ......
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Govt partners Uber, others to assess use of private cars as shared taxis
India is examining the use of private vehicles as shared taxis in an effort to reduce car ownership and curb ......
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World's biggest co-working startup WeWork enters India with mega facility
New York-based shared workspace provider WeWork has started operations in India with a 2,200-seater community workspace christened as ‘WeWork Galaxy’ ......
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Consolidation not negative, it shows progression, says Foodpanda CEO Saurabh Kochhar
Even as India's consumer internet sector, including horizontal e-commerce, witnesses signs of consolidation, Foodpanda India co-founder and CEO Saurabh Kochhar ......
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Ad-for-equity investor BCCL exits Yatra
Media conglomerate Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd (BCCL) has sold its equity-convertible warrants in Yatra Online, Inc. for Rs 39 crore (around ......
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Automobiles portal Droom raises $20 mn in Series C funding
Online marketplace for automobiles Droom Technology Pvt. Ltd has raised $20 million in a Series C round led by Integrated ......
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SoftBank-backed Snapdeal rejects Flipkart's $700-800 mn takeover offer: Reports
The board of beleaguered e-commerce venture Snapdeal, operated by Jasper Infotech Pvt Ltd, has rejected a takeover offer of $700-800 ......
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Nexus Venture Partners seed funds health-tech startup
Venture capital firm Nexus Venture Partners has backed a Delhi-based health-tech startup which offers in-patient healthcare delivery solutions, a person ......
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Worst not over yet for Indian startups looking for investors
The monsoon is yet to arrive for Indian startups that have been waiting to see venture capital firms flushed with ......
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Singapore fintech startup Instarem raises $13 mn to expand payment infra, Mumbai ops
Instarem, a Singapore-headquartered cross-border payments company founded by Indian-origin entrepreneur Prajit Nanu, has raised $13 million in a Series B ......