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Flipkart, Paytm, Ola among India's top employers: LinkedIn study
For all the negative news flow around the sector, home-grown consumer internet ventures like Flipkart, Paytm, Ola and OYO Rooms ......
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Wary of investors taking control, Ola founders secure their place at the wheel
In a move to prevent a hostile takeover, cab hailing app Ola has rewritten the rules of engagement to restrict ......
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Xiaomi to back startups that enhance mobile experience, says India head Manu Jain
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc., the world's second-most valuable startup, made its first publicly-disclosed investment in India in April 2016. ......
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Zomato database hacked, 17 mn user records stolen
Online restaurant guide and food-delivery firm Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd has suffered a massive security breach with about 17 million ......
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Made-in-India iPhones likely to hit stores this month
In an important step in US tech giant Apple Inc’s push into the fast-growing smartphone market in South Asia, its ......
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Ola looks to conquer small cities with lightweight, app-like mobile site
In a bid to acquire customers in small cities, where Internet speeds are slow and low-end smartphones still popular, home-grown ......
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Did Bahl and Bansal earn a fortune from Snapdeal?
The sale of troubled e-commerce firm Snapdeal to Flipkart may have dented the fortunes of Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and ......
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Lending startup Paysense bags $5.3 mn from Jungle Ventures, others
Mumbai-based Paysense Services India Pvt. Ltd, which offers personal loans, has raised $5.3 million (Rs 34 crore) in Series A ......
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Food-tech startup Eatonomist shuts down, founder joins UberEATS
Food-tech startup Eatonomist, operated by Fitmeal Solutions Pvt. Ltd, has shuttered less than a year after it raised funding, the ......
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Paytm raises $1.4 bn from SoftBank; valuation jumps
One97 Communications Ltd, the parent of digital wallet Paytm, has raised $1.4 billion (about Rs 9,000 crore) from Japan’s SoftBank ......