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CFOs In Tech: Moglix’s Rahul Goel On The Challenges And Success Factors Of...
The last decade has truly been the golden era for digital transformation. From using web services for chatting and communication to solving major hurdles, businesses have embraced technology,...
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Setback For Amazon As SEBI Approves Reliance-Future Deal
In what could be a major setback for Amazon’s ecommerce business in India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has granted approval to the Reliance Retail acquisition deal for Kishore...
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Sequoia-Backed Raw Pressery To Be Acquired By Wingreens In Distress Sale
Sequoia-backed D2C beverages brand Raw Pressery is reportedly being acquired by ready-to-eat food brand Wingreens Farms in a distress sale that sees the former being valued at INR 100 Cr – INR 110 Cr....
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[The Outline By Inc42 Plus] Online Lending’s Regulatory Dilemma
Dear Reader, When digital lenders approached Hyderabad-based techie P. Sunil in hordes, assuring him of easy cash, he installed as many as 35 apps on his smartphone to raise small-ticket loans...
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After SEBI Setback, Amazon Moves Delhi HC To Block Reliance-Future Group Deal
After being turned away by the Securities And Exchanges Board Of India (SEBI) and stock exchanges, Amazon India has filed a petition in the Delhi high court in an attempt to block the Reliance...
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Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu Awarded Padma Shri
Zoho founder and one of the most influential entrepreneuers in India, Sridhar Vembu has been awarded the Padma Shri, according to a government notification issued ahead of India’s 72nd Republic Day....
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Delhi Sees Internet Outages As Tractor Protest Rally Sees Farmers Clash With...
Amid massive protests in the national capital, internet services in parts of Delhi were suspended and will reportedly remain turned off till before midnight January 27, 2021. There was plenty of unrest...
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Phone Numbers Of 6 Lakh Indian Facebook Users Being Sold On Telegram
Facebook has been caught in yet another privacy and user data breach incident as phone numbers of nearly 6 Lakh Indian users are being sold on Telegram through a bot. The Indian user data is part of a...
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India’s Ban On TikTok, Other Apps Violates WTO Agreement, Reiterates China
In response to reports that India has permanently banned TikTok and 59 other apps of Chinese origin, authorities in China said that the ban violates India’s agreement at the World Trade Organization...
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Apple Sees 2X Growth In India Amid Record-Breaking Q4 2020
Apple sold over a million devices in India for the first time in a quarter between October and December 2020, the company announced, driven by sales of iPhone 11 and iPhone XR models. Overall, Apple...
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Social Audio Platform Headfone Bags Series A From South Korean VC Hashed
Audio content platform Headfone has raised INR 22 Cr ($3 Mn) as a part of its Series A funding round led by Hashed, in what is the South Korea-based VC firm’s first investment in India. Seung Yoon Lee,...
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Google Updates Play Store Policy In India For Loyalty & Rewards Features...
Google is updating its Google Play store developer policy to clarify the rules around seasonal mini games and loyalty-based rewards features in apps, for which it had earlier come under criticism last...
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Discrepancies In Swiggy’s FY2019 Financials Pointed Out In KPMG’s Audit Report
Even as the Indian government looks to lower the burden of compliance and regulation on startups through various laws and schemes, a new report has thrown light on how tricky the web of regulations can...
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Saveo Raises Seed Round From Matrix India, RTP Global To Expand B2B Pharma...
Bengaluru-based Saveo Healthtech, a B2B ecommerce marketplace for pharmacies, has raised $4 Mn as part of its seed funding round from Matrix Partners India and RTP Global. The round also saw...
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As Indian Users Look To Switch Away From WhatsApp, Mark Zuckerberg Opens Up...
While Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s privacy policy updates during the company’s Q4 2020 investor call last night, surveys in India suggest the app may be losing the trust of users...
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CFOs In Tech: Lendingkart’s Sudeep Bhatia On Leveraging Technology For...
Like personal loans, SME lending has also gone digital. In a world where contactless services are becoming the norm, platforms such as NeoGrowth, Capital Float, Indifi, AyeFinance, Lendingkart and...
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Delhi HC Asks Centre’s Response On Alleged Ecommerce Rule Violation By...
The Delhi high court has sought response from the central government on a petition seeking display of names of manufacturers, country of origin and MRP of products sold by social commerce startups...
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US Congress, Lobbies Concerned About India’s Ecommerce FDI Rules For Amazon,...
Lobbying groups in the US as well as the country’s Congressional Research Services report from last month have raised concerns about India’s upcoming foreign direct investment (FDI) rule changes for...
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Big Win For Amazon As Delhi HC Orders Interim Stay On Reliance-Future Deal
In what is a major victory for Amazon India in its months-long battle against the Reliance Retail-Future Group deal, the Delhi high court granted interim relief to the US ecommerce giant and ordered...
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Zetwerk Valued At At $600 Mn After $120 Mn Series D Funding Round From...
Bengaluru-based manufacturing services platform Zetwerk has raised $120 Mn (INR 870 Cr) in a Series D funding round led by US-based Greenoaks Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company’s...
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