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Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr This week 12 Indian startups received funding, of which eight received a total sum of about $261 million. Among them, Zomato raised the highest investment of $210 million followed by Blackbuck, which raised $27.3 million. Meanwhile, […]

Jitendra Singh | Entrackr Parking is a huge problem in India, especially in metro cities. No matter where you are heading to, be it office, workplace or shopping malls, the process of finding parking space is the real pain in […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr The year 2018 would be counted as one of the best periods for foodtech unicorn Zomato. Right from fundraising to monthly order run rate and launching subscription-based loyalty programs, the Gurugram-based company has been leading from the […]

Team Entrackr | Entrackr Grocery is going to play a pivotal role in deciding the winner in the Indian e-commerce space. And, top-tier horizontal e-commerce majors including Flipkart, Amazon, and Paytm Mall have been busy ramping up the segment organically […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Used goods marketplace GoZefo has raised around $3 million led by New York-based FJ Labs. Existing investors of the Bengaluru-based startup such as Sequoia Capital and Helion Venture Partners also participated in the round. According to a […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Online dating startup Betterhalf.ai has raised a seed funding of $500,000 from former Google India managing director Shailesh Rao, former Flipkart investment director Vinay Subramanian, FirstPenguin Capital’s Rehan A Khan. Other senior leaders from Google, Uber, and […]

Yanogya Sharma | Entrackr When the two largest e-commerce giants in the country start their festive season sale at the same time, the question of who is winning the fierce battle becomes inevitable. According to Flipkart CEO Kalan Krishnamurthy’s conversation […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Google has finally launched its cloud subscription program for the Indian audience. The low-cost storage plan will provide expanded user storage that spans across its products such as Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. Launched in May this […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr To bring a new set of internet users on its platform Paytm may acquire Alibaba-owned mobile browser UCWeb’s India business. The buyout deal could be in the range of $400-500 million. According to an ET report, […]

Jai Vardhan | Entrackr Rivalry in foodtech space in India is at its peak. Zomato, Swiggy, foodpanda, and UberEats have been competing fiercely to dominate larger pie of online ordering. All four are chasing growth by subsidising customers as well […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr While the deadline for data localisation for foreign payments players is around the corner, RBI is leaving no stone unturned to level playing field for all firms with its strong diktat. According to a Reuters report, […]

Team Entrackr | Entrackr Over the past few months, there have been strong rumours that Google is planning an e-commerce play in India this Diwali. While Diwali is around the corner, we don’t see any sign of search giant preparing […]

Yanogya Sharma | Entrackr With Rs 9,337.7 crore revenue in FY18, Google India has gotten close to 10,000 crore earning mark.  As per Tofler report, the revenue has made a small jump of 29 per cent from the Rs 7,239.5 […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Digital payments firm Mobikwik has acquired wealth management app Clearfunds. The deal also paves the way for the Sequoia-backed company in wealth management space. The development comes soon after, Mobikwik’s announcement of instant credit loan called ‘Boost‘ in […]

Yanogya Sharma | Entrackr Started as bootstrapped firm, LetsTransport has bagged a funding of $12 million in Series B round led by Fosun RZ Capital. The round also saw a contribution of two other Japanese investors whose names haven’t been […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal may invest around $100 million in ride-hailing major Ola. If the deal goes through, it would be the largest fund through personal capacity in India. Bansal’s interest in Ola cropped up during the […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Co-working space provider Innov8 has raised $4 million in pre-Series A round led by Credence Family Office. The Delhi-based startup’s existing investors also participated in the round. While Innov8 counts several bluechip angels including Rajan Anandan, […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Furniture retailer Pepperfry has witnessed positive outcomes in FY18. The financial statement for the last fiscal recorded a 20 per cent growth in revenue to Rs 308.46 crore from Rs 257.96 crore in FY17. The Goldman Sachs-backed company […]

Yanogya Sharma | Entrackr The Indian arm of IDG Ventures managed by Sudhir Sethi and TCM Sundaram, has changed its name to Chiratae Ventures. Apart from the renaming, it will carry forward their three original funds with $470 million corpus […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr It seems WhatsApp is expanding its wing in a full-fledged manner. The Facebook-owned company, which has been in the final leg of launching UPI-based payments platform, is now thinking over monetisation. As per media report, WhatsApp […]

Jai Vardhan | Entrackr Zomato had recently declared lead over its rival Swiggy as it achieved 21 million monthly order run rate. While this lead could be ephemeral and likely to be driven by massive discounting, the Alibaba-backed company has […]

Yanogya Sharma | Entrackr After the Google+ data leak affecting about half a million people, Google has taken major steps to ensure greater privacy and security of user data. Apart from pulling back Google+ from the general masses, the search […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr After FSSAI order to delist non-licenced restaurant partners, all foodtech players including Zomato, Swiggy, Foodpanda, and UberEats had initiated the process to remove non-compliant restaurant partners from their platform. Now, all of them have disclosed the number of […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Online beauty and personal care product retailer Nykaa is in talks with SoftBank to raise about $150-200 million. If the deal goes through, the Mumbai-based startup will be valued in the range of $700-800 million. The […]

Yanogya Sharma | Entrackr After a security breach in Google +, Alphabet, the parent company, has decided to shut down the failed social network. The breach entails that the data of around 5,00,000 users has been exposed to hundreds of […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr As all e-commerce platforms are in the final leg of their flagship festival sale, Amazon and Flipkart had recently launched interest-free instant credit option to lure more customers in the season. Based on credit history and […]

Team Entrackr | Entrackr Following the diktat of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), WhatsApp is setting up servers to store financial data in the country. The apex banking body has given a deadline of October 15 to comply with the […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Soon after All India Bakchod (AIB) decision to stop their co-founders Tanmay Bhat and Gursimran Khamba from taking part in any company’s activity, Hotstar has cancelled the production of third season of ‘On Air with AIB’. On Air […]

Team Entrackr | Entrackr CarDekho that recently scooped $75 million Series C round has demonstrated improved financials in FY18. The Jaipur-headquartered firm reduced losses to half to Rs 70 crore in FY18 from Rs 135 crore in the preceding fiscal. […]

Harsh Upadhyay | Entrackr Global human resources consulting firm Mercer has acquired Mettl, a Gurugram-based online talent assessment firm for an undisclosed amount. According to the US-based company, the acquisition marks its entry into the global talent assessment market and further enhances its position […]