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OYO IPO now faces a hurdle from a hotels lobby with 55,000 members, aside from Zostel
Misrepresentation of facts is a common acquisition faced by OYO by both these entities. FHRAI has also accused OYO of indulging in anti-competit...
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Clear(Tax) has bagged $75 million from world's highest valued fintech startup Stripe and others to fuel its international expansion
Clear, formerly known as ClearTax, has raised $75 million in a funding round led by Kora Capital. The intends...
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Loss-making Groww is now the most-valued investment platform even though some of its peers make profits
It plans to use the latest funding to expand its technology infrastructure and widen its reach to under-penetrated regions. ...
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Twitter, Tiger Global, Tencent and others have pumped in over $900 million into India’s vernacular social media platforms in a year
Lokal app has reportedly raised $12 million (close to ₹90 crore) from China-based Tencent. ShareChat, Public ...
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This Motilal Oswal-backed startup is planning to issue a million credit-based cards in the next 150 days relying on the $2 billion worth loans it disbursed
It only took 60 days for the digital lending startup KreditBee to issue 100,000...
After Facebook, Google is looking to invest in Meesho
Meesho has enabled over 13 million individual entrepreneurs to start their own online businesses with zero investment, bringing the benefits of e-com...
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With ScoopWhoop and POPxo in its kitty, here’s what MyGlamm intends to do
Good Glamm Group — the parent company of direct-to-consumer (D2C) beauty brand MyGlamm — has acquired ScoopWhoop and POPxo.
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Startup salaries have increased over 40% in the last six months
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IIM-Ahmedabad incubator invests in an under-trial AI startup that can possibly predict cancer and lead to drug discovery
Mestastop Solutions focuses on cancer metastasis, which is the reason why cancer spreads to other body parts....
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Kunal Shah’s CRED doubles its valuation to $4 billion in less than six months
CRED was valued at $2.2 billion in April, when it raised $215 million in a Series D round. The company has raised $600 milli...
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Bengaluru startups raise $12 billion in funding in 2021 as Delhi, Mumbai and Pune play catch up
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Online pharmacy startup PharmEasy raises $350 million as it gears up for an IPO
PharmEasy’s parent company API Holdings has raised about ₹1,505 crore as fresh issue, while another ₹1000 crore comes from s...
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Nykaa gets SEBI’s approval for its ₹4,000 crore IPO; raises fresh issue size by over ₹100 crore
Nykaa was planning to raise ₹525 crore through a fresh issue initially. The fresh issue offer has now been raised to ₹630 cr...
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Urban Company has announced a 12-point agenda to improve partner earnings after over 100 workers protest
The development comes after over 100 female beauticians protested outside Urban Company’s office over the weekend, October 8...
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Byju’s has raised $1.3 billion this year so far in pursuit of its American dream
Byju’s has raised $296 million in a round led by Oxshott Venture Fund. The development comes about a week after Byju’s raise...
Neo-bank Open bags $100 million to expand to Southeast Asia
Small business-focused neo-banking platform Open on Tuesday said it has raised USD 100 million (about Rs 750 crore) in a funding round led by Singapo...
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The former boss of India's largest bank joins a soon-to-be small finance bank — here's why
BharatPe acquired scam-hit PMC bank earlier this year to expand itself into a small finance bank. Rajnish Kumar, who has ove...
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It's not just Zostel, OYO has 20 other lawsuits to fight
OYO — in its DRHP for the $1.2 billion IPO — had noted that the number of legal disputes, lawsuits and proceedings against the company may continue to increase as the company scales further.
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Is Urban Company heading the Ola, Uber way with over 100 beauticians taking to the street?
Over 100 female beauticians took to the street, protesting against the pay scale, working conditions and lack of insurance a...
AI-powered professional networking platform Lunchclub is now open for Indian users
Lunchclub, a US-based networking platform that uses machine learning algorithms to connect professionals with common interes...
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Chingari raises $19 million in crypto tokens to launch its own crypto token
Short video app Chingari raised $19 million in crypto tokens from 30 venture funds and individual investors. This round is i...
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Rebel Foods — which runs Behrouz Biryani, Ovenstory Pizza, and Faasos — is now worth over a billion dollars
Rebel Foods has hit $1.4 billion valuation after raising $175 million in a round led by Qatar Investment Authority. The comp...
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HealthifyMe’s name surfaces in connection with Pandora Papers for having links with Putin’s former aide
Pandora Papers reveals 12 million documents and files exposing the “secret wealth” and dealing of world leaders, politicians...
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Delhivery is a step closer to file of its IPO, converts to a public entity
The Gurgaon-based startup has already converted itself to a public limited entity to raise capital from the general public. ...
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India's largest two-wheeler maker, biggest beer brewer and aluminum producer are smaller than startups like Byju's, Paytm, and OYO
Byju’s, Paytm, OYO and Ola are currently valued higher than Ashok Leyland, Indian Hotels and Escorts.
