India

During the ongoing Indian festive season, local D2C brands are expecting a further surge in revenues.

Third-party data oversight takes shape in China.

Between January and July 2021, Middle Eastern investors wrote checks worth over USD 1.2 billion for Indian companies. 

The last major foreign social platform in China retreats from the country.

Smaller cities—tier 2 and beyond—contributed to about 61% of all the online shoppers during the first leg of festive sales.

In this round of India Digest from October 8 to October 14, 2021, read our big story of the week, the weekly buzz, and more.

BLinC has invested nearly USD 40 million (INR 3 billion) in 25 startups across edtech and fintech over seven years.

What happens when a major tech company in China maintains a game environment that looks a lot like a crypto mining app?