NewsAmazon injects USD 30 million into its Indian payment arm for further expansionAmazon Pay has signed up close to five million merchants, it said last month. 2 mins read
PhonePe plans to become profitable and file for an IPO over the next few years. InsightsHow Walmart-owned PhonePe beat Google Pay and became the first app to cross 1 billion UPI transactions6 mins read
India’s vaccine roll-out program at the beginning of the year instilled positive sentiment, but the second wave of COVID-19 infections has resulted in subdued consumer demand. NewsSmartphone shipments in India likely to slow down in second quarter: IDC3 mins read
BharatPe was valued at USD 900 million earlier this year when it raised USD 108 million in Series D round. NewsTiger Global to mint another unicorn in India with USD 250 million lead investment in BharatPe3 mins read
Flipkart competes with deep-pocketed conglomerates such as Amazon and Reliance Jio in India’s soon-to-be USD 111 billion e-commerce market. NewsIPO-bound Flipkart to raise USD 1 billion to fuel expansion4 mins read
WEH invests USD 100,000 to 400,000 in seed-stage startups and has backed a dozen companies so far. Q&AIndia’s second wave of COVID-19 has impaired investment discussions | Q&A with Rohit Krishna of WEH Ventures6 mins read
Zomato temporarily rolled out grocery delivery service last year when India was under lockdown and the demand for groceries had picked up. NewsE-grocer Grofers scraps IPO plans, in talks to raise USD 100 million from food tech giant Zomato5 mins read
PUBG had 170 million installations in India, contributing 24% of its total downloads. NewsPUBG to make a comeback in India with a new name2 mins read
The year-old company competes with startups like Teacherr, ODA Class, eduZilla, SkoolApp, and Classplus among others. NewsGlobal VC firm Learn Capital leads USD 16.5 million round in Bengaluru-based edtech Teachmint2 mins read