With the Indian government amending FDI rules and banning two of its services in the country, Alibaba’s prospects of building a business empire in India came to a dead-end.

Earlier this month, Koo raised USD 4 million Series from 3one4 Capital, Accel Partners, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures, and Dream Incubator.

BharatPe is eyeing another USD 100 million-check after March to beef up its credit offerings.

Tamanna grew India’s largest parenting community to 2 million mothers, and productized her learnings to help communities become sustainable.

Grofers, which is now present in 38 cities, said its sales volume grew 80% in 2020.

According to the latest data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the total UPI-led transactions on WhatsApp Pay in January this year fell by 31%.

VerSe plans to bring more local language content on the platform, enhance AI and ML capabilities, and develop tools for content creators.

The HR tech startup targets users looking for jobs in sales and customer support.