Captain’s Log, Sept 28: Xiaomi, Shunwei in talks to invest US$18M in ShareChat; Grab is an investor in oBike
In India, various e-commerce firms such as Flipkart and Ola have come...
Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart acquires mobile phone repair startup F1 Info Solutions
The acquisition will significantly expand Flipkart’s offerings to the...
Myntra co-founder Mukesh Bansal’s health and fitness platform cure.fit raises US$25M funding
The startup plans to develop new products around medical checkups and...
Taiwanese electronic firm Foxconn writes down 80% of its US$200M investment in Snapdeal
The development comes even as Snapdeal, which walked out of a merger deal with...
“Our curse will always be on you and your ill-gotten gains will come to light,” employees tell Snapdeal founders
In a letter to its founders and the government, a group of current and...
Will Amazon still emerge in the lead even if Flipkart, Snapdeal, and Paytm team up?
The question is: Will SoftBank and Alibaba, both of which have significant...
Indian e-commerce marketplace Flipkart raises US$2.5B from SoftBank Vision Fund
As per a report, with this funding, Flipkart’s largest...
Captain’s Log, Aug 10: GoWabi raises funding from 500 TukTuks; online sellers wary as Snapdeal pivoting to pure marketplace
Also in the news is India-based co-living startup StayAbode’s...
Masayoshi Son confirms SoftBank in talks to invest in Flipkart, says respects Snapdeal decision to call off merger
SoftBank, the largest investor which had infused US$627 million into...
Snapdeal decision to walk out of Flipkart merger is bold, but was it a blunder?
Some feel the whole episode signals a full pivot, while others...