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...
Flipkart in talks to raise up to US$2B from SoftBank; completes merger of eBay India
In exchange for an equity stake in Flipkart, eBay had made a cash investment and...
Snapdeal calls off merger talks with Flipkart, to pursue an independent path
The new development comes amidst the reports that Snapdeal had accepted...
Snapdeal to sell its digital payments platform FreeCharge to Axis Bank for US$60M
Axis Bank would now have access to FreeCharge’s 50 million mobile wallet...
Amazon entry in Southeast Asia is an immense opportunity for startups that can adapt
While the ‘bang, bang’ sound may seem like a coffin shutting, it is...
Snapdeal accepts the US$950M buyout offer by Flipkart: Report
Flipkart had initially approached Snapdeal with a US$500-600 million offer...
Flipkart now offers US$850M to buy Snapdeal which was once valued US$6.5B; Infibeam also joins the fray
Flipkart’s revised bid comes two weeks after its initial offer of...
Can overfunding kill a startup?
Entrepreneurial tracks are littered with carcasses of dead startups that were...