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Reliance to pick up majority stakes in Grab, C-Square

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04 March, 2019

Reliance to pick up majority stakes in Grab, C-Square

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has agreed to acquire an 83% majority stake in Mumbai-based hyperlocal delivery platform Grab. In ......

IFC plans to invest in online pharmacy 1mg's $70-mn round

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01 March, 2019

IFC plans to invest in online pharmacy 1mg's $70-mn round

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank, plans to invest an undisclosed sum in ......

Naspers-backed Delivery Hero leads Zomato's new funding round

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28 February, 2019

Naspers-backed Delivery Hero leads Zomato's new funding round

Online restaurant discovery and food delivery platform Zomato is raising around $62.25 million (Rs 440.86 crore) in a fresh funding ......

Xseed Partners, others back ed-tech startup Bulbul

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27 February, 2019

Xseed Partners, others back ed-tech startup Bulbul

Hyderabad- and US-based Bulbul Inc., which develops learning apps for pre-school kids, has raised Rs 3.5 crore ($500,000) in a ......

Visa leads funding round in online payment solutions firm BillDesk

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26 February, 2019

Visa leads funding round in online payment solutions firm BillDesk

Mumbai-based IndiaIdeas.com Ltd, which operates online payment solutions firm BillDesk, has raised $84.85 million (Rs 602.6 crore at current exchange ......

MakeMyTrip's Deep Kalra, others bet on task management app Dunzo

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25 February, 2019

MakeMyTrip's Deep Kalra, others bet on task management app Dunzo

Dunzo Digital Pvt. Ltd, which runs daily task management app Dunzo, has raised $6.5 million (around Rs 46 crore) from ......

Warburg Pincus, SAIF put more money in logistics startup Rivigo

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06 February, 2019

Warburg Pincus, SAIF put more money in logistics startup Rivigo

Logistics-technology firm Rivigo Services Pvt. Ltd has raised $35.6 million (around Rs 255 crore at current exchange rates) in a ......

Growth equity firm Glade Brook Capital invests in Zomato

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06 February, 2019

Growth equity firm Glade Brook Capital invests in Zomato

Zomato has brought a new investor on board as the food-tech unicorn builds a war chest to take on fast-growing ......

Samunnati gets debt funding from impact investment firm Symbiotics

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05 February, 2019

Samunnati gets debt funding from impact investment firm Symbiotics

Chennai-based non-banking financial company Samunnati Financial Intermediation & Services Pvt. Ltd has raised Rs 33 crore ($4.6 million) in debt ......

Anthill Ventures backs social gaming firm Rooter Sports

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24 January, 2019

Anthill Ventures backs social gaming firm Rooter Sports

Delhi-based sport social gaming platform Rooter Sports Technologies Pvt. Ltd has raised Rs 1 crore ($140,320 at current exchange rate) ......