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Flipkart appoints former biz development head as CEO of after-sales service arm

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29 May, 2017

Flipkart appoints former biz development head as CEO of after-sales service arm

Abhijit Upadhye, CEO of Jeeves Consumer Services Pvt LtdHomegrown e-commerce major Flipkart has appointed former business development head Abhijit ......

Crowdsourced delivery startup mShipper scales back operations

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25 May, 2017

Crowdsourced delivery startup mShipper scales back operations

Delhi-based mShipper India Pvt. Ltd., which operates crowdsourced, intra-city delivery startup mShipper, has scaled down operations with demonetisation severely affecting ......

Snapdeal moves to larger office as merger talks with Flipkart in last leg

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24 May, 2017

Snapdeal moves to larger office as merger talks with Flipkart in last leg

Even as its impending merger with rival Flipkart inches closer, Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd, which operates e-commerce firm Snapdeal, has ......

Digital insurance startup Acko gets $30 mn from SAIF, Accel and others

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23 May, 2017

Digital insurance startup Acko gets $30 mn from SAIF, Accel and others

Mumbai-based online insurance startup Acko General Insurance Co. Ltd has raised $30 million (Rs 195 crore) in seed funding from ......

Quikr's quick-fire acquisitions: Is it time to consolidate now?

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22 May, 2017

Quikr's quick-fire acquisitions: Is it time to consolidate now?

When cross-category classifieds company Quikr announced the acquisition of home services startup Zimmber earlier this month, it marked the Bangalore-based ......

ICS buys majority stake in home services startup Renowala

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22 May, 2017

ICS buys majority stake in home services startup Renowala

Hyderabad-based integrated facility management firm ICS (Ixora Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd) has acquired an undisclosed majority stake in home services ......

Amazon invests $15 mn in India wholesale arm

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22 May, 2017

Amazon invests $15 mn in India wholesale arm

Amazon Wholesale India Pvt Ltd, the business-to-business wholesale marketplace that operates amazonbusiness.in, has received Rs 100 crore ($15 million) in ......

Consumer lending startup EzCred bags $1 mn seed funding

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19 May, 2017

Consumer lending startup EzCred bags $1 mn seed funding

Bangalore-based EzCred Private Limited, which operates a consumer lending platform, has raised Rs 6.5 crore ($1 million) in a seed ......

Wary of investors taking control, Ola founders secure their place at the wheel

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18 May, 2017

Wary of investors taking control, Ola founders secure their place at the wheel

In a move to prevent a hostile takeover, cab hailing app Ola has rewritten the rules of engagement to restrict ......

Lending startup Paysense bags $5.3 mn from Jungle Ventures, others

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18 May, 2017

Lending startup Paysense bags $5.3 mn from Jungle Ventures, others

Mumbai-based Paysense Services India Pvt. Ltd, which offers personal loans, has raised $5.3 million (Rs 34 crore) in Series A ......