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Amazon injects $10.5 mn into India payment arm

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17 May, 2017

Amazon injects $10.5 mn into India payment arm

E-commerce major Amazon India’s payments portal Amazon Pay has received funding worth Rs 67 crore ($10.46 million) from its Singapore-based ......

Retail e-commerce platform Aequm bags $1 mn seed funding

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12 May, 2017

Retail e-commerce platform Aequm bags $1 mn seed funding

Aequm Pte Pvt. Ltd, a Singapore- and Bangalore-based firm that offers a cloud e-commerce platform for the unorganised retail sector, ......

Ola, Uber see first-ever dip in bookings, but unit economics improve: Report

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11 May, 2017

Ola, Uber see first-ever dip in bookings, but unit economics improve: Report

A sharp focus on profitability, reduction in driver incentives and, consequently, driver strikes across the country put brakes on the ......

Twitter promotes India biz head Taranjeet Singh as country director

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10 May, 2017

Twitter promotes India biz head Taranjeet Singh as country director

Microblogging platform Twitter Inc. has promoted India business head Taranjeet Singh as country director, it said in a statement. In his ......

Karnataka govt grants $1.5 mn to 26 biotech startups

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10 May, 2017

Karnataka govt grants $1.5 mn to 26 biotech startups

The Karnataka government, as part of its startup initiative, has awarded Rs 10 crore ($1.5 million) in grants to 26 ......

Hotel booking platform HotelsAroundYou shuts down

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10 May, 2017

Hotel booking platform HotelsAroundYou shuts down

Mumbai-based Instant Hotels Around You Pvt Ltd, which operated the HotelsAroundYou online platform that allowed room bookings at the last ......

E-commerce enabler Anchanto bags funding from Luxasia Group

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09 May, 2017

E-commerce enabler Anchanto bags funding from Luxasia Group

Anchanto, a Singapore- and Pune-based e-commerce fulfilment platform that helps brick-and-mortar brands go online, has raised an undisclosed amount from ......

IAN, LetsVenture back room booking app NightStay

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08 May, 2017

IAN, LetsVenture back room booking app NightStay

Delhi-based NightStay, a mobile-based marketplace for last-minute hotel bookings, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Series A round led ......

CureFit launches operations, bags $3 mn from Ratan Tata's UC-RNT Fund

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08 May, 2017

CureFit launches operations, bags $3 mn from Ratan Tata's UC-RNT Fund

Bangalore-based CureFit Healthcare Pvt Ltd, which operates health and fitness platform CureFit, has secured $3 million (Rs 19.2 crore) in ......

Vertex, CapitaLand back four-year-old e-commerce enabler

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08 May, 2017

Vertex, CapitaLand back four-year-old e-commerce enabler

Bangalore-based e-commerce consultancy firm Ace Turtle Services Pvt. Ltd has raised 5 million (Rs 32 crore) in its Series A ......