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20 February, 2023

IPO-bound BharatPe taps former SBI Cards exec as chief risk officer

Sequoia-backed BharatPe on Monday announced that it has appointed Aparna Kuppuswamy as its chief risk officer as the fintech unicorn ......

Consumer

20 February, 2023

Shobitam makes maiden bet with House of Blouse

Ethnic wear brand Shobitam has marked its first acquisition with apparel brand House of Blouse to strengthen its product offerings.  However, ......

TMT

20 February, 2023

Twitter continues layoffs, this time across sales: Report

Microblogging platform Twitter has sacked more employees in a fresh round of layoff, reported a news website The Information. To ......

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20 February, 2023

Recruitment firm GetWork racks up fresh funding

Veerwal GetWork Services Pvt Ltd, which operates recruitment platform GetWork, on Monday said it has raised pre-Series A funding of ......

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20 February, 2023

Flipkart seeks stake in online pharmacy firm

Walmart-owned online retailer Flipkart is in talks to acquire a stake in Bengaluru-based Pharmallama, two people aware of the matter ......

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17 February, 2023

Deals Digest: Deal volume halves as funding slumps this week

Deal volume nearly halved as venture capital and private equity funding activity saw a slight dip this week. Besides, mergers ......

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17 February, 2023

Internovo makes maiden bet with Mera Cashier

Internovo Ventures Pvt Ltd on Friday said it has bought fintech platform Mera Cashier in a cash-and-stock deal.  This marks Internovo’s ......

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17 February, 2023

Startups pivot towards stock sops as funding crunch deepens

Startups are pivoting from cash bonuses to stock options and other long-term incentives to retain talent as they look to ......

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17 February, 2023

Matrix bullish on B2B startups empowering SMB growth

Early-stage venture capital firm Matrix Partners is optimistic about business-to-business (B2B) startups working with small-medium businesses (SMBs) and farmers, seeing ......

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17 February, 2023

Livspace close to acquiring two firms; eyes profits in FY24

Home décor startup Livspace, which runs a $100 million ‘house of brands’ fund, is in late-stage talks to acquire two ......