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20 January, 2018

VCC Startups Weekly Wrap: WhatsApp weighs digital payments; Grab buys Indian startup

Speculation about WhatsApp’s much-anticipated entry into the crowded mobile payment space in India gained momentum this week as media reports ......

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19 January, 2018

Quikr turnover rises but it's still India's second-smallest unicorn by revenues

Bengaluru-headquartered online classifieds platform Quikr India Pvt. Ltd posted a 55% rise in turnover for the financial year 2016-17, according ......

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18 January, 2018

WhatsApp may roll out digital payments in India next month: Report

Come February, sending money could be as simple as sending a text message. Instant messaging platform WhatsApp may make its ......

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03 January, 2018

How will 2018 play out for India's unicorns?

Leading Indian unicorns such as Flipkart, Paytm and Ola had a brilliant year in terms of the multi-billion-dollar funding they ......

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02 January, 2018

Here are the Indian startups that may join the unicorn club in 2018

The multi-billion-dollar funding rounds in Flipkart, Paytm and Ola in 2017 camouflaged not just the fact that overall venture capital ......

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22 December, 2017

Hike to allow cab bookings, bill payments to ramp up wallet biz

Kavin Bharti Mittal-founded instant messaging app Hike Pvt. Ltd is planning to expand its digital wallet offerings by adding services ......

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18 November, 2017

VCC Startups weekly wrap: Amazon India beefs up; Uber, Facebook test new offerings

Global internet giants Amazon, Facebook and Uber took strategic steps this week to expand their India presence.Amazon pumped in more ......

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17 November, 2017

India's youngest unicorn Hike says bye-bye to monetisation

Hike Pvt. Ltd, the messaging app operator that touched $1.4 billion in valuation last year, has a problem—it has no ......

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06 October, 2017

Capital dumping is a non-issue, says Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Even as a group of startups is rallying under the leadership of Flipkart’s Sachin Bansal to form an industry body ......