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From hunter to gatherer: Why part-exiting Flipkart, Ola is a prudent move by Tiger
New York-based investment firm Tiger Global has seen all seasons of startup investing in India—a full-of-promise spring in 2005-10, a ......
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Ola to launch bicycle sharing, runs pilot on IIT Kanpur campus
Under its ambitious plan of covering a wide spectrum of transportation services, cab-aggregator Ola plans to launch bicycle sharing, and ......
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SoftBank's purchase of Flipkart shares from Tiger, Accel awaits regulatory nod
The sale of Tiger Global and Accel's shares in homegrown e-commerce firm Flipkart to Japan's SoftBank is awaiting clearance from ......
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SBI launches digital lifestyle and banking services platform YONO
State Bank of India, the country’s largest financial institution, which ranks among the top 50 global banks by assets and ......
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VCC Startups weekly wrap: Tiger's Fixel quits Ola, Nilekani's philanthropic move
The developments at Ola clearly hogged the limelight during the week, with Tiger Global’s managing partner Lee Fixel stepping down ......
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After Delhi, Maharashtra government considers regulating Uber, Ola fares
The Maharashtra government is reviewing the recommendations of an expert committee to set the fares of app-based cab-hailing services such ......
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Uber rival Grab appoints Paytm exec as CTO of payments arm
Southeast Asian cab-hailing major Grab has appointed Vikas Agrawal as the chief technology officer of its mobile payments wing, GrabPay, ......
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Ola's fair valuation adviser projects $930 mn net profit in just three years
Cab-hailing firm Ola is likely to shrink its loss sharply this fiscal year and earn a net profit of as ......
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Rapido raises fresh funds from new investors
Hyderabad-registered Roppen Transportation Services Pvt Ltd, which runs bike pooling and taxi startup Rapido, has raised Rs 2.14 crore ($329,230) ......
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SoftBank funding may prompt Uber to review game plan in Southeast Asia
SoftBank Group’s multi-billion dollar investment in Uber Technologies Inc opens up the possibility of combining it with other ride-hailing assets ......