Ola

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30 November, 2017

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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30 November, 2017

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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29 November, 2017

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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25 November, 2017

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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25 November, 2017

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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24 November, 2017

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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23 November, 2017

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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23 November, 2017

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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21 November, 2017

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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21 November, 2017

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 ......