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Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for self-regulatory body in India -sources
Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, ......
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Lightspeed closes $500 mn early-stage fund for India, Southeast Asia
Silicon Valley-based Lightspeed Venture Partners has raised $500 million (around Rs 4,000 crore) for its fourth early-stage fund in India ......
Finance
Byju's, Oyo-backer Lightspeed gears up to raise 4th India-focused fund
Lightspeed, known for its bets on Byju’s, Oyo Rooms and ShareChat, has kickstarted the process to raise its new India-focused ......
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Deals Digest: Companies raise $632 mn this week; ShareChat parent valued at $5 bn after closing $520 mn round
Companies raised $632 million in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, lower than last week’s $785 ......
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Google, Temasek invest in ShareChat parent at $4.9 bn valuation
Mohalla Tech Pvt. Ltd, which runs multilingual social media platform, ShareChat and short video platform, Moj, has raised $78 million ......
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China's Tencent in talks to join ShareChat's fundraising round
China’s Tencent Holdings is in talks to join the ongoing funding round of ShareChat, two people aware of the development ......
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Lightspeed's India arm elevates three execs as partners to lead early-stage bets
Lightspeed Venture Partners’ India arm has elevated three of its senior executives as partners to boost its early-stage investment advisory ......
People
ShareChat parent onboards Flipkart exec as chief product officer
Mohalla Tech Pvt Ltd, which runs multilingual social media platform ShareChat and short video platform Moj, has roped in Amit ......
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Elevation Capital raises $670 mn for fifth India-focussed fund
Venture capital and growth-equity investment firm Elevation Capital(formerly SAIF Partners) has raised $670 million (Rs 5,080 crore) for its fifth ......
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Deals Digest: Companies raise $1.88 bn this week; 3 startups turn unicorns
Companies raised $1.88 billion in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, and three startups Xpressbees, Livspace ......