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18 August, 2021

SoftBank-backed FirstCry takes significant minority stake in kid snacks maker Timios

FirstCry, an online-first baby products retailer, has bought a significant minority stake in children-focused healthy snacks maker Timios, three persons ......

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Finance

13 August, 2021

Weekly Deals Wrap: Edtech, crypto sectors see unicorns; M&A, PE/VC deal value doubles

The Indian startup ecosystem got a funding boost this week too with two edtech companies and one crypto exchange entering ......

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10 August, 2021

Digital adoption solution firm Whatfix buys Nittio Learn

Whatfix, a Bengaluru based digital adoption solution provider has announced the acquisition of Nittio Learn, a learning management system (LMS) ......

Finance

10 August, 2021

SoftBank's Vision Fund posts $2 bln profit, share weakness casts shadow

SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund unit on Tuesday posted a 236 billion yen ($2.14 billion) profit in the first quarter ......

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09 August, 2021

OYO hires merchant banks for $1.2 bn IPO

SoftBank-backed hospitality company, OYO Hotels and Homes, has hired at least three merchant banks to raise $1.2 billion through an ......

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Finance

06 August, 2021

Weekly Deals Wrap: It's all unicorns and rainbows in the world of B2B

This week investors funded three unicorns, taking the total number of startups that crossed the $1 billion valuation mark this ......

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02 August, 2021

SoftBank backed PolicyBazaar files draft papers for over $800 mn IPO

PolicyBazaar on Monday filed draft papers for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to Rs 6017.5 crore ($811.3 million) ......

Consumer

19 July, 2021

FirstCry's Thrasio-style venture secures $150 mn, onboards Lightspeed Venture

Online first baby products retailer’s GlobalBees, India’s largest Thrasio-style house of brands venture for direct to consumer (D2C) brands and ......

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13 July, 2021

Antitrust watchdog okays SoftBank's investment in Swiggy

The second largest publicly traded company in Japan, Softbank, has received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to ......

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12 July, 2021

Flipkart raises fresh funds for $37.6 bn valuation ahead of IPO

Ecommerce marketplace Flipkart has raised a $3.6 billion (about Rs 26,842 crore) funding round from a bunch of global investors ......