Vijay Shekhar Sharma

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09 September, 2021

Paytm gets new business heads pre-IPO

One97 Communications, which owns brand Paytm, has elevated at least four executives to the position of chief business officer (CBO) ......

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20 April, 2021

TrulyMadly, Malaki, Sirona Hygiene, MyDentalPlan raise funding

Startup incubator and accelerator Venture Catalysts has invested in the Rs 16 crore ($2.1 million) pre-Series A round of homegrown ......

Finance

14 October, 2020

Paytm founder doubles investment in Roots Ventures' debut fund

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has doubled his investment in the debut fund of alternative asset management firm Roots Ventures. Japan ......

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08 October, 2020

Alibaba-backed Paytm targets 1 mn apps on mini app store to take on Google

Alibaba-backed Indian fintech firm Paytm is aiming for a million apps on its "mini app store" by the first quarter ......

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Finance

20 August, 2020

Roots Ventures trundles towards final close of debut fund despite pandemic

Roots Ventures, an alternative asset management firm backed by Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, has raised more than half of ......

Finance

06 August, 2020

Paytm ropes in Clix founding team member as CEO of lending unit

Paytm has hired Bhavesh Gupta, a founding team member and former chief executive officer of Clix Capital, as CEO of ......

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06 July, 2020

Paytm, Vijay Shekhar Sharma to acquire Raheja QBE General Insurance

Digital payments firm Paytm and its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma are acquiring Raheja QBE General Insurance Company Ltd from the ......

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08 June, 2020

Arkam Ventures, floated by former Helion and Kalaari execs, hits first close of debut fund

Arkam Ventures, a venture capital firm floated by former executives at Helion Venture Partners and Kalaari Capital, on Monday said ......

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12 May, 2020

Refrens raises funding from Paytm founder, others

Refrens Internet Pvt. Ltd, which operates an eponymous payments, invoicing and expense management system, has raised capital from high-profile angel ......

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24 April, 2020

Facebook-Jio deal portends a bruising time for SoftBank-backed Paytm

Facebook's $5.7 billion investment in Reliance promises to be the biggest headache yet for Paytm, a SoftBank-backed pioneer in India's ......