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US-based rollup ecommerce pioneer Thrasio has entered India with INR 3,750 Cr ($500 Mn) commitment to acquire promising Indian digital-first brands. D2C consumer durables brand Lifelong is the first startup to be acquired by Thrasio. Thrasio will be relying on Lifelong’s knowledge and expertise as a company operating in the local ecommerce space while the latter will be looking to leverage the former’s expertise in acquiring and scaling brands.

Thrasio Enters India Market With INR 3,750 Cr Plan And Lifelong Acquis...

US-based rollup ecommerce pioneer Thrasio has entered India with INR 3,750 Cr…

I&B Ministry Twitter Handle Hacked, Renamed To ‘Elon Musk’

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s Twitter account was briefly compromised on…
Paytm Shares Drop 13% As Lock In Period For Anchor Investors Ends

After Record-Low Share Prices, Paytm Shuts Down Its B2C App In Canada

Paytm will be closing down its B2C app in Canada on 14…

NBFC Kudos Finance’s Assets Attached In INR 568 Cr Predatory Loan Apps...

ED said despite having net owned funds (NOF) of only INR 10 Cr, from...
Enforcement Directorate Seizes Assets Worth INR 36.6 Cr In Crypto Scam Summary The seized assets include cryptocurrencies worth ether, BTC, BNB, YFI, VET, ADA, and USDT, worth INR 25,82,794 ($33.7k) Nishad and his associates defrauded investors by pretending to offer an opportunity to invest in a fake cryptocurrency called ‘Morris Coin’ This money was then siphoned off to buy property, luxury hotels, resorts and cars, and cryptocurrencies The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized assets worth INR 36.7 Cr ($5 Mn) in the approximately INR 1200 Cr (162 Mn) from Nishad K, MD and his associates under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with the Morris Coin Crypto Currency cheating case.

Enforcement Directorate Seizes Assets Worth INR 36.6 Cr In Crypto Scam...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized assets worth…
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WayCool Bags India’s Biggest Agritech Funding Round At $117 Mn

Fresh produce distribution startup WayCool has raised $117…
Electric commercial vehicle startup EVage has raised $28 Mn in seed funding from RedBlue Capital. Founded in 2019 by Inderveer Singh and Pulkit Srivastava, EVage aims to supply all-electric commercial vehicles to the delivery fleets of Indian logistics companies. It will use the freshly-infused capital to complete its ‘production-ready’ factory outside Delhi in FY2022-23 and scale up production.

EV Startup EVage Raises $28 Mn To Make Commercial Vehicles

Electric commercial vehicle startup EVage has raised $28…
China dominated over both India and the US with 98.4 Bn app downloads happening last year in the country Indian users spending a combined 700 Bn hours on smartphone applications right behind Chinese users (1.1 Tn) and ahead of the United States (200 Bn) WhatsApp was the most popular social media application in India followed by Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook.

India Stood Second Highest In App Downloads In 2021

India had the second-highest number of mobile app…
Snapdeal To Launch Co-Branded Credit Cards With Bank of Baroda On The RuPay Platform

Snapdeal To Launch Co-Branded Credit Cards With Bank Of Baroda

Walmart-backed Indian ecommerce giant Snapdeal, in partnership with…
Flipkart Acquires Smartphone Repair And Refurbishing Startup Yaantra

Flipkart Acquires Smartphone Repair And Refurbishing Startup Yaantra

Walmart-backed Flipkart Group has acquired electronics recommerce startup…
Analytics and data engineering startup TheMathCompany has raised $50 Mn funding from a round led by Brighton Park Capital. Existing investor Arihant Patni also participated in the round. Founded in 2016 by Sayandeb Banerjee, Aditya Kumbakonam, and Anuj Krishna, TheMathCompany employs nearly 1,000 data scientists and engineers and domain experts.

Data Analytics And Engineering Startup TheMathCompany Bags $50 Mn For ...

Analytics and data engineering startup TheMathCompany has raised…

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