2025-10-04
📲 Arattai Vs WhatsApp & Telegram: Can India's Homegrown App Last Beyond The Hype? @Zoho-backed Arattai has surged from just 3,000 users to 3.5 Lakh downloads in 3 days, even topping app store charts in some categories. 🚀 But history shows that for every Moj, Koo or JioMeet [image]
Reuters
Indian ministers push domestic alternatives to Google and Microsoft apps amid US tensions; Sensor Tower: Zoho messaging app Arattai hit 400K+ downloads in Sept.
Arpan Chaturvedi / Reuters :
2025-07-17
Deeptech startup @qpiai has raised $32 Mn (around INR 279 Cr) in its Series A funding round co-led by Avataar Ventures and National Quantum Mission.👇 The Bengaluru-based company will deploy the freshly raised funds to accelerate delivery of its utility scale quantum computer [image]
TechCrunch
Bengaluru-based QpiAI, which is integrating AI and quantum computing for enterprise use cases, raised a $32M Series A at a $162M post-money valuation
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch :
2025-06-29
AI-based ecommerce operating system platform ShopOS, launched by Scapic cofounders, has raised $20 Mn (around INR 171.4 Cr) in a seed funding round from Binny Bansal's investment vehicle 3STATE Ventures. ShopOS plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its product [image]
Moneycontrol
Bengaluru-based ShopOS, whose AI agents help automate content creation, marketing, and site management for e-commerce brands, raised $20M from 3State Ventures
The Flipkart co-founder is betting on a new AI-native OS for brands, built by his former team at Scapic and Flipkart Labs
2024-07-11
As per the report by Amazon Pay and Kearney India, street vendors selling fruits, flowers and food get 46% of their total transactions through digital mode. A thread🧵: (1/3)
Inc42 Media
Kearney-Amazon Pay survey of 6K consumers and 1K merchants in 120 Indian cities: 90% prefer digital transactions, 46% of the transactions are digital, and more
Bhupendra Paintola / Inc42 Media :
On the consumer front, 90% of the surveyed users said they prefer digital payments for online purchases. However, only 50% said they are in favour of using online payments for offline purchases (2/3)
Inc42 Media
Kearney-Amazon Pay survey of 6K consumers and 1K merchants in 120 Indian cities: 90% prefer digital transactions, 46% of the transactions are digital, and more
Bhupendra Paintola / Inc42 Media :
While speed and reward are among the key metrics for the user adoption, there are concerns about double debits and financial frauds. #Amazon #report #transactions (3/3) https://inc42.com/...
Inc42 Media
Kearney-Amazon Pay survey of 6K consumers and 1K merchants in 120 Indian cities: 90% prefer digital transactions, 46% of the transactions are digital, and more
Bhupendra Paintola / Inc42 Media :
2024-05-01
Barely a month after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) greenlit PharmEasy's INR 3,500 Cr rights issue, the digital pharmacy has raised INR 1,804 Cr ($216.2 Mn) 👇 PharmEasy's parent API Holdings passed special resolutions to allot 18.63 Cr (18,63,74,897 to be precise)... [image]
Entrackr
Filing: API Holdings, the parent company of Indian online pharmacy PharmEasy, raises $216M at a $710M valuation, down ~90% from its $5.6B peak valuation in 2021
2024-02-21
While BYJU'S has received a $300 Mn commitment in its ongoing rights issue, the EGM called by shareholders could change things further, leaving the startup with an uncertain future. To read more in detail, click here👇 #byjus #edtech https://inc42.com/... (4/4)
TechCrunch
Byju's says the $200M rights issue that cuts its valuation by 99% to $20M-$25M is fully subscribed; source: some of Byju's major investors are yet to take part
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
As the highly anticipated extraordinary general meeting (EGM) approaches at BYJU'S on Feb 23, prominent shareholders are considering the possibility of initiating a legal dispute against Byju Raveendran, the CEO and co-founder of the company. A thread🧵: (1/4)
TechCrunch
Byju's says the $200M rights issue that cuts its valuation by 99% to $20M-$25M is fully subscribed; source: some of Byju's major investors are yet to take part
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Key investors of BYJU'S have been demanding a third-party audit of company financials and the ouster of Byju Raveendran for the past two years. (2/4)
TechCrunch
Byju's says the $200M rights issue that cuts its valuation by 99% to $20M-$25M is fully subscribed; source: some of Byju's major investors are yet to take part
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
The investor group which has a combined stake of 30% stake in BYJU'S is also contemplating approaching NCLT under rules for shareholders' rights protection. (3/4)
TechCrunch
Byju's says the $200M rights issue that cuts its valuation by 99% to $20M-$25M is fully subscribed; source: some of Byju's major investors are yet to take part
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
2024-01-06
The startup plans to use the proceeds from the initial public offering for business expansion, to make investments in AI and ML, among others. #ipo #drhp #fintech (2/2) https://inc42.com/...
TechCrunch
Filing: MobiKwik, a Peak XV-backed Indian payments and digital wallet provider, seeks to raise ~$84.2M in an IPO, and plans to raise ~$16M in a pre-IPO round
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :