📺 Stream EntrepreneurTV for Free 📺

Funding Friday: Oyo's New Investor & Banking Startups Scaling Up Stay tuned to get every day updates in 60 seconds

By Mohit Sabharwal

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media.

Here are four funding news of the week:

  1. China's ride-hailing company Didi has made $100 million investment in OYO. With this, OYO's $1 billion financing round comes to a close.
  2. Singapore-based fashion ecommerce Zilingo has raised Series D funding of $225 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital. The online fashion marketplace will use the funds to develop the infrastructure and tech for optimizing fashion supply chain.
  3. Neo-banking startup Open raises $5 million in Series A funding by Beenext, Speedinvest and 3one4 Capital. The SME banking platform will be using the funds to scale up the team, and to launch new products.
  4. Investment platform Smallcase has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia India. The online equity platform will use the funds to build an infrastructure to help retail brokerages and others to offer theme-based investments.

Here's the "news that entrepreneurs can use". Know what's trending in the Indian business world in 60 seconds.

Mohit Sabharwal

Former Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur India Magazine

Side Hustle

These Coworkers-Turned-Friends Started a Side Hustle on Amazon — Now It's a 'Full Hustle' Earning Over $20 Million a Year: 'Jump in With Both Feet'

Achal Patel and Russell Gong met at a large consulting firm and "bonded over a shared vision to create a mission-led company."

Business News

These Are the 10 Most Profitable Cities for Airbnb Hosts, According to a New Report

Here's where Airbnb property owners and hosts are making the most money.

Side Hustle

How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Successful Business

A hobby, interest or charity project can turn into a money-making business if you know the right steps to take.

Science & Technology

Service as a Strategy — How to Build a Sustainable, Future-Ready Tech Business

The benefits of transitioning from traditional SaaS models to service-based models — and how to do it successfully.

Business News

Samsung's New Ad Pokes Fun at Apple's Controversial 'Crush' Ad

Creative universes overlap in a new ad from Samsung.

Productivity

Want to Be More Productive? Here's How Google Executives Structure Their Schedules

These five tactics from inside Google will help you focus and protect your time.