Acquisitions

News and Trends

'SaaSy' Unicorn Freshworks Strengthens Its Portfolio With Acquisition Of AnswerIQ

The move to add the US-based start-up to its portfolio will allow Freshworks to develop its artificial intelligence offerings

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Nestaway Technologies Acquires ApnaComplex to Offer High-Value Home Services To Its Users

With this deal, Nestaway will expand its range of home services including painting, pest control or deep cleaning to apartment residents

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Nirma Group Arm To Buy Emami's Cement Business In INR 5,500 Crore Deal

With the merger, Nuvoco said it would become one of the biggest players in the cement industry in India, especially in the east. The deal will expand its total cement capacity in eastern, northern and western India to 23.5 million tonnes.

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Instamojo On boards Times Internet With GetMeAShop Acquisition

Gurgaon-based GetMeAShop is acquired for $5 million from Times Internet. The investment firm has also invested an undisclosed amount in Instamojo.

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Grab Buys Robo-advisory Company in Singapore to Beef Up Its Fintech Offerings

The wealth management products will be launched in Singapore first

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CarDekho acquires Carmudi to Expand to Southeast Asia

With CarDekho's acquisition of Carmudi and their common objective of working towards digitalizing the entire auto ecosystem, Philippine's automotive industry is expected to witness its next wave of disruption.

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Foodtech Space Sizzles As Zomato On-boards Uber Eats India

The India Unicorn announced the acquisition of Uber's food delivery business in India in an all-stock transaction

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PayU To Acquire Controlling Stake in Consumer Lending Start-Up PaySense

The $185 million deal will see PaySense being merged with Naspers-owned PayU's pay-later service provider LazyPay.

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Sachin Bansal's Navi Technologies Is Looking To Build Technology Platforms With The Help of This Startup

Navi has announced the acquisition of MavenHive, a Bangalore-based technology consulting firm to leapfrog its product development initiatives

Entrepreneurs

Here Is What Sachin Bansal Is Doing After Exiting Flipkart

Sachin Bansal is back in the game as CEO after acquiring 94 per cent stake in a NBFC company

Growth Strategies

Oyo Innov8(ing) the Business Plan

After six years of building the unicorn, OYO marks its debut in the commercial real estate sector and acquires Innov8 for Rs 200 crore approximately

News and Trends

Week Wrap: Things That You Want to Know about the Indian Startup World

From EdTech to logistics here's what the week was all about

Growing a Business

How to Pitch Your Business-Investment Case

Use this process to persuade your CFO.

News and Trends

#StartupWrap: These Start-ups are Not Satisfied with Just Being Unicorns

Here is all you need to know about what happened in the Indian start-up ecosystem last week

News and Trends

Last Week's Start-up Week Wrap & the Great Indian Budget Story

This week turned out to be sensational for the Indian start-up ecosystem. Over and above everything, the Union Budget had a lot to offer for start-ups