Funding in Indian startups this week (14 Oct-19 Oct) Team Entrackr October 19, 2019 Weekly Funding Report
No MDR on businesses over Rs 50 Cr turnover but they must accept digital payments: CBDT Gaurav Tyagi October 19, 2019 News
DPIIT invites startups to showcase solutions to weed out single use plastic Aarzoo Mittal October 19, 2019 News
Amidst growing protests, Nitin Gadkari promises to review Ola-Uber’s surge pricing practice Aarzoo Mittal October 18, 2019 News, OLA News
BulBul records 400K transactions in 7 months; closing Rs 105 Cr round Harsh Upadhyay October 18, 2019 News & Analysis
Digital payment demand from consumers sees over 100% growth in 9 months: Razorpay Jitendra Singh October 18, 2019 News
Amidst protest by offline retailers, Realme, Vivo and Oppo to stop exclusive deals with e-comm firms Gaurav Tyagi October 18, 2019 News
Piyush Goyal promises action against e-comm firms violating FDI norms: Will govt walk the talk? Jai Vardhan October 17, 2019 News
Exclusive: Akin to Alimama, Paytm launching advertising platform Paytm Ads Jai Vardhan October 17, 2019 Exclusive, Paytm Latest News
EMVC’s founder and Kunal Shah back Slice; Sachin Bansal’s CRIDS owns 10% Gaurav Tyagi October 17, 2019 News
Surge 2.0 portfolio Bijak scores $2.5 Mn from Sequoia and Omidyar Harsh Upadhyay October 17, 2019 News
Cars24 closes $100 Mn Series D round; Shravin Bharti Mittal invests via Unbound Aarzoo Mittal October 17, 2019 News
RBI issues guidelines for quick approval to new applicants in retail payments systems Gaurav Tyagi October 16, 2019 News
Tiger Global and Sequoia co-invest $7.5 Mn in SaaS firm Urbanpiper Harsh Upadhyay October 16, 2019 News
Exclusive: Sachin Bansal’s Navi paid Rs 5 Cr plus to Ankit Agarwal in salary and perks Jai Vardhan October 16, 2019 Exclusive
CleverTap valuation jumps 2.5X in 6 months with $35 Mn Series C round Harsh Upadhyay October 15, 2019 News
Ola head of engineering and Ola Electric’s finance head resign Aarzoo Mittal October 15, 2019 News, Ola Electric, OLA News
CAIT urges govt to meet brands and audit business model of Amazon and Flipkart Jitendra Singh October 15, 2019 Flipkart, News
Exclusive: Senior-level exits continue at Paytm, two more VPs resign Harsh Upadhyay & Gaurav Tyagi October 15, 2019 Exclusive, Paytm Latest News
Flipkart ramps up grocery play with plans to enter food retail business Jai Vardhan October 15, 2019 Flipkart, News
SC rejects plea seeking mandatory linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar Jitendra Singh October 15, 2019 News