Girish Shetti

A writer with a passion for tech, marketing, and sports, he delivers captivating articles for the tech enthusiasts. Girish’s expertise in technology and startup analysis brings insightful content and the latest trends to our readers. He loves being the ‘first’ to know(and write) all that’s happening in the world of Tech and startups.

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Walmart inching closer to buy Controlling Stake in Flipkart: Sources

Walmart may buy controlling stake in Flipkart: Sources In what could cause a huge shakeup in India’s e-commerce sector, U.S. retail giant Walmart has reportedly completed all the due diligence to pick up controlling stake in Flipkart. Sources close to the matter claim that Walmart has already floated a shareholder agreement to pick up 51% stake…

ByGirish ShettiApril 7, 20180Comments

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India’s Central Banks serves biggest ever blow to cryptocurrency

India’s Central Bank clamps down further on cryptocurrency. After last year’s insane rally, cryptocurrency (also known as virtual currency) since the beginning of this year has been heading towards only one direction: southwards. The nosedive in its fortunes was partly triggered by clampdown that various government agencies have been imposing on the trading of cryptocurrencies. As part…

ByGirish ShettiApril 6, 20180Comments

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Southeast Asian online fashion startup Zilingo Raises Fresh Funds

Zilingo raises $54 million through series c round. Southeast Asian fashion startup Zilingo has secured fresh capital infusion through series C round in yet another obvious signal that the competition in Southeast Asian e-commerce market is likely to heat up in coming months. Zilingo raised $54 million through this round, in which almost all the existing investors…

ByGirish ShettiApril 5, 20180Comments

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Ola Buys Transportation app Ridlr to improve Navigation facilities

Ola acquires transportation app Ridlr to improve navigation facilities India’s homegrown cab hailing major Ola on Tuesday acquired popular transportation app Ridlr. However, Ola did not disclose the financial details of the deal and hence value of the deal could not be ascertained. Last month Techpluto had reported that Ola is in talks to buy Ridlr in…

ByGirish ShettiApril 4, 20180Comments

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Paytm Mall Receives huge Funding Boost from SoftBank and Alibaba

Paytm Mall raises fresh funds from SoftBank and Alibaba. Paytm Mall, e-commerce division of digital wallet firm Paytm, got a huge funding boost on Monday after SoftBank and Alibaba committed to pump in 2892.5 crore (around $446 million) in the online shopping startup. The latest funding round will reportedly value Paytm Mall at roughly $1.9 billion…

ByGirish ShettiApril 3, 20180Comments

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Alibaba set to acquire Chinese Online food Delivery Startup Ele.me

Alibaba set to buy Chinese Online food Delivery Startup Ele.me Putting an end to rumors, Chinese conglomerate Alibaba on Sunday finally announced that it will buy Ele.me’s remaining shares. The deal will pave way for Alibaba and its subsidiary firm Ant Financials to have a complete control over the online food delivery startup. Both already own…

ByGirish ShettiApril 2, 20180Comments

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Nandan Nilekani’s Fundamentum Partnership raises funds from Canadian based Investment Firm

Fund Fundamentum raises funds from CDPQ. Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of IT giant Infosys, has raised funds in the tune of $20 Mn from CDPQ (a Canada-based institutional investment firm) for its dedicated startup growth fund known as “fundamental partnership – fund I.” Fundamentum Partnership is reportedly targeting total corpus of $100 Mn and CDPQ’s contribution of $20…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 31, 20180Comments

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Search engine giant Google Backs O2O e Commerce Platform Fynd

O2O e commerce platform Fynd raises fresh funds from Google. O2O e-commerce platform Fynd has successfully raised undisclosed amount in the series C round led by the global search giant Google. The other investors that participated in this round are all Fynd’s existing investors, including Kae Capital, IIFL, Singularity Ventures, GrowX, Tracxn Labs, Venture Catalyst, Patni family…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 30, 20180Comments

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Ola in Talks to Acquire Uber’s India Business: Sources claim

Ola in discussion to acquire Uber’s India business. Days after selling its Southeast Asian business to regional rival Grab, Uber may now follow the same recourse for its India business as it looks to trim down its mounting losses. Reliable sources have revealed to top media publications that Uber is currently holding talks with its Indian competitor…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 29, 20180Comments

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Global hedge fund Coatue Management in talks to Invest in Swiggy

Global hedge fund Coatue Management in discussion to Invest in Swiggy. New York based Global technology hedge fund Coatue Management is reportedly in discussion to pick up minority stake in the online food delivery startup Swiggy. If sources are to be believed, Coatue Management along with Chinese e-commerce firm Meituan-Dianping and other investors are looking to…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 28, 20180Comments

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