What is Doubtnut – Byju’s Latest Acquisition Target

Byju’s, which barely 24 hours ago become the third Indian startup to enter the decacorn club, is reportedly pursuing negotiation to acquire edtech startup Doubtnut. Doubtnut seeks to solve doubts in tough subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Biology through interactive videos that can be accessed through its official website and Android app. Within a very…

ByGirish ShettiJune 27, 20200Comments

Acquisitions

UberEats is off Swiggy’s Acquisition Menu: Report

Foodtech majors Swiggy and UberEats have called off their much hyped up acquisition talks, according to people familiar with matter. The high profile acquisitions talks collapsed as both companies failed to agree on number of contagious issues like financial terms and taxation clauses, sources have claimed. The collapse of acquisition talks has scuttled down the…

ByGirish ShettiApril 5, 20190Comments

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Oyo may be Inching closer to its first ever acquisition in China: Report

Oyo’s recent acquisition spree in domestic market has been least surprising given that it is sitting on a huge pile of cash. But to pull of an acquisition in a highly competitive market like China certainly makes for an aggressive move; especially in the context of Oyo’s continuing quest for international expansion. Reports claims that Oyo…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 27, 20190Comments

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Naspers backed PayU is looking to Acquire Wibmo for $50-60 Mn: Report

Domination of online payment market seems to be high on digital payment services PayU as it looks to close in on its latest acquisition bid. According to reports, Naspers backed Payu is nearing the acquisition of Bengaluru and Cupertino-based payment company Wibmo. Payu’s latest acquisition bid, following the successful acquisition of Citrus Payments in 2016,…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 12, 20190Comments

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Oyo Rooms is planning to Acquire Smaller Rival Treebo Hotels: Report

India’s largest budget hotel brand Oyo Rooms is mulling to acquire Treebo Hotels, Business Standard claims after citing an unknown source familiar with the matter. Mails sent to Oyo Rooms and Treebo Hotels did not elicit any response. If this acquisition does happen then it will go down as one of the biggest acquisitions in the budget…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 22, 20180Comments

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Google Acquires Train app Where is my Train for $30-$40 Mn: Report

Google has never made any bones about the fact that India remains one of the critical markets as far as investment is concerned. The search giant on Monday once again reaffirmed this fact by acquiring Bengaluru based Sigmoid Labs, which operates the popular train tracking app ‘Where is my Train.’ Google has done this acquisition as…

ByGirish ShettiDecember 10, 20180Comments

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Zomato acquires catering aggregator TongueStun in $18 Mn deal: Report

Over the last few months the foodtech space has been buzzing with lot of activities. This is probably reflection of the favorable sentiments that the investment community attaches to the foodtech space; a space that is largely dominated by Zomato and Swiggy. On Tuesday, this promising and young sector witnessed yet another important activity, after Zomato…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 5, 20180Comments

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Freshworks Makes Ninth Acquisition, Acquires Web Analytic Firm Zarget

Saas software maker Freshworks acquires Zarget Chennai based Saas startup Freshworks seems to be leaving no stone unturned in seizing good companies through acquisition route. It has now acquired website analytics start-up firm Zarget, marking ninth acquisition for the Chennai based firm in three years. However, financial details of the latest acquisition have not been disclosed,…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 29, 20170Comments

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