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SAP to double investments in India, sees 'major growth': Executive

Indian talent is 'unbelievable', says Thomas Saueressig, who is a member of the German firm's executive board.

InsurTech models to help Indian insurance mkt hit $222 bn by FY26: Redseer

New online distribution models such as B2C, B2B and B2B2C are key drivers of growth, with B2C in particular, gaining significant opportunities.

Beauty start-up Purplle raises $33 mn in funding, gets unicorn status

It is the second Indian startup this week to be valued at more than $1 billion, after edtech firm Physics Wallah.

Amazon India says it stepping up support plan for LGBTQAI+ employees

Same-gender partner of a worker can sign up for health insurance programme, says company.

Amazon blocked 4 bn bad listings in 2021: Director-global brand relations

Amazon's automated technology scanned over 8 billion attempted changes to product detail pages daily for signs of potential abuse, compared to more than 5 billion in 2020

Future Group, its promoters 'orchestrated and committed' fraud, says Amazon

Warns of legal action to block sale of FRL assets to Reliance Retail as part of a $3.4-billion deal

Meesho eyes 1.2 bn shipments by next year using third-party logistics

SoftBank-backed internet commerce firm aims to become biggest contributor in its space in terms of shipments through 3PL players

Expect over 1 mn new shoppers in flagship sale this year: Myntra CEO

Myntra is poised to expect over 1 million new customers, with over 40 per cent of the overall traffic coming from tier 2/3 cities and towns

Flipkart aims to sell one bn fashion products in 2023, preps for sale event

Flipkart is betting on the fashion market and has announced its end-of-season sale (EOSS) event where it will connect customers to 200,000 sellers

Murthy advises start-ups not to see IPOs as 'surrogate' for a funding round

Says that isn't a good thing as an IPO comes with great responsibilities; points to pressure from VCs as a reason for IPO move by companies

Unicorn Gupshup acquires OneDirect to strengthen conversational platform

Gupshup became a unicorn last year after it raised $100 million in funding at a valuation of $1.4 billion.

Digital payments in India projected to reach $10 trn by 2026: Report

Smaller cities have recorded high acceptance of such transactions as cash use declines in country.

Edtech sector in crisis as Covid curbs ease; hybrid model offers hope

After two boom years, it is struggling with falling demand but exploring hybrid models as a way out

CoinSwitch launches benchmark index for crypto market in Indian Rupee

CRE8 tracks eight assets representing over 85 per cent of the total market capitalisation of digital assets traded in Indian Rupee.

BigBasket raises Rs 350 cr from holding firm as it takes on competitors

The online grocer plans to expand its footprint to 70 cities this fiscal year, from about 37 now.

Swiggy plan offers unlimited free deliveries from restaurants 10 km away

Membership programme has exclusive offers on 1,000 products in Instamart, the company's daily essentials service.

Our competition is with the Silicon Valley: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

Silicon Valley in the US continues its reign as the world's pre-eminent startup ecosystem, according to experts

Slack launches in India, scouts for firms designing digital workplaces

A survey by Slack of over 2,000 Indian knowledge workers found 4 in 5 respondents desired flexibility, and would switch jobs if their employer didn't provide it

Online math class platform Cuemath raises $57 mn, tops $407 mn valuation

The funding was led by Alpha Wave and the capital would help the firm to expand to over 100 countries by FY23

MoEngage raises $77 mn in round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Mgt, B Capital

This is Goldman Sachs Asset Management's first investment in an Indian SaaS company