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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's B Capital closes $250 mn fund

Ascent Fund II is B Capital's first dedicated early-stage fund. It invests in pre-seed through series A rounds globally, with an emphasis on the US and Asia, including India

Mistakes make a Meesho: What founder Vidit Aatrey learned from failed ideas

Meesho discovered its successful business model the hard way

Aiming to clock 100 mn users by end of 2023, says Flipkart's Shopsy

Flipkart's social commerce platform has over 250,000 sellers and 150 million products ranging across fashion, beauty, mobiles and home

Has the Meesho incident highlighted the flip side of influencer marketing?

Of late, credibility of some influencers has come into question. Meesho sent legal notices to some social media influencers for tarnishing the image of the company. More about influencer marketing

E-commerce startup Meesho records 5.35 mn orders in one-day sale event

Over 26,000 new sellers participated in the sale event, the statement said

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

Are Indian startups staring at a tough future after a blockbuster year?

The valuation of Meesho, the Indian e-commerce rival of retail giant Amazon, more than doubled last year to $5 billion

IPO-bound Navi appoints Meesho founder Vidit Aatrey as independent director

Sachin Bansal-led Navi Technologies on Thursday said it has appointed Vidit Aatrey, the founder of social commerce platform Meesho, as an independent director on its board. With this appointment, the number of independent directors on its board reached four. Overall, Navi's board now comprises seven members, according to the company statement. The appointed of Aatrey, effective from April 9, is subject to completion of formalities, it added. Navi has recently appointed three independent directors -- Abhijit Bose, head of India for WhatsApp; Shripad Nadkarni, a member of Maverix Platforms and FMCG veteran and Usha Narayanan who had worked with Lovelock & Lewes Chartered Accountants LLP, a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers -- on its board. "I am pleased to welcome Bobby (Abhijit), Shripad, Usha, and most recently, Vidit to our board. They each bring a unique perspective and I believe they will add significant strategic value to Navi as we continue to grow. These appointments ...

Meesho joins hands with Google Cloud to accelerate digital transformation

"Meesho teams up with Google Cloud for faster innovation at scale," the statement said

SoftBank-backed Meesho records over 100 mn transacting users

Internet commerce firm says customers from smaller Indian cities drive its growth and account for 80% shopping.

Amazon bets big on social commerce, acquires women-focused startup GlowRoad

The acquisition would help Amazon compete with Flipkart's Shopsy platform and social commerce firms such as Meesho, DealShare, BulBul, Mall91, and simsim.

Flipkart's social commerce arm Shopsy may hit 100 mn users this year

Social commerce is expected to be about a $70 billion market opportunity in the next few years

SoftBank-backed Meesho lays off 150 employees from grocery vertical

Last week, firm said it was integrating grocery biz within the core app to offer users unified shopping while driving stronger synergies across customer acquisition, technology, product and talent

Meesho integrates grocery with core application; rebrands Farmiso

Meesho Superstore currently provides 500 products across categories like fresh fruits, vegetables, groceries, home care, and packaged food.

Meesho to integrate grocery biz in core app, scale to 12 states this year

The company expects to complete the integration of the grocery business by the first week of May and will rebrand it from Farmiso to Meesho Superstore.

SoftBank-backed Meesho names Debdoot Mukherjee chief data scientist

The double gold medallist from IIT Delhi Mukherjee has held leadership roles at ShareChat, Hike and Myntra

Social e-com firm Meesho eyes $500-mn war chest; funds to be used for M&As

Mandates Morgan Stanley to find lead investor; funds to be used for M&As

Meesho launches integrated e-commerce app for buyers and sellers on Android

Sellers, in particular, can expect a superior e-commerce experience with access to multiple features on the app, which were earlier present only on the web versions

Meesho launches integrated e-commerce app for buyers and sellers

Internet commerce firm Meesho announced the launch of an integrated e-commerce mobile app for buyers and sellers as part of efforts to drive the digitisation of small businesses in the country.

Online shopping platforms witnessing blockbuster Holi festival sales

Meesho clocked 1.4 crore orders during Holi sale and surpassed peak Diwali demand in 2021. Holi essentials category witnessed 60 per cent traction from Tier 3+ cities, on Flipkart' Shosy