MediaNama would like to thank its sponsors: Chillr, Getit, IMImobile, Times Internet, Vserv and E2E for their support. Data - India added 130K wired broadband connections in September 2015 - 4.16 Million Mobile Number Portability Requests In India In September 2015 - India added only 7.74M active mobile connections in September 2015 Other Updates: - 200 Indians have e-Residency to Estonia; to reach 1k by 2016 end - App Review: StealthTap keyboard hides messages from peeping toms - Video streaming platform Hotstar begins global expansion on website - Should royalty be paid for government taxes, duties and marketing? – SpicyIP - Mobile ad-tech firm Tyroo expands retargeting business to Europe - IRCTC’s online ticketing revenue at $3 billion in FY15; history - FreeCharge wallet now has over 10 million users - Uber launches performance based loyalty programme for its drivers - Quikr to launch a platform for the film industry with filmmakers - Paytm partners with Lendingkart to offer loans to sellers - Grofers raises $120M from SoftBank & other investors - UC Browser has over 50% market share in India - US based Cox Automotive acquires stake in Mahindra First Choice - Ola appoints Infosys advisor Rajiv Bansal as its CFO - Inshorts adds Hindi news and interface to app - GOQii raises $13.2 million; 100k users on the platform - Guvera raises $100M to expand operations in India - Airbus to setup startup accelerator BizLab in Bangalore - Industry moves: Twine Digital, Shuttl, Zopper and MakeMyTrip - India & Singapore Governments to exchange cyber security information - Minister Sanjeev Balyan’s office sends email to VCs to help with funding “niece’s” startup - Coinbase launches…
