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Investment & M&A
– MakeMyTrip announces $15M Innovation Fund for travel technology startups
– BigBasket raises Rs 200 Cr from Helion Ventures, Zodius Capital & others
– eShakti secures Series B funding from IvyCap & IDG Ventures to scale US operations
– Spice Digital acquires 26% stake in txtBrowser parent Vavia Technologies
– Ecom Express raises Rs 100 crore from Peepul Capital to expand distribution network
– Blume Ventures invests in Snaplion, SocialBlood, Snapbizz and Greytip
– Delhivery raises $35M Series C funding from PE firm Multiples & existing investors
Data
– 2.86 Million Mobile Number Portability Requests In India In July 2014
– IMPS Data: 63.23M Mobile Money IDs; Rs 3,677 Cr Transacted In August 2014
Other Updates:
– Funding roundup: Bluestone, Healthians, Phantom Hands and Fareye
– The Lowdown – Shemaroo IPO; Digital tie-ups, Distribution, Rights & More
– TableGrabber launches restaurant pricing and reservation strategy platform RezGuru
– MTV India launches fashion and lifestyle web series – The Look
– HRD Ministry to launch MOOC platform, National E-Library, Know Your College portal & More
– ICICI Bank introduces cardless cash withdrawal service; Not the first
– Way2SMS founder launches e-learning marketplace for instructor-led courses LearnSocial
– Singapore’s online grocer RedMart opens development centre in Bangalore
– Ybrant Digital to be renamed Lycos Internet
– Aadhaar Phase V receives Govt approval; Target 100 crore enrollments by 2015
– Rocket Internet to go public with €750M IPO later this year
– Lybrate launches two dedicated Android apps for doctors and patients
– Micromax to foray into services business over the next few years
– Apple’s iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus to be available in India from Oct 17
– Flipkart launches home appliances and personal healthcare private label Citron
– Google Play Movies and TV iOS app updated to support offline playback
– Kashmir floods: Aircel Opens up network, Twitter helpline, Google Person Finder & More
– Apple Watch finally launched; Fitness apps, WatchKit & Heartbeat sharing
– Uber in talks with Paytm & PayU to integrate mobile wallets with its service
– Apple launches a TouchID-based mobile wallet service Apple Pay
– Android accounted for 60% of total mobile ad revenues in India in Q2 2014 for Opera Mediaworks
– The Indian Government wants to list your contact details online
– SBI wants to launch NFC-enabled debit cards for transactions below Rs 2000
– Tata Docomo announces mobile swapping service ‘SimplySwap’
– Twitter starts testing Buy button feature for in-app purchases
– Olacabs stops taking rental bookings
– ED investigating Amazon for possible FDI violations
– Industry moves: Snapdeal, Airtel and Helion
– On Snapdeal’s home shopping channel plans: TV vs Web, Carriage Fees
– Chennai MSO Arasu Cable ties-up with RailTel to offer broadband services
Useful Lists:
– Deals: VC, PE & M&A In Internet, Mobile, Media in India
– Short Code Services in India
– Circlewise List Of Telecom Operators in India
– Statewise Broadband Subscribers In India
– Digital Payment Companies in India
– Advertising Networks in India
