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Investment & M&A
– Helpchat acquires mobile-only offers platform Niffler
– Practo acquires Qikwell; claims 40M yearly appointments
– Internet digest: Jugnoo, ShopClues, Future Group and gazeMetrix
– Housing continues buying spree as it acqui-hires Plat & BigBHK
– Internet digest: DesiDime, HomeLane, TinyOwl & ShopClues
– Zealot Networks acquires MCN Nirvana Digital
Other Updates:
– Funding roundup: Amigobulls, EasyFix, SilverPush & more
– Jammu and Kashmir suspends Internet services in state for two days over beef controversy
– RailYatri relaunches RailRadar with GPS train tracking
– A change of name to Free Basics doesn’t make Facebook’s Zero Rating service neutral
– “Our content consumption trends more towards films as compared to TV” – Karan Bedi, Eros Now
– 125k citizens provide inputs for Pune Smart City development plan
– AP Parigi quits as Network18 Group CEO; moves to advisory role
– 80% of digital content payments over mobile phones in India: Fortumo report
– Vodafone to offer free WiFi at Ahmedabad Railway station
– Uber adds 2-way number masking to address privacy concerns
– PayU appoints Aakash Moondhra as its global chief financial officer
– CommonFloor’s Smart Guard app to replace logbooks in gated societies
– Juggernaut Books looks to tap into mobile publishing
– Funding roundup: Licious, Furdo, Virtual Logic & others
– Quintype secures $3.25M from Raghav Bahl & other investors
– Facebook to add 360 degree videos to news feed
– Times Group’s journalists’ tweets linked to salaries in new social media policy
– Zapak to raise $15M from China-based Lead Eastern
– Surobhi Das, Zomato: We’re the first ones to know when a restaurant shuts or opens
– UAE Exchange launches FOREX services wallet
– LogiNext secures $10M from Paytm
– Spice Digital’s new mobile wallet to focus on remittances
– Lenovo Vibe Shot comes preinstalled with 13 apps from Jio
– Funding Roundup: DishCo, MediAngels & Connectabank
– Ola to launch ridesharing service on the heels of UberPOOL
– Paytm to launch movies & entertainment ticketing; BookMyShow implications
– Lycos and Apollo International form JV to start e-commerce venture
– Facebook adds new features & publishers to Instant Articles
– Video streaming platform Spuul adds more content from UTV
– Draft National Encryption Policy paper withdrawn, says telecom minister R S Prasad
– Google launches IT courses and scholarships in India with Udacity and Tata Trusts
– Porn ban: SC Women’s lawyer association moves Apex court to block all porn sites
– Qwikcilver ties up with Citrus Pay to enable payment on Woohoo
– Funding roundup: Paintcollar, LafaLafa & CureJoy
– Aircel to launch mass market 4G by end of this year
– UIDAI control shifted from Niti Ayog to IT ministry
– Uber to launch its ridesharing UberPOOL product in Bangalore
– Industry Moves: Line and Snapdeal
– AB Kinnevik and Rocket Internet looking to sell Jabong to Paytm: report
– Funding roundup: Briston Technomach, XSTOK & Bueno
– Amid TRAI paper on call drops, Airtel shifts all prepaid users to per second billing
– RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Aadhaar, Payments Banks, Over-Invoicing, Spectrum Auctions & More
– Portea Medical secures $37.5M from IFC and existing investors
– Ola’s number masking feature hides rider contact details: Privacy
– Updated: India’s draft encryption policy puts user privacy in danger
– Hindujas launch NXT Digital platform targeting Phase III & IV cable digitisation
– Infibeam launches Guj.ooo – a confused multipurpose website
– Saregama launches a new app for Indian classical music
– Industry moves: Snapdeal, Paytm and Housejoy
– Funding roundup: Skillveri, Plabro, LabStreet , WedMeGood & others
– HOOQ appoints Flipkart’s Ravi Vora as CMO; new CEO, CFO & other hires
– BlaBlaCar raises $200M from Insight, Lead Edge and Vostok
– Facebook launches discovery and curation tool called Signal for journalists
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
