‘India is a long game; over time, it will become one of the biggest markets for us,’ says Airbnb CEO Brian CheskyAirbnb is heavily investing in India, anticipating significant growth driven by Gen Z and millennial travelers. While not yet a top market,...
14 May, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Payments firm Payoneer to adopt localised approach for expanding user base in IndiaPayoneer is focusing on expanding its reach in India, leveraging global marketplace partnerships and a localized approach. The company aims...
25 Sep, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
Khazanah in talks to lead Oyo Hotel’s $400 million fund raiseKhazanah Nasional Berhad, the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia, is in discussions to lead a $400 million funding round in Oyo Hotels & Hom...
25 Jan, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
Brazil's Ebanx expands into India in Asian market debutEbanx will enable global merchants to offer customers in India the most popular local payment methods, starting with the local payment syst...
18 Sep, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
TPG-backed Planview opens capability centre in Bengaluru, to invest $125 millionThe Texas, US-headquartered company Thursday said the investment will go into hiring and centre operating expenses over the next four years...
17 Aug, 2023, 07.22 PM IST
ETtech Interview | India to be one of our biggest growth markets this decade: Airbnb CEO Brian CheskyIn an exclusive interview with ET, CEO and cofounder Brian Chesky spoke about India being one of the biggest growth markets of this decade,...
04 May, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
Amazon plots next move as Reliance seizes Future stores; Airbnb to house 100k Ukraine refugeesAmazon plans to respond by moving the Delhi High Court and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, saying changes in the lease structu...
28 Feb, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
Dream Sports raises $400 million in secondary investment“This is a huge vote of confidence to the Indian start-up ecosystem,” said Harsh Jain, CEO and Co-Founder, Dream Sports. “We have created t...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
Uber’s assault report erodes the power of trustWhen Uber and Airbnb were getting off the ground earlier this decade, people were apprehensive about taking a ride with strangers, or stayi...
11 Dec, 2019, 12.12 PM IST
Booking.com sees opportunity in India, will invest more: CEOTans, who rides a bike to work everyday, spoke about Oyo’s overseas expansion and its business model, hospitality industry and the OTAs and...
12 May, 2019, 11.56 PM IST
OYO's expansion isn't the best use of unicorn fundsFounder Ritesh Agarwal has big plans for the startup, which already has 10,000 hotels in 160 Indian cities.
27 Sep, 2018, 02.54 PM IST
These Gujarat women's monthly earnings are more than their family's annual incomeListed on bed-and-breakfast aggregator Airbnb, Gauriben’s thatched-roof house has three rooms with cots covered with hand-embroidered sheet...
07 Jan, 2018, 12.12 PM IST
OYO in talks for partnerships with realty playersThe SoftBank-backed company is betting big on this category, which will come under its budget brand 'OYO Rooms', and is in advanced talks f...
23 Mar, 2017, 09.18 AM IST
Twitter's Rishi Jaitly joins Times Global Partners as CEOTimes Global Partners (TGP), a business unit of TIL, has partnered with some of the world's largest technology and media platforms, includi...
17 Nov, 2016, 08.34 AM IST
Airbnb enters into a strategic partnership with Times GroupThe alliance was stitched through Times Global Partners, an entity which helps with the launch and expansion of emerging global digital com...
18 Apr, 2016, 03.24 AM IST
Stage 3 is where you can style and rent a custom-made dressThe business is looking to target women between the ages of 21 and 35 looking to rent dresses for any event, even weddings.
15 Dec, 2015, 04.38 AM IST
Hospitality management services startup Hostmaker closes $2 million round of fundingProceeds from the seed round of funding will be used by the 18 month-old startup towards product enhancements and launching the second phas...
18 Nov, 2015, 06.57 PM IST