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Scripbox acquires wealth manager Bluechip Capital to expand offeringsWithout disclosing the financial details of the deal, Scripbox said that post the acquisition, Bluechip’s employees and clients would becom...
Wingreens World goes for Safe Harvest via share-swap routeWingreens World has acquired Safe Harvest in a share swap deal, marking Wingreens' fifth acquisition. The company also secured over ₹120 cr...
In 1994, Pierre Omidyar built a simple auction website during a holiday weekend, and ended up creating eBayIn 1995, Pierre Omidyar launched AuctionWeb, a primitive auction site, revolutionizing online commerce. This platform, later known as eBay,...
GameStop makes $56 billion takeover bid for eBayGameStop has launched a $55.5 billion takeover bid for eBay, aiming to transform the online marketplace into a formidable competitor to Ama...
Kiwi cofounder Mohit Bedi steps down from executive role after four yearsIn a LinkedIn post on Saturday, Kiwi cofounder Mohit Bedi said he would shift focus to "personal and family” commitments while remaining cl...
Omidyar Network India to exit country, stop new investmentsThe fund, which has invested in the likes of healthcare platform 1mg and edtech Vedantu, among other startups, will completely transition o...
Uolo raises Rs 20 crore from Omidyar, Blume VenturesThe Mumbai-based startup claims to have onboarded 2,000 schools and 1 million students in more than 200 cities across India.
Omidyar announces Rs 13 cr in grants for 11 NGOsImpact investor Omidyar Network India (ONI) on Monday announced a grant of Rs 13.6 crore for 11 non-profits in the country. The platform sa...
GramCover raises Pre-Series A funding from EMVC, Flourish, othersGramCover is creating an ecosystem for delivery of insurance products including crop, livestock, health, motor, life, and asset insurance t...
DoubtNut raises funding from Sequoia India's Surge, othersThe company will use the freshly infused capital to deepen and widen its product offerings in terms of subjects, languages and classes and ...
Omidyar Network announces Rs 16 crore grant focused on property rightsGlobal impact investment investor sets aside Rs 3.5 crore as innovation fund.
NCAER, NIPFP, Brookings get Rs 16-crore grant from Omidyar Network for research on property rightsThe Rs 16-crore fund includes an innovation fund of Rs 3.5 crore (USD 500,000) to back proposals from across the country.
Omidyar Network outguns local VCs in startup betsThe firm is also looking to tap into its global network to recreate successful global businesses in India and vice versa to expand its port...
Paradise Papers: No transactions done for personal purpose, says Jayant SinhaSinha had worked with Omidyar Network as Managing Director in India and Omidyar Network had invested in a US company D.Light Design that ha...
Regional smartphone operating system Indus raises Rs 33 crore in Series A fundingRegional smartphone operating system Indus, formerly known as Firstouch, has raised about Rs 33 crore ($ 5 million) as series A funding.
Bengaluru to Host Women Technologists ConferenceIntel’s chief information officer Kimberly S Stevenson and Omidyar Network India’s managing director Roopa Kudva are the keynote speakers.
Young professionals seek to enter impact sector; make difference in education, health, sanitationImpact sector is seeing a surge in interest as India consolidates its position as a hub for enterprises that are driven by a socially respo...
Ex-Crisil head Roopa Kudva named Omidyar Network India MDKudva, who will take charge from July 1, has been named Managing Director of Omidyar Network India Advisors, the company said in a release ...
Omidyar Network, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation invest Rs. 28 crore in IntelleGrowThe funding will be used by the Mumbai-based NBFC to increase its loan book to Rs. 500 crore, up from its current Rs. 50 crore book size.
- Deal corner: Rockefeller Foundation backs Impact Fund
Impact investing in India is seeing a surge driven by an increase in entrepreneurship and a corresponding rise in participation by risk cap...