TikTok copycats on a hot tin roof: why Indian short video apps have pivoted, merged or simply disappearedThe average monthly active users (MAUs) of these apps have declined year-on-year, and so have their app installs, according to data sourced...
23 Jul, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
Move over selfies, short-form video craze grips millions across IndiaWith a spurt in short-form video consumption, thanks to Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and several other homegrown platforms, millions of ...
29 Oct, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
Tiktok parent Bytedance exits VerSe at 56% discount in secondary share saleByteDance, which first invested in VerSe Innovation in 2016, has sold its stake to the company’s existing investors– Ontario Teachers Pensi...
04 Jun, 2022, 07.27 PM IST
Dailyhunt's parent VerSe Innovation raises $805 million led by CPPIB, valuation reaches $5 billionCPPIB has pumped $425 million investment contributing almost half of the total capital mopped up by VerSe Innovation which runs its flagshi...
06 Apr, 2022, 10.04 AM IST
Qyuki in talks with Dailyhunt, Saregama for majority stake saleWhile stake sale talks are on, another person said the company is also open to picking up capital from financial investors if the sale does...
22 Feb, 2022, 09.04 AM IST
The SaaS gold rushIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch newsletter: BrowserStack have become the most-valued Indian SaaS startup; Twitter's tussle wih the gover...
17 Jun, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
WhatsApp's woesWhatsApp will face an investigation into whether its plan to share users' metadata with Facebook is an abuse of its dominant position.
22 Apr, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
ShareChat meets Sher KhanFrom Sharechat and Gupshup becoming India's latest startup unicorns, to Amazon touting its job creation milestone in India, here's a quick ...
08 Apr, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
Short-video app Lomotif is set to enter IndiaThe imminent entry comes at a time when the short-video space has gone through a big shift following the ban on leading Chinese players inc...
10 Mar, 2021, 07.13 PM IST
ETtech Evening Briefing, 29 Jan. 2021: Economic Survey 2021 & India’s Startup EconomyFrom Economic Survey 2021’s take on India’s startup ecosystem and gig economy to the government notifying India Seed Fund Scheme, here’s a ...
29 Jan, 2021, 09.35 PM IST
InMobi to test monetisation for content platform Glance this yearGlance, which also houses short-video app Roposo, is seen as a big bet for Bengaluru-based InMobi, which had till now lacked an advertising...
21 Jan, 2021, 08.34 PM IST
Short-video firms have a new problem: Squatter appsThese apps copy name and logo and use cheap source code to lure users who unwittingly download these, compromising their data.
24 Dec, 2020, 05.15 AM IST
Short-video apps in India may be in for consolidation nearly six months after TikTok banAccording to Google Play Store's rankings, ShareChat's Moj, Times Internet's MX Takatak and Dailyhunt's Josh have remained among the most d...
15 Dec, 2020, 07.26 PM IST
Google in talks to buy social media platform ShareChatSocial media firm may be valued at about $1.03 billion; founders may retain a small stake; current investors likely to exit
24 Nov, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
Buzz of TikTok return causes uncertainty; investors now in a wait-and-watch modeMost investors who were looking to bet on homegrown short-video apps which have proliferated in the past one month, may hold out before the...
10 Aug, 2020, 03.01 PM IST
Short video apps Roposo, Chingari, Trell focus on monetisation as competition heats upWith the advertising market rebounding after the Covid19-led lockdown, the approach of the festival season and a cash-guzzling business to ...
06 Aug, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
FINO acquires Nokia Mobile Payment Services in IndiaFINO has acquired Nokia Mobile Payment Services in India, thereby making its foray into prepaid mobile payment space.
27 Jun, 2012, 08.06 PM IST