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Oolka raises $14 million led by AccelBengaluru's Oolka, a fintech startup, secured $14 million led by Accel, with Lightspeed and Z47 also participating. The funds will bolster ...
ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $66 million this week, down 33% on-yearStartup funding saw a 33% year-on-year decline, with $66 million raised in the week to February 24, though this was a 43.8% increase from t...
Startup Mafia 3.0: Razorpay, Cred, Meesho help spawn 200+ foundersIndia’s new-generation startups are creating a fresh wave of founders, with executives from 111 firms launching over 200 new companies. Raz...
Accel set to lead $12 million round in AI fintech OolkaThe round comes on the back of a $7 million infusion led by Lightspeed and Z47 last September. The company counts Livspace founder Ramakant...
Meesho senior executive Megha Agarwal resignsMegha Agarwal, general manager-business, Meesho has quit the ecommerce marketplace, according to a stock exchange filing. Agarwal, who repo...
AI-powered fintech Oolka raises $7 million from Lightspeed India, Z47, othersOolka, a Bengaluru-based fintech startup, has secured $7 million in seed funding. Lightspeed India Partners and Z47 led the funding round. ...
Over 40 Indian startup leaders transitioned between founding and executive roles in 2024: reportPer data shared by executive search firm Longhouse Consulting, the year saw a trend in the startup ecosystem of some leaders choosing to mo...
Tata Digital's Esop delay; inside Nithin Kamath's RainmatterHit by top-deck exits in the past year, Tata Digital, the ecommerce arm of the Tata Group, is trying to assuage senior executives who are s...
Jio Financial’s Q2 report card; Invesco raises Swiggy's valuationJio Financial Services, which was recently spun off from Reliance Industries and listed as a separate entity, made a strong showing in the ...
Meesho CXO Utkrishta Kumar exits to set up own ventureUtkrishta Kumar, the chief experience officer for business at ecommerce firm Meesho, has resigned after five years with the company. Kumar ...
Online Rakhi sellers make way in tier 2 and tier 3 cities as wellThe share of online sales for Rakhis has increased from 1.5% in 2018 to 7% in 2022, as e-commerce firms report a rise in demand from both m...
Meesho delists 52 lakh counterfeit, restricted products in six monthsMeesho said its "Project Suraksha" systems has detected and blocked over 12,000 bad actor accounts from accessing the platform.
D2C denimwear brand Freakins raises $4 million from Matrix Partners, Blume Ventures, othersThe startup, founded by Puneet Sehgal, Shaan Shah and Sachin Shah, will utilise the funds to enhance its supply chain capabilities by tying...
Meesho hits 11-lakh sellers milestoneThe unicorn e-commerce firm said that over 80 per cent of its 11 lakh sellers are new-to-e-commerce and Meesho was their first exposure to ...
Small cities dominate e-commerce platforms' festival sales: Industry playersFurthermore, Kothari stated that Tier 2 and below towns collectively contributed around 40-45 percent in 2018-19, but that this has now dou...
Softbank-backed Meesho records 80% jump in sales on day 1 of festive season saleThe company said that it has received orders from deep corners of the country such as Jamnagar, Alappuzha, Chhindwara, Davengere, Hassan, G...
Meesho ropes in celebs to push five-day mega sale"These celebs will be seen in a brand new, quirky avatar, each of them donning the role of sellers in different categories and representing...
Meesho records 5.35 mn orders in one-day sale eventMeesho's app downloads surged nearly 5 times on a year-on-year basis to over 102 million in January-March 2022 period.
Meesho records 428% YoY order growth, logs 5.35 million orders in a single dayMaking e-commerce accessible to customers from all corners of the country, nearly 78% of the demand came from tier 2 markets
Meesho acquires over 100 million users from Bharat on its platformKeeping up with the surge in demand, the assortment has grown from 8 million to 40 million products since last year, providing customers wi...