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Koo to Shut Down Four-Year-Old Service After Acquisition Discussions Fail
Koo is shutting down, co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka announced on Wednesday. Four years ago after it was launched as a competitor to Twitter (now known as X), Koo will cease operations after acquisition talks with "multiple larger internet companies, conglomerates and media houses" failed, according to the app's founders.
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Google Announces Startup School India Initiative; Aims to Target 10,000 Startups in Smaller Cities
Google announced an initiative called Startup School India on Wednesday, as part of the search giant’s efforts to help 10,000 startups in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities in India. The programme will be conducted virtually over nine weeks and feature instructional modules on topics like shaping an effective product strategy, deep dives on product user va...
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Google, MeitY Announce Appscale Academy Programme to Help Indian Startups Build Apps for Global Audience
Appscale Academy programme has been announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Google. It will cover topics like app quality, global reach, user acquisition and monetisation, app design, Google Play policy, and data safety best practices. All Indian startups that are looking to accelerate business growth are ope...
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Unacademy Acquires Chandigarh-Based PrepLadder for $50 Million
Unacademy, the e-learning platform, on Tuesday announced its acquisition of Chandigarh-based ed-tech startup PrepLadder for $50 million (roughly Rs. 373.2 crores). PrepLadder that was founded in 2016 specialises in courses aimed at medical aspirants in the country.
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Airtel Buys Stake in Bengaluru-Based AI Bot Startup Vahan
Bharti Airtel has acquired a minority stake of 8.82% in Bengaluru-based software development startup Vahan.
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Reliance to Buy 87.6 Percent Stake in Google-Backed Shopping Tech Startup Fynd
Reliance has announced it will be buying a stake in Fynd, an Indian technology startup that is funded by Google and works as an inventory management platform.
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Jio Buys Haptik: Here Are All the Companies Reliance Jio Has Acquired Till Date
Reliance Jio just last week announced the acquisition of AI conversational platform startup Haptik.
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MobiKwik Acquires Wealth Management Startup Clearfunds
MobiKwik said it would be investing $15 million (approximately Rs. 112 crores) over the next year to scale up its wealth management business.
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Flipkart-Walmart Deal Opposed by Traders, Industry Gives Thumbs Up
Walmart on Wednesday said it would acquire a 77 percent stake in Flipkart for about $16 billion in its biggest acquisition till date.
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As Halli Labs Is Acquired by Google, Here Are Other AI Startups That Have Attracted Tech Giants
We've a run-down on all the popular AI-focused companies that have been acquired by the giant.
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Halli Labs, a Four-Month-Old Bengaluru-Based AI Startup, Acquired by Google
Halli Labs is said to be Google's first acquisition in India, and its team will be joining Google’s Next Billion Users effort.
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Indian Entrepreneur's Ad Tech Startup Acquired by Chinese Investors for $900 Million
The deal would represent the third-largest in the ad tech industry, after Alphabet Inc unit Google's acquisition of DoubleClick and Microsoft Corp's deal for aQuantive.
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Housejoy Acquires Fitness Startup Orobind
As a part of the deal, Housejoy has acquired the trainers, customers base, and technology of the at home fitness startup Orobind.
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Goodbox Acquires SmartPocket, a Mobile Wallet for Loyalty Credits
SmartPocket founders Kiran Shastri and Mayank Shah will be joining the leadership team at Goodbox post acquisition, the company said.
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The 10 Most Acquisitive Indian Startups in 2015
A roundup of the Indian startups which made the largest number of acquisitions in 2015.
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Koo to Shut Down Four-Year-Old Service After Acquisition Discussions Fail
Koo is shutting down, co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka announced on Wednesday. Four years ago after it was launched as a competitor to Twitter (now known as X), Koo will cease operations after acquisition talks with "multiple larger internet companies, conglomerates and media houses" failed, according to the app's founders.
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Google Announces Startup School India Initiative; Aims to Target 10,000 Startups in Smaller Cities
Google announced an initiative called Startup School India on Wednesday, as part of the search giant’s efforts to help 10,000 startups in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities in India. The programme will be conducted virtually over nine weeks and feature instructional modules on topics like shaping an effective product strategy, deep dives on product user va...
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Google, MeitY Announce Appscale Academy Programme to Help Indian Startups Build Apps for Global Audience
Appscale Academy programme has been announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Google. It will cover topics like app quality, global reach, user acquisition and monetisation, app design, Google Play policy, and data safety best practices. All Indian startups that are looking to accelerate business growth are ope...
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Unacademy Acquires Chandigarh-Based PrepLadder for $50 Million
Unacademy, the e-learning platform, on Tuesday announced its acquisition of Chandigarh-based ed-tech startup PrepLadder for $50 million (roughly Rs. 373.2 crores). PrepLadder that was founded in 2016 specialises in courses aimed at medical aspirants in the country.
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Airtel Buys Stake in Bengaluru-Based AI Bot Startup Vahan
Bharti Airtel has acquired a minority stake of 8.82% in Bengaluru-based software development startup Vahan.
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Reliance to Buy 87.6 Percent Stake in Google-Backed Shopping Tech Startup Fynd
Reliance has announced it will be buying a stake in Fynd, an Indian technology startup that is funded by Google and works as an inventory management platform.
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Jio Buys Haptik: Here Are All the Companies Reliance Jio Has Acquired Till Date
Reliance Jio just last week announced the acquisition of AI conversational platform startup Haptik.
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MobiKwik Acquires Wealth Management Startup Clearfunds
MobiKwik said it would be investing $15 million (approximately Rs. 112 crores) over the next year to scale up its wealth management business.
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Flipkart-Walmart Deal Opposed by Traders, Industry Gives Thumbs Up
Walmart on Wednesday said it would acquire a 77 percent stake in Flipkart for about $16 billion in its biggest acquisition till date.
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As Halli Labs Is Acquired by Google, Here Are Other AI Startups That Have Attracted Tech Giants
We've a run-down on all the popular AI-focused companies that have been acquired by the giant.
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Halli Labs, a Four-Month-Old Bengaluru-Based AI Startup, Acquired by Google
Halli Labs is said to be Google's first acquisition in India, and its team will be joining Google’s Next Billion Users effort.
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Indian Entrepreneur's Ad Tech Startup Acquired by Chinese Investors for $900 Million
The deal would represent the third-largest in the ad tech industry, after Alphabet Inc unit Google's acquisition of DoubleClick and Microsoft Corp's deal for aQuantive.
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Housejoy Acquires Fitness Startup Orobind
As a part of the deal, Housejoy has acquired the trainers, customers base, and technology of the at home fitness startup Orobind.
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Goodbox Acquires SmartPocket, a Mobile Wallet for Loyalty Credits
SmartPocket founders Kiran Shastri and Mayank Shah will be joining the leadership team at Goodbox post acquisition, the company said.
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The 10 Most Acquisitive Indian Startups in 2015
A roundup of the Indian startups which made the largest number of acquisitions in 2015.
