Is Y Combinator Causing Long-Term Damage to India’s Tech Economy?(2020)

Y Combinator’s decision to ‘flip’ Indian startups into American entities for funding is facing backlash from early-stage investors & founders alike. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 1 year ago

SFMS Global: An alternative to SWIFT from India for cross border transactions

RBI will look to scale up SFMS, its homegrown alternative to messaging system SWIFT, as part of its broader goalposts for the year 2025.  | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 1 year ago

Hacker Steals INR 7.3 Cr from Razorpay by Tampering Authorisation Process

Fintech Razorpay has filed a complaint with the cybercrime police about hacker(s) who stole INR 7.3 Cr by making false authorisation. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 1 year ago

Healthtech Startup MFine Fires 75% Workforce, 600 Employees Impacted

Bengaluru-based MFine has laid off 75% or around 600 employees citing that the startup was facing financial difficulties | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 1 year ago

11 Indian Startup News Stories from This Week [24-29 Dec]

In one of the biggest news this week, the new draft ecommerce policy may be introduced in the next few weeks. It will have a provision for a sector regulator and would help boost the sector, promote exports and ensure fair play. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

India Crosses 500 Mn Internet Connections as Rural Users Surge

According to TRAI, 64% of the internet connections are from urban areas while 36% or around 194 Mn (19.4 Cr) are from rural regions. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Netflix, Hotstar, Jio and Others to Adopt Self Censorship Code

The self-censorship code will most likely adopt a redressal mechanism that will allow viewers to send complaints if they judge the over-the-top (OTT) services to have violated it. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Google, Facebook’s India Units Get Extension Deadline to Submit Financial Info

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Tuesday extended the deadline for US companies operating in India to submit… | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Delhivery Increases Revenues by 42%, Expenses by 26.7% for FY18

The company’s operational revenues contributed almost 95% to its total revenue of $153.26 Mn in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Amazon, Flipkart Offer New Incentives to Disgruntled Sellers

A media report cited an email by Flipkart to its online sellers stating that it was slashing commissions in the range of 1-6%. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Indian Draft Data Protection Bill:Data Localisation Mandate Unnecessary, Says EU

The EU has expressed reservations on India's draft Data Protection bill and said India's tech industry does not need this type of forced-localisation. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Electric Vehicles This Week:Tesla Price Cuts and More

Global EV sales set to double in 2021, then double again by 2025. This is pushing the price of Lithium through the roof | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Bertelsmann India invests $14 in logistics aggregator LetsTransport

Pushkar Singh, cofounder and CEO of LetsTransport told Inc42 that fresh funds will be used for scaling up operations and more. Read here! | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Kalaari and Unilever Gets Shop101 a Top Up of $11 Mn

The startup looks to boost its core leadership team, scale up the supplier network and deepen its technology platform with the latest fund infusion. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Toppr Raises $35 Mn from Kaizen, SAIF Partners

Toppr started with courses for class XI and XII. It now offers adaptive learning for class V to XII and also competitive exams such as JEE | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

BYJU’S $540 Mn Funding

Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO, BYJU’S said that the company has aggressive plans for international market expansion. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

MCA Notices to Startups Are in Line with Latest Amendment: Indian Govt

Indian government has now stated that the MCA notices sent to startups were in fact just queries asking startups to justify high share premiums | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Inflight WiFi: Govt Gives Final Nod, Opens Registration for Licenses

In a notification, the telecom regulator said that these rules may be called the Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Housejoy Raises $3.24 Mn in Bridge Funding After a Three Year Dry Spell

The startup which offers on-demand household services such as cleaning and home repairs has raised this funding after a gap of three years. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

IKEA Invites Growth Stage Startups for Bootcamp Programme

IKEA which opened its first store in India in August this year, is looking to ramp up its employee count in India by 10 fold. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Flipkart and Amazon Have Control of Indian Retail Market, AIOVA Tells Modi

The All India Online Vendors Association has written to the PM alleging small players are being exploited by the likes of Amazon and Flipkart. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Edtech Unicorn BYJU’S Valuation Hits $4 Bn Mark

BYJU’S entered the unicorn club in March this year valued at $1 Bn (INR 6,505 Cr) and is now fifth most valuable startup in India. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Flipkart Singapore Fuels India Wholesale Arm with $304 Mn

The frequent capital infusions point to the focus of both Flipkart and Amazon on their B2B platform. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Indian Govt. Seeks Clarification on Use of ESign Services

The government has also directed eSign service providers to explore alternative options to use offline Aadhaar system to verify customers. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Zomato to Introduce Tamper-Proof Tapes After Social Media Saw Delivery Man Video

The two minute video shows a delivery man eating from two boxes and then repackaging them. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Govt to Fastrack Regulatory Process for Global Funds Looking to Invest in India

Under the new regulatory framework, foreign investors will face less paperwork and get detailed information about the process. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

UrbanClap to Facilitate ESOPs Repurchase Worth $2 Mn-$2.5 Mn

ESOPs have become the new way of rewarding employees in the Indian startup space. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Ex-Facebook India MD Kirthiga Reddy Joins SoftBank Investment Advisors

In her new role, Reddy will be working closely with Deep Nishar, senior managing partner at SoftBank Investment Advisors on frontier technologies. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Startups, Get Your Problem-Solving Hats on – Case in Point 2018 Is Here

Case In Point 2018 is aimed at offering budding entrepreneurs a chance to solve the existing problems of startups. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Infibeam invests in payments company to expand to ‘Offline’ market

Infibeam which runs CCAvenue, made a strategic investment in Mumbai-based Instant Global Paytech Private Ltd (IGPL) | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Ola Not Keen on $1 Bn from SoftBank, May Seek Lower Funding to Retain Control

In 2017, Ola amended its Articles of Association to include a clause that prevents SoftBank from buying more shares in Ola without the approval from the company’s founders and board. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Govt Mulls QR-Based ‘Offline Aadhaar’ for Hassle-Free EKYC

RBI has already held two to three rounds of meetings with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the Aadhaar regulatory body. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

WhatsApp Chief Writes to RBI for Approval of WhatsApp Pay

The govt had ruled that WhatsApp Pay can't be launched till the company sets up an office and recruits a team in India. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Cybersecurity startup CloudSEK raises $1.9 Mn for expansion

The Pre-Series A round was led by Exfinity Venture Partners and StartupXseed . | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Govt Will Try to Restore Aadhaar Services at Common Service Centres

IT Minister Ravi Prasad said CSCs are important for ensuring that government welfare schemes and services are available to every citizen. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

42Next by Inc42 – Meet India’s 42 Most Innovative Startups

The 42Next list was prepared after evaluating thousands of entries on criteria such as competition, innovation, revenues, traction, leadership, team, build up, and growth rate, among others. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Sachin Bansal to Explore Fintech, Agritech Investments

After the Walmart-Flipkart deal, Sachin has been in talks with many Indian startups for investment opportunities | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

WhatsApp to Find New CBO as Neeraj Arora Calls It Quits

WhatsApp announced the appointment of Abhijit Bose as the head of its Indian operations. Arora’s resignation came in soon afterwards. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Binny Bansal Not to Pursue Complaint Against Woman Who Alleged Misconduct

Binny Bansal has reportedly decided not to pursue the complaint against the ex-woman employee who accused him of ‘serious personal misconduct’. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Xiaomi Bets Big on Rural India: Opens 500+ Mi Stores, to Add 5K More by 2019

Xiaomi is opening rural MiStore with 'New Retail' concept across the country that bring flagship experience to rural consumers. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Global ESports Takes Over International Competitive Video Gaming

Global eSports is the latest entrant in the online gaming segment in India and is a professional esports organisation. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

WhatsApp Commits $1 Mn to Research Spread of Misinformation

The research topics include the role of WhatsApp messages in inciting mob violence in India. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

KSUM invites Sebi-accredited AIFs to bid for fund of fund scheme

Under the Kerala Technology Startup Policy 2014, the state government had launched the Kerala Startup Corpus Fund. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Twitter Is Slow to Remove Unlawful Content: Home Ministry Chides Executives

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that fake news is a multi-variable problem and there won’t be one fix. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Honda Plans Electric Vehicle Rollout by 2023-24

Honda is also gathering information on the specific requirements of potential customers of electric vehicles in India. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

High Profile Appointments and Exits in the Startup Ecosystem

We bring to you the latest edition of Movers and Shakers of the week .Matrimony.com Ropes In Former Aircel CXO and more. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Two Days from Deadline, Ecommerce Cos Struggle to Comply with Tax Rule

Ecommerce companies are in a fix as they reportedly struggle to comply with a November 10 deadline to deposit tax collected at source on all payments made to their sellers in the last month. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago

Ola Starts Operations in New Zealand, After Australia, UK

According to the company, rides can currently be booked within the three major cities and also from Auckland and Wellington airports. | Continue reading


@inc42.com | 5 years ago