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Zoho's new Ulaa browser takes on Google Chrome and FireFox
Google Chrome currently leads the web browser market with a 63.45 percent market share as of April 2023, followed by Apple's Safari with 20.48 percent
BUSINESS
Freshworks' drop in net dollar retention rate not a concern, says CEO Mathrubootham
Tiger Global sold its entire 23 percent stake in Freshworks just weeks ago and Girish Mathrubootham says he is happy the company fulfilled its responsibilities and generated superior returns for its early backer
BUSINESS
BluSmart raises $42 million in a mix of equity and debt from existing investors
Over 50% of the total capital infusion came from founders, Anmol Jaggi and Punit Goyal, themselves to increase their stake in the company, people added. This is part of the company’s Series A2 round.
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Chiratae Ventures announces close of Maiden Growth Fund-I at Rs 1,001 crore
The Chiratae Funds collectively (across 6 funds) have $1.1 billion in AUM (Assets Under Management), made around 130 investments, 48 exits, 8 Unicorns, and 3 IPOs.
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Freshworks clocks first-ever operating profit at $3.9 million, revenue up 20% YoY in Q1CY23
The SaaS firm had a free cash flow of $9.1 million in the quarter under review up from negative $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2022.
BUSINESS
KredX receives final approval from IFSCA to facilitate cross-border trade finance
KredX GTX Aims to execute over $500 million by the end of 2023 and an overall $2 billion worth of transactions in the next 18 months.
BUSINESS
Tiger Global-backed savings startup Jar to foray into digital lending business
Jar’s move to jump on the digital lending frenzy comes at a time when several fintech startups, including some of the most-valued companies in India, are putting their foot down on lending, as India continues to remain a credit-starved market.
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Signing up more public sector customers in India to be key focus area this year: Freshworks' Karthik Rajaram
To date, the company counts several central government entities and multiple state government bodies as customers using products like Freshdesk and Freshservice, like the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
BUSINESS
SAP Labs India looks to hire 1,000 employees, invest in AI technologies
The company will be looking to hire people with domain expertise in finance, supply chain, sustainability, human experience management, and artificial intelligence along with other core operations.
BUSINESS
NPCI International teams up with digital payments infra provider PPRO
The partnership between NIPL and PPRO will empower the global PSPs, Banks, payment gateways, with payment platforms to expand globally giving international e-commerce merchants access to Indian consumers.
BUSINESS
Sequoia and Tiger Global-backed Jupiter secures NBFC licence
Jupiter's founder Jitendra Gupta said the startup will be infusing an equity of Rs 100 crore for developing the NBFC business and is looking to raise another Rs 100 crore of loan from banks
BUSINESS
Taking a down round is not a big deal, startups have to move on: General Catalyst’s CEO Hemant Taneja
According to Hemant Taneja, the VC firm plans to invest 10-20% of the 11th General Fund, which has a total amount of approximately $4.6 billion, in India.
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Tiger Global-backed Open axes 47 jobs, founders take 50% pay cut
As a part of scale-up and profitability, Open said in the statement that it will continue the efforts to make a highly performance-oriented effective organization fit for scale, the statement said.
BUSINESS
ClearTax betting big on crypto tax offerings, expects profitability in next 12 months
Last year, Clear began offering solutions for customers to manage their cryptocurrency portfolio and taxes after the government announced a hefty 30% tax rate and 1% TDS for gains and transfers of virtual digital assets.
BUSINESS
Digital Lenders Association of India appoints Jatinder Handoo as CEO
DLAI, which presently has around 90 digital lending firms as its members, has also Inducted Alok Prasad and Meena Hemchandra as Governance Council members.
BUSINESS
Razorpay forms advisory board, ropes in former RBI deputy governor as chairperson
NS Vishwanathan, former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India is appointed as the chairperson of the board. The board will help contribute to the development of Razorpay’s payment infrastructure and help engage with key institutions and stakeholders
BUSINESS
How Namma Yatri works: Can it break Ola and Uber's duopoly?
Backed by the Nilekani-led non-profit Foundation for Interoperability in Digital Economy and built by Juspay, the mobility app with a differentiated pitch is currently working on a subscription model for auto drivers and looking to build scale.
BUSINESS
Razorpay-owned Ezetap sees 88% growth in offline payments in FY23: Report
Gurugram saw a growth of around 161 percent YoY, Pune around 154 percent YoY and Bengaluru around 145 percent YoY in in-store payment volumes clocked on the Razorpay’s offline payments platform, a report titled The Razorpay Payments Report 2023 released on April 11 showed.
BUSINESS
ZestMoney to lay off 20% of workforce after PhonePe deal collapse
Founders and the top leadership team of ZestMoney held a Townhall on April 6 to inform the layoffs to employees. The company had about 450 employees and is planning to lay off across its workforce.
BUSINESS
Bombay High Court dismisses PhonePe's trademark lawsuit filed against BharatPe's BNPL arm PostPe
In 2019, PhonePe filed a suit against BharatPe in the Delhi High Court alleging that by using the trademark ‘BharatPe’, the company had infringed upon the registered trademark of‘PhonePe’.
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Zoho to take profit hit to manage macro slowdown, has a no-layoff policy: Sridhar Vembu
The Tenkasi model can be replicated if more entrepreneurs and private companies come on board, Vembu said.
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AI poses a threat to many programming jobs, we need a strong policy around this, says Zoho's Sridhar Vembu
Zoho's Sridhar Vembu, along with two other top industry leaders, has submitted a proposal to the Central government, calling for an AI policy that promotes openness, transparency, and prevents worldwide monopolies.
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Zoho continues to invest in rural India with plans for new tech hubs in Tirunelveli, Madurai and Uttar Pradesh
Zoho is also expanding its current facility, Kalaivani Kalvi Maiyam, which was established during the pandemic to educate young children from villages in and around Tenkasi
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ZestMoney weighs layoffs as deal with PhonePe falls through
On March 31, Priya Sharma, co-founder of the BNPL platform sent out a message to a few startups seeking help for outplacing ZestMoney employees. ZestMoney has around 450 employees
