BUSINESS
India is becoming one of the most important markets at Instagram: Adam Mosseri
Facebook has announced the next phase of its creator education programme in India that will provide creators an opportunity to learn, earn and grow their communities.
BUSINESS
Tech firms should not use encryption as excuse to hold up assistance to law enforcement: MeitY Secy
"While encryption is a welcome thing about 99.99% of the time, when it is necessary to come to the assistance of law enforcement agencies to bring perpetrators of wrongdoing to justice, then we expect that encryption will not be held up as a silly excuse to deny them" Sawhney said
BUSINESS
WhatsApp to help rural, cooperative banks accelerate digital banking adoption
In July last year, WhatsApp had announced a pilot project with HDFC Pensions and their tech partner pinBox to enable people to sign up for micro pensions.
BUSINESS
YouTube Shorts is bringing a new breed of creators onto the platform: Satya Raghavan
The pandemic has reshaped the way consumers are using YouTube, as they look for content beyond the traditional verticals in their own languages.
BUSINESS
India Internet Day 2021: Techies are the hardest to bring back to office
Demonstrating positive intent to employees builds a reputation of credibility which helps even when newcomers come into the company, said Nazara founder Nitesh Mittersain
BUSINESS
Ola plans to offer its digital retail platform to other OEMs: CEO Bhavish Aggarwal
This diversification comes as the Bengaluru-based firm gears up for its public market debut and its core ride-hailing business recovers from the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
BUSINESS
Google files writ with Delhi HC against CCI after "leak" of confidential report
Google, in a statement, said it aims to prevent any further unlawful disclosures of confidential findings by the investigative arm of Competition Commission of India (CCI).
IPO
Freshworks Nasdaq listing: Feel like an Indian athlete who won a gold medal, says Girish Mathrubootham
Girish Mathrubootham-led Freshworks became the first Indian SaaS firm to go public on the US stock exchanges.
BUSINESS
Indian startups seek clarity over Karnataka's online gambling bill
The Karnataka government should issue necessary rules that would clearly demarcate and exempt games of skill from the amendments introduced to the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021, said IndiaTech.org CEO Rameesh Kailasam.
IPO
Freshworks to raise over $1 billion through IPO, valuation jumps to over $10 billion
Freshworks has priced its initial public offering at $36 per share, boosting its IPO share price for the second time in the past week. It is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “FRSH” later on September 22.
TRENDS
How Karnataka's online gambling bill could impact skill-based gaming startups
Karnataka government's proposed bill looks to ban all forms of online gaming where the transfer of money in digital or other electronic form is involved.
BUSINESS
Clubhouse unveils its first cohort of Creator First India programme
The social audio market has attracted several competitors in recent months, right from Twitter to Facebook, Spotify, LinkedIn, Discord, and Telegram, among others.
BUSINESS
Freshworks boosts IPO price range, expected to list on Nasdaq on September 22 under symbol 'FRSH'.
Freshworks is aiming for a valuation of around $9 billion, according to reports, and will list its stock on the Nasdaq under the symbol "FRSH".
BUSINESS
Ola says it sold Rs 1,100 crore of electric scooters in two-day sale
Ola now plans to reopen the sales window on November 1 in time for Diwali. Consumers can book their reservation slots on the Ola Electric website for Rs 499.
BUSINESS
US market will surpass India for us in the near future: MPL's Sai Srinivas
After expanding at a breakneck pace for 2-3 years, MPL is now looking at predictable and meaningful growth so that in future it can be a global, publicly listed company, Srinivas says.
BUSINESS
Ridiculous state of affairs, says MPL cofounder Sai Srinivas on Google's app policies
Srinivas's comments come at a time when a slew of India's top digital startups are calling for legislative action against app store operators Google and Apple.
MCMINIS
What is A15 Bionic and why is it in the news?
BUSINESS
Truecaller seeks to raise $116 million in IPO
The offering is expected to comprise new shares offered by Truecaller.
BUSINESS
Gaming startup MPL joins unicorn club with $2.3 billion valuation
MPL plans to use the funds to finance global expansion, invest in technology and strengthen its footprint in India, the world’s largest market for game downloads with an estimated 840 million installs in June.
BUSINESS
Snapchat parent ropes in former Amazon executive Uttara Ganesh as public policy head for India
India has been a major growth market for Snapchat. In May this year, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel had said that they have witnessed over 100 percent year-over-year growth in daily active users in each of the last five quarters.
BUSINESS
Why Intuit's $12 billion Mailchimp acquisition stands out
Mailchimp is Intuit's largest-ever acquisition and comes more than a year after it purchased Credit Karma for $7.1 billion in February last year.
BUSINESS
Ola Electric FutureFactory to be run entirely by women
"We have invested significantly to train and upskill them in core manufacturing skills and they will be responsible for the entire production of every vehicle manufactured at Ola Futurefactory" Ola chief executive Bhavish Aggarwal said
BUSINESS
Moneycontrol Masterclass | Quick commerce is here to stay, but being empathetic to delivery partners is key
What toll does hyperlocal delivery take on its workers? Do you really need your groceries delivered in 15 minutes? Is this a sustainable business model? These were some of questions answered by an ace panel of experts
BUSINESS
Amagi raises $100 million from Accel, Avataar Ventures and others
Amagi enables content owners to launch, distribute and monetise live linear channels on free-ad-supported television and video services platforms through a suite of solutions.
