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TREND | 08 Jan 2025

Luxury D2C skincare brand RAS raises $5 million in funding from Unilever Ventures, Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund

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RAS' existing investors, including Sixth Sense Ventures and other notable angel investors, such as Keki Mistry's Family, have also participated in this round

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TREND | 07 Jan 2025

Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal likely to sell $100-million stake in Bhavish Aggarwal's Ola: Report

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Sachin Bansal is looking to sell his Ola stake. The Flipkart co-founder wants to channel the proceeds into his fintech startup, Navi.

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TREND | 06 Jan 2025

With new $650 mn war chest for India, Accel eyes AI, fintech startups

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Global venture capital firm Accel on Monday announced that it has raised a USD 650 million early-stage fund to fuel the next generation of category defining startups in the focus sectors of artificial intelligence (AI), consumer, fintech and manufacturing. Accel is the first institutional investor in 80 per cent of its portfolio companies. Its prominent portfolio companies include BlackBuck, BlueStone, Cult.fit, Flipkart, Freshworks, Swiggy, Urban Company and Zetwerk. "Accel, a leading global venture capital firm, today announced that it has raised a USD 650 million early-stage fund dedicated to supporting bold founders in India and Southeast Asia," the company said in a release. Accel said its latest fund eighth in India and Southeast Asia -- builds on its commitment to partnering with early-stage founders to establish disruptive, category defining businesses that create meaningful impact. Sectors in focus for this fund include AI, consumer, fintech and manufacturing. On Accel's

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TREND | 05 Jan 2025

Supreme Court set to hear crucial CCI plea on Amazon, Flipkart cases

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CCI has sought consolidation of over 20 writ petitions filed by resellers of Amazon and Flipkart across various High Courts

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TREND | 05 Jan 2025

Indian-origin tech companies corner 1/5th of H1B visas issued by US

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Indian-origin tech companies cornered a fifth of all H1B visas issued by the US with Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services leading the pack, an analysis of data from the US immigration department showed. According to data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, in April-September 2024 period, out of the total 1.3 lakh H1B visas issued to different employers, about 24,766 visas were issued to Indian-origin companies. Out of these, Infosys took the lead with 8,140 beneficiaries, followed by TCS (5,274), and HCL America (2,953). Infosys came second to only Amazon Com Services LLC, which topped with 9,265 visas. Cognizant, which was founded in Chennai but now has headquarters in New Jersey, ranked third in the list with 6,321 visas. The H1B visa programme allows US companies to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Indian companies have been significant beneficiaries of this programme, particularly in the technology sector. Major Indian IT services fi

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TREND | 04 Jan 2025

From Mar-a-Lago dinner to $1 mn pledge: Tim Cook's growing ties with Trump

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Cook's contribution comes amid a series of notable financial donations from Amazon, Open AI, Toyota Motor North America, and cryptocurrency firms Kraken, Ripple, and Ondo

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TREND | 03 Jan 2025

Shark Tank India Season 4: List Of All Judges Who Have Appeared On The Show

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Shark Tank India Season 4 will see the introduction of two new judges Kunal Bahl, co-founder of Snapdeal and Titan Capital and Viraj Bahl, founder and managing director of Veeba/VRB Consumer.

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TREND | 02 Jan 2025

Big rockets, a big telescope and big changes in space await in 2025

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The space firm founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos has a powerful rocket called New Glenn that may at last get off the ground in 2025

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TREND | 01 Jan 2025

Quick Commerce will rival e-commerce majors Amazon, Flipkart in 2025: Zepto CEO

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Quick Commerce will rival e-commerce majors Amazon, Flipkart in 2025: Zepto CEO

Flipkart 'Big Bachat Days' sale: Deals and offers on iPhones, Pixels, more

Business Standard | 01 Jan 2025

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TREND | 31 Dec 2024

'Left my 1 cr job at Amazon without any backup': Bengaluru tech entrepreneur shares his startup journey

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Reflecting on their journey, the entrepreneur acknowledged the need for a more focused approach, leading them to pivot towards developing an AI Digital Marketer

I hope 2025 doesn't' Entrepreneur makes heartfelt request for new year after a tough 2024

livemint | 31 Dec 2024