▶ WhatsApp cannibalising Facebook, Instagram revenues, says Zuckerberg https://4-2.co/2GMyUch

▶ Walmart’s latest ‘Lab’ showcases the future of retail https://4-2.co/2XPdZuJ

▶ Women account for only a fifth of India’s startup workforce: report https://4-2.co/2Waog4g

▶ Xiaomi launches electric bike Himo T1 in China https://4-2.co/2GOIuLO

Brian Acton

Jan Koum

Founders

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Himo T1

▶ Funding galore: Indian startup funding of the week https://4-2.co/2IWANVi

▶ Movers and shakers of the week https://4-2.co/2J4QLNn

▶ RBI approves e-Mandates for Internet banking, Debit cards https://4-2.co/2ISpeyu

▶ Ride-hailing giant Uber seeks $8 Bn-$10 Bn IPO in May https://4-2.co/2DxWUy0 

Garrett Camp
 

Travis Kalanick

▶ Amazon gets faster! says will slash Prime delivery time to a single day

https://4-2.co/2W8FE9I 

▶ Telangana govt to release EV policy after the Lok Sabha elections https://4-2.co/2J3iEp3

▶ Google employees allege that the company is retaliating against them for Nov protests https://4-2.co/2XIth4t

▶ Amazon overcomes slowdown in India to post revenue growth in Q1 https://4-2.co/2vw1atv

Larry Page

Sergey Brin

▶ Quikr acquires used goods marketplace Zefo https://4-2.co/2vrfdA9

▶ Plagued by data breaches, Facebook expects to be hit $5 Bn in fines https://4-2.co/2W49Jax

▶ Agritech focused VC Omnivore closes second fund at $97 Mn https://4-2.co/2XG6OoL

▶ Amazon India changes seller commission structure to control cash burn https://4-2.co/2J25nx1 

Pranay Chulet

Jiby Thomas

▶ Nilekani-led RBI panel to recommend making all govt payments digital https://lnkd.in/g-zYJFF

▶ Exclusive: Sequoia, Naspers, Venture Highway invest INR 104 Cr in Quick Ride https://4-2.co/2WcltHK

▶ Madras High Court lifts ban on TikTok app https://lnkd.in/gSftv3g

▶ Agritech startup Ninjacart secures $89 Mn from Tiger Global https://4-2.co/2IEJKTY

Bob van Dijk

Thirukumaran Nagarajan

Nandan Nilekani

▶ Mobile Premier League raises $35.5 Mn funding from Sequoia, Times Internet and more https://4-2.co/2IFaIKX

▶ A meeting of giants: Why SoftBank wants a piece of Reliance Jio https://lnkd.in/gQTTvQJ

▶ Masayoshi Son lost $130 Mn after getting caught up in Bitcoin mania https://lnkd.in/gnNxk-A

▶ Spotify to remove entire Saregama catalogue from its platform https://lnkd.in/gh9dths

Sai Srinivas Kiran G and Shubam Malhotra

Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon

▶ Mayfield and Axilor invest $3 Mn in payments platform EnKash https://lnkd.in/gJhg3wM

▶ NITI Aayog asks Oil Ministry to set up EV charging infrastructure at fuel stations https://lnkd.in/gDVfYjW​

▶ ZestMoney tops up $20 Mn to broaden its technology focus https://4-2.co/2IPK2GO

▶ mfine raises $17.2 Mn to expand its healthcare network https://4-2.co/2DnHVGL 

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William F. Miller

Kris Gopalakrishnan

Ganapathy Venugopal

Lizzie Chapman, Ashish Anantharaman and Priya Sharma

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Ashutosh Lawania and Prasad Kompalli

▶ Edtech startup DoubtNut raises $3.3 Mn funding led by Sequoia’s Surge https://4-2.co/2Dvg5Z2 

▶ Ola says usage-based incentive necessary for driving India’s emobility goals https://4-2.co/2IAw7oH

▶ Walmart investigates allegations of graft at Flipkart warehouses https://4-2.co/2GAitj6

▶ RailYatri applies for a license to sell train tickets after High Court ruling https://lnkd.in/fsYQcxT 

Aditya Shankar and

Tanushree Nagori

Bhavish Aggarwal

 and

Ankit Bhati

▶ Apple will ramp up iPhone production in India beat heavy import duties, lower prices

https://lnkd.in/feHcQbr 

▶ Elon Musk promises a million “Self-Driving Robotaxis” by 2020 https://4-2.co/2XxByIs

▶ TikTok Ban: Supreme Court gives Madras Court two days for final decision https://4-2.co/2W1W5ES

▶ Paytm Mall turns to eBay to arrest sliding ecommerce market share, sales https://4-2.co/2IA75G9

Pierre Omidyar

 ▶ Ola may offer subscription service for luxury car rentals: reports https://4-2.co/2IzTH4Q 

▶ Stop streaming web series on PM Modi, Election Commission tells Eros Now https://4-2.co/2IynbAm

▶ TRAI looks to ensure level playing field between Telcos and OTT players https://4-2.co/2XyXyCU

▶ Ola and Foodpanda might be heading for a senior level rejig: report https://4-2.co/2GAecfK 

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▶ Japanese healthtech co M3 picks up majority stake in DailyRounds https://4-2.co/2GyDmv2

▶ Bike rental startup Bounce raises $3 Mn from InnoVen Capital https://4-2.co/2ICUAK6

▶ Homigo fraud case transferred to CCB, founders still absconding https://4-2.co/2GyEChK

▶ Despite TikTok scrutiny, ByteDance to invest $1 Bn in India https://4-2.co/2XnzKSf

Vivekananda Hallekare, Varun Agni and Anil G,

▶ Sixth Sense Ventures invests $3 Mn in healthcare startup MyHealthcare https://4-2.co/2IvvWer 

▶ Meet the 8 Indian startups from first cohort of Sequoia Surge https://4-2.co/2Dma6Wl 

▶ With regulatory Sandbox, RBI looks to create Innovation Test Lab for Fintech https://4-2.co/2GvADCF

▶ Railways Ministry plans INR 1500 Cr IRCTC, IRFC IPO by September https://4-2.co/2XpvUYM 

Founder : Nikhil Vora

▶ Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy denies exit report; Says he’s fully committed for the long term

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▶ Facebook admits to harvesting email contacts of 1.5 Mn users without consent https://4-2.co/2IF5EWn

▶ To ensure safe elections, ShareChat suspends 54K accounts for violating guidelines https://4-2.co/2IzLBZo

▶ Justdial says data leak affecting 100 Mn users fixed, but security researcher disputes claims https://4-2.co/2ICzavI 

Sachin Bansal , Binny Bansal

Farid Ahsan,

 Bhanu Singh ,

 Ankush Sachdeva,

▶ Original content in India driving new subscriptions, Netflix tells investors https://4-2.co/2VTdrDy

▶ Amazon winds down China marketplace business in face of stiff competition https://4-2.co/2VU9mPB

▶ Hotstar hikes monthly subscription to INR 299 to capitalize on IPL, Game Of Thrones mania https://4-2.co/2IFXFbp

▶ Amazon could offer credit options in India to boost premium smartphone sales https://4-2.co/2GtKysi

Reed Hastings

▶ In Ecommerce war, Reliance is banking on exclusivity and pulling partner brands from Amazon, Flipkart https://4-2.co/2XitWcK

▶ After Google, Apple removes TikTok from its App Store https://lnkd.in/gNawjpH

▶ Supply chain management startup Increff raises $3 Mn from Binny Bansal, 021 Capital

https://lnkd.in/gAcF3mm

▶ Hike leverages AI and Machine Learning in revamped sticker chat app https://4-2.co/2VJRtD3

Romil Jain ,

Rajul Jain ,

Anshuman Agarwal

Kavin Bharti Mittal

▶ Jio Infocomm seeks In-flight connectivity license from DOT https://4-2.co/2IpvXAv

▶ Delhi HC stays its 2018 order to restore ShopClues’ Intermediary Status https://4-2.co/2DhL7Ue

▶ Indian Govt asks Apple & Google to ban TikTok from app stores https://lnkd.in/gZYwn58

▶ Amazon could challenge Spotify, YouTube Music with free streaming service https://lnkd.in/gU6SChF

▶ Routematic raises $2.5 Mn as it looks to build an EV network for smart cities https://lnkd.in/ggxYN6B

Jeff Bezos

Surajit Das

▶ Karan Bajaj’s WhiteHat Jr picks up $1.3 Mn seed funding to teach the next generation of coders https://lnkd.in/g2Pev_6

▶ BookMyShow invests in cashless payments platform AtomX https://lnkd.in/gQCjNUH

▶ NPCI looks to enable Blockchain-based digital payments https://4-2.co/2IA0Lho

▶ No relief for TikTok, Supreme Court refuses to stay ban on TikTok downloads

https://4-2.co/2IA3reW 

Ashish Hemrajani

▶ YouTube brings Breaking News section, Top News and fact-check cards to India https://4-2.co/2XcLCGI 

▶ Cred raising $100 Mn from Hillhouse Capital, existing investors: report https://4-2.co/2Il1S5a

▶ Ola, Uber cab registrations in Maharashtra to restart from today https://4-2.co/2GlJerq

▶ CarDekho reports 62% hike in its FY19 revenue https://4-2.co/2Xe1mJn

Chad Hurley,

Steve Chen ,

 Jawed Karim

Kunal Shah

Amit Jain and Anurag Jain

▶ Sachin Bansal likely to acquiring a Bengaluru-based microfinance firm https://4-2.co/2VG3iKy

▶ It’s official: PayU acquires online payments processor Wibmo for $70 Mn https://4-2.co/2Gizpe7

▶ DSG, Akatsuki fund invest $2 mn in merchandise maker Planet Superheroes https://4-2.co/2IdbOgZ

▶ Angel tax is close to an end: 277 Startups get I-T clearances https://4-2.co/2IrXgte

Nitin Gupta

Martin Schrimpff

Shailaz Nag

Govind Setlur

Jose Velez

Tetsuro Kouda , Genki Shiota

▶ With $3.6 Mn in fresh funding, Tripoto makes new travel plans https://4-2.co/2GjVskt

▶ Uber files for one of the biggest IPO in years, But warns it may never make a profit https://4-2.co/2GjfZFR

▶ WhatsApp may take 5 months to comply with data localisation norms: report https://4-2.co/2IyaBzY

Garrett Camp
 

Travis Kalanick

Anirudh Gupta , Michael Lyngdoh