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Reliance Retail brand value bounce

HDFC Bank Ltd retained its top position because the country’s most precious brand for the 7th straight yr in 2020 notwithstanding an 11 per decline from the preceding yr, taking advantage of innovation and expansion, in keeping with a report by WPP Plc and Kantar. HDFC Bank, that is now valued at $20.2 billion, was observed by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Tata Consultancy…
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Tencent will increase its stake in Flipkart with fresh infusion of $62.8 Mn

Tencent has invested $62.8 million in Flipkart thru the Indian e-commerce giant’s Singapore-based parent entity Flipkart Pte, regulatory filings show. The fresh infusion is probably part of Flipkart’s $1.2 billion spherical that was led through Walmart in July this yr. Walmart had already infused $660.25 million throughout tranches in July. In the identical month, Qatar Investment Authority…
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Lightspeed Venture Partners extends its operations to Southeast Asia

US-based venture capital company Lightspeed Venture Partners has introduced its foray into Southeast Asia. In a LinkedIn post, the company stated it has formally mounted its regional headquarters in Singapore “to partner and assist bold entrepreneurs constructing disruptive corporations”. This is the 6th international expansion for Lightspeed after India, US, China, Israel, and Europe. After…
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MPL raised $110 million, spherical led by SIG Global

MPL has raised over $110 million throughout 3 institutional rounds. According to Entrackr’s sources, the corporation has been valued at $340-350 million in the fresh financing spherical. In April 2019, it had raised $35.5 million led through Sequoia Capital, Go Ventures and Times Internet. Regulatory filings in Singapore display that during this spherical, MPL has raised $34 million from SIG…
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Classplus bags $10 Mn in ongoing investment round; valuation soars by 83%

This is the second funding for the Delhi NCR-based startup in 2020. Earlier, it had raised $9 million in its Series A spherical in May. The back to back institutional rounds in a count of 4 months displays the heightened interest investors are showing towards edtech startups in India. Classplus has raised Rs 75.1 crore ~ $10.01 on this spherical led by Alpha Wave Incubation which was joined…
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SaaS startup Zuper raised $1.1M in spherical led by Prime Venture Partners

Seattle-centered SaaS startup Zuper introduced on Thursday, September 17, that it has raised $1.1 million in seed investment. The spherical was led through Prime Venture Partners, with the participation of Gunderson Dettemer and Gemba Capital. According to a declaration issued by the startup, Zuper plans to apply the investment further develop and increase in North America, the UK, and Southeast…
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Atal Tunnel is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 ft connecting Manali with Leh is ready

The creation of the Atal Tunnel connecting Manali with Leh, that’s the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 ft, has been finished in a span of 10 years while the authentic estimated time was much less than six years. “Atal Tunnel, connecting Manali to Leh, is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet. The estimated period for completion of this tunnel was less than 6…
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SBI ATM cash withdrawal new policies from tomorrow: In order to withdraw cash at SBI ATMs, you’ll need an OTP

State Bank of India (SBI) is extending one-time password (OTP)-based coins withdrawal for ₹10,000 and above during the day across all its ATMs in the country. This can be Implemented from tomorrow (September 18). So, the subsequent time, you’re heading in the direction of an SBI ATM for withdrawing ₹10,000 or more, do consider to hold your mobile with you. As you may have to input the OTP…
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Happiest Minds shares more than doubled on market debut: They ended at ₹371, up about 125%

Shares of Happiest Minds Technologies today more than doubled of their inventory market debut, underscoring sturdy investor interest in technology groups amid the covid pandemic. The agency is led by Ashok Soota, a veteran of India’s almost $200 billion IT enterprise who additionally co-founded large organization Mindtree Ltd. Soota is likewise Happiest Minds’ top person shareholder. It’s…
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American VC firm raised US$4 billion for its global funds to extend into Southeast Asia.

Headquartered in Singapore, Lightspeed Southeast Asia will search for possibilities in the region’s enterprise and consumer sectors, in keeping with a statement. It targets to observe up on Lightspeed’s preceding investments in the region, together with those in ride-hailing essential Grab, social commerce platform Chilibeli, and market app Ula. The new arm’s founding crew consists of a…
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