Tiger Global: News
31 Jul 2023
FlipkartWalmart buys Tiger Global's stake in Flipkart for $1.4 billion
Walmart has acquired Tiger Global's $1.4 billion stake in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart.
14 Dec 2022
StartupsTiger Global Management's investment in India falls by 70%
It's been a tough year for Indian start-ups. After a year that saw a breakneck pace of investing, funding has dried up this time.
05 Aug 2022
Zomato#NewsBytesExplainer: Why are investors like Uber, Tiger Global quitting Zomato
Zomato has been going through a series of crests and troughs over the last few weeks.
10 Sep 2020
ZomatoZomato raises Rs. 760 crore from Tiger Global: Details here
In a major step forward, Zomato has raised Rs. 760 crore ($102 million) in funding from US-based investment firm Tiger Global Management.
27 Aug 2020
General AtlanticEd-tech unicorn BYJU's secures $122 million from Russian billionaire's fund
Homegrown ed-tech unicorn BYJU's has raised $122 million (Rs. 909 crore) from DST Global, the investment fund started by Russian tech billionaire Yuri Milner.
11 Feb 2020
InnoVen CapitalTea cafe chain Chaayos raises $21.5 million funding
Chaayos, a technology-led cafe chain which sells a variety of tea and snacks, has raised $21.5 million in a mix of equity and debt funding round led by Think Investment.
28 Jan 2020
StartupsInterviewBit raises $20 million in a Series A funding round
Bengaluru-based ed-tech start-up InterviewBit has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding led by Sequoia India and Tiger Global.
11 Dec 2019
PhonePeDigital payments giant PhonePe raises $82.5 million: Details here
PhonePe, a Flipkart-owned company that offers a payment platform to transfer money instantly, has raised $82.5 million in funding.
27 Nov 2019
IndiaLogistics start-up BlackBuck raises Rs. 56 crore from Trifecta
BlackBuck, a Bengaluru-based logistics start-up, has raised Rs. 56 crore (approximately $7.83 million) in debt and equity round from venture debt firm, Trifecta Capital.
09 Sep 2018
IndiaDeliveries for India-made Ather electric-scooter to begin from September 11
Months after launching its Ather 450 and Ather 340 electric scooters in India, Ather Energy has now announced the delivery dates of the former.
19 Aug 2018
IndiaWalmart completes acquisition of Flipkart, pumps in $2bn
On Saturday, Walmart announced that it had completed its $16bn acquisition deal with Flipkart.
05 Jun 2018
IndiaIndian company launches electric scooters- Ather 340 and Ather 450
Homegrown start-up Ather Energy has finally launched its electric scooters in India - the Ather 340 and Ather 450.
04 Apr 2018
SpotifySpotify goes public, valued at $26.6 billion
In a unique IPO approach, Spotify is going the direct listing route instead of traditionally selling its shares on the stock market.
23 Mar 2018
IndiaJioMusic integrates with Saavn, combined entity worth a billion dollar
In an unexpected move, Reliance has announced that it will integrate its music-streaming service, JioMusic with Saavn.
19 May 2017
FlipkartNestAway eyes fresh funding, public listing after profitability
Bengaluru-based rental start-up NestAway, which caters to tenants, mainly from the 22-30 age-category, is now planning to raise around $40 million funding.
17 Apr 2017
IndiaHike to add payments mechanism with UPI integration
Sources confirmed that Hike Messenger is all set to roll out a payment mechanism on the app which will be the first in India to be integrated with the government's UPI interface.
31 Dec 2016
Flipkart2016 Year in Review for Indian unicorns
The term "unicorn" was promoted by venture capitalist Aileen Lee to describe start-ups which were valued at over $1 billion.
28 Nov 2016
IndiaFlipkart's internet arm sees losses double to touch Rs.2,306 crore
After scripting massive expenditures in an attempt to combat the rising rivalry from Amazon, Flipkart's internet division, Flipkart Marketplace saw its losses double to Rs.2,306 crore for the financial year that ended on 31 March, 2016.
22 Aug 2016
IndiaFlipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal admits to company not meeting targets
Sachin Bansal, who earlier this year stepped down as CEO of Flipkart, admitted that the e-commerce portal had not been meeting its targets.
