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The cream of the cash-out crop in India

The cream of the cash-out crop in India

We look at India’s largest exits and the US$70 million series A of a BNPL startup
Winston Zhang · · 4 min read
What you need to know about Naspers’ new venture capital arm in India

What you need to know about Naspers’ new venture capital arm in India

Naspers ropes in Norwest’s Ashutosh Sharma to lead early stage investments in India.
Durba Ghosh · · 2 min read
5 rising startups in India – Oct. 19, 2016

5 rising startups in India – Oct. 19, 2016

A huge acquisition’s gone down in travel booking.
Kylee McIntyre · · 3 min read
Indian bus aggregator RedBus drives into Singapore and Malaysia

Indian bus aggregator RedBus drives into Singapore and Malaysia

The bus transport market in many countries is characterized by a fragmented bus operator base making it extremely unorganized.
Nikita Peer · · 3 min read
India’s bus-ticketing firm RedBus to venture into hotel booking

India’s bus-ticketing firm RedBus to venture into hotel booking

RedBus, the Bangalore-based company that serves as India’s one-stop shop for bus tickets, has moved into the travel accommodation space with the beta launch of a hotel booking service. According
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min read

IbiboGroup acquires bus-tracking Indian startup YourBus to strengthen position in India’s online travel industry

India’s ibiboGroup has acquired bus tracking and analytics startup YourBus for an undisclosed amount, according to a statement by the latter company (hat-tip to NextBigWhat). In June of last year, ibiboGroup acquired online bus ticketing vendor
Paul Bischoff · · 1 min read

Why Sell to Ibibo? And Why Now? Redbus CEO Phanindra Sama Explains

Redbus’ acquisition is a landmark for overseas interest in the booming Indian tech and web space. To find out more, we got back in touch with Phanindra Sama, Redbus co-founder and still CEO, and began by asking why now – and why Ibibo?
Steven Millward · · 3 min read

OFFICIAL: Tencent-backed Ibibo Acquires India’s Redbus (But Rumored $138 Million Price-Tag Not Confirmed)

As we speculated upon at the start of the week, India’s online bus ticket platform Redbus has been acquired by Ibibo, the joint-venture Indian web company run by China’s Tencent
Steven Millward · · 1 min read

India’s RedBus Said to be on the Verge of Getting Acquired For $138 Million

There have been hot rumors going around recently that India’s bus booking platform RedBus is either on the verge of getting acquired by South Africa-based Naspers Group, or that it’s
Enricko Lukman · · 1 min read

Tencent’s Group Messaging App WeChat Talks Its Way Into India

As if 100 million users isn’t enough for the world’s biggest group messaging app, now Tencent (HKG:0700) is pushing its WeChat into India thanks to a promotional deal with Indian
Steven Millward · · 2 min read