Indian messaging service Gupshup raises $100M from Tiger Global at a $1.4B valuation, bringing its total raised to $150M Techmeme · 2 days ago
API Holdings, the parent company of Indian online pharmacy Pharmeasy, raises $350M; sources say the deal gives Pharmeasy a post-money valuation of $1.5B Techmeme · 4 days ago
Facebook is testing a new opt-in feature for select users in India that will promote their Instagram Reels on Facebook Techmeme · 1 month ago
Cyber-attack campaigns originating from Russia, China, Korea, and the Middle East have been targeting pharmaceutical companies. Reddit · 1 month ago
Amazon partners with Foxconn to establish its first device manufacturing line in India, operational later this year, to make Fire TV sticks locally Techmeme · 2 months ago
KreditBee, which offers personal loans and loans for consumer products, raises $75M Series C from Azim Premji's PremjiInvest and others Techmeme · 2 months ago
VerSe Innovation, parent of news aggregator Dailyhunt and short video app Josh, raises $100M+ Series H led by Qatar Investment Authority Techmeme · 2 months ago
PayPal says it will wind down its domestic payment operations in India by April 1 and focus on its existing cross-border trade business Techmeme · 2 months ago
India-based VerSe Innovation, the company behind news app Dailyhunt and short video app Josh, raises $100M+ at $1B+ valuation from Google, Microsoft, and others Techmeme · 4 months ago
Pine Labs, which makes POS software and provides last-mile retail transaction tech for merchants, raises $75M-$100M at a $2B valuation Techmeme · 4 months ago
Google unveils an open source multilingual language model supporting 16 Indian languages to help researchers and students build tech in local languages Techmeme · 4 months ago
Snap executive says Snapchat's DAU in India grew 150% YoY in Q3, as Snap announces a slate of new India-specific original series and mini games Techmeme · 6 months ago
After pushback from Indian developers, Google says it will delay the enforcement of its 30% cut on IAPs from Play Store in India from Sept. 2021 to April 2022 Techmeme · 6 months ago
India and France to build and launch satellites to trace spillage of oil and for tracking and monitoring ships Reddit · 6 months ago
Indian IT services company HCL Technologies acquires Australian IT firm DWS for $115.8M to expand its offerings in Australia and New Zealand Techmeme · 7 months ago
IIT Bombay, Shiv Nadar researchers develop environment friendly,cost efficient lithium batteries Reddit · 7 months ago
Sources: India is examining an additional 275 Chinese apps, including PubG, AliExpress, and Resso, for a potential ban citing national security and user privacy Techmeme · 9 months ago
Apple has started making its flagship iPhone 11 at the Foxconn plant near Chennai, the first time it has manufactured a top-of-the-line model in India Techmeme · 9 months ago
Indian phone-maker Lava International says it has signed an agreement for a $90M investment over the next three years with Global Emerging Markets Group Techmeme · 1 year ago
LG announces CEO Jo Seong-jin will be replaced by Brian Kwon Dec. 1, amid 2020 leadership shakeup and LG smartphone division's 18th straight quarterly loss Techmeme · 1 year ago
AngelList launches its VC and angel fund product in India, which will allow individuals to raise small blind pools of capital and deploy them within 6-12 months Techmeme · 1 year ago
Hackers attack Indian healthcare website, steal 6.8 million records. | A US-based cyber security firm said cyber criminals – mostly China-based are directly selling data stolen from healthcare organisations and web portals globally including in India in the underground markets. Reddit · 2 years ago
ByteDance to set up a data center in India to store Indian user data locally, says its social app Helo has 50M MAUs and TikTok has 120M MAUs in the country Techmeme · 2 years ago
India-based MogliLabs, which operates the B2B industrial goods marketplace Moglix, raises $60M Series D, sources say at a valuation between $200M and $300M Techmeme · 2 years ago
Sources: as part of a new strategy to drive value in India instead of volume, Apple stopped selling the iPhone SE, 6, 6 Plus, and 6s Plus in the country Techmeme · 2 years ago
Sources: Apple's Wistron contractor in India has begun exporting 70%-80% of iPhone 6s and iPhone 7 units assembled to European markets Techmeme · 2 years ago
India-based Razorpay, which helps businesses process and manage digital payments, raises $75M Series C at what sources say is a valuation of ~$450M Techmeme · 2 years ago
New draft law in India proposes a 10 year jail term for dealing in cryptocurrencies. Besides making them illegal, the bill makes holding any cryptocurrency a non-bailable offence. Reddit · 2 years ago