Valuation

Five of India’s super hyped technology IPOs over the past 16 months have been limping since listing, shedding more than $18 billion in value. Tough times for Indian startups Paytm has suffered from questions over valuations and…

The insurer is offering a full concession in late fee for micro-insurance plans. Ahead of its IPO, LIC is allowing people whose policies have lapsed to revive them, among other concessions. Policy Revival It said that policies…

In an interesting turn of events, Snapdeal has outrightly rejected Flipkart’s offer of $700-800 million buyout. This means so many things - the crux being that Indian e-commerce’ largest acquisition has now stopped. But what happened…

Samsung’s latest version of Note series, Galaxy Note 7, caused a furore in the market because of batteries exploding worldwide. The smartphone has since been recalled and customers are being offered full cash back or replacement for…

The Indian startup story has taken a new turn in the recent past. For the last half decade or so, venture capitalists and investors from across the country as well as the world have been very bullish about the startup scene picking up…

After Flipkart, its the turn of Zomato to feel the pressure of being a Unicorn and justifying it. HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Pvt. Ltd has slashed the valuation of Zomato by massive 50%, that is from $1 billion to $500…

No, the bubble hasn’t burst yet; but yes, the bubble is being scaled down so that it survives. Morgan Stanley, the big American financial services firm has ruthlessly trimmed down Flipkart’s valuation by $4 billion in their recent…

Jasper Infotech, which owns Snapdeal has successfully raised $200 million (Rs 1360 crore) from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Brother Fortune Apparel & Bennett Coleman & Co (publishers of Times of India) which has enabled their…

Brand India is now worth $2.16 trillion, which makes us World’s 7th most valuable national brand. As per a study conducted by Brand Finance, a London based brand valuation and strategy consultant, it was found that India has increased…

Flipkart has raised $700 million (approx 4,500 cr) from their existing investors at a valuation of $15 billion (around 96,000 Cr) according to a ET report. While Flipkart had raised 3 huge funding rounds in 2014, this is the first time…