13 potential e-commerce M&As to watch out for in India in 2013

In 2012, we had seen the beginning of some serious consolidation in the Indian e-commerce space – a segment which has been a darling of venture capital investors for the past two-three years. We had seen Flipkart buying out and later downing the shutters on the electronics e-tailer Letsbuy; Myntra...

Sonam Gulati

Komli Media hires new heads for engineering, products & global biz development

Online ad network and audience measurement provider Komli Media India Pvt Ltd has announced three appointments to its management team. Apurva Dalal has joined the company as VP and head of engineering from Google; Rahul Bhargava from American Express has joined as VP and head of products and Ashwin ...

Sonam Gulati

Komli Media to sell web display ads, video inventories on Zynga games in APAC

Mumbai-based digital media technology platform Komli Media has entered into a strategic partnership with social gaming company Zynga Inc that gives Komli exclusive rights to sell web display ad and video inventories on all games across the Zynga platform in APAC region. The APAC region consists of A...

Anand Rai

CRM startup Capillary raises $15.5M in Series A from Sequoia, Norwest & Qualcomm Ventures

Cloud-based CRM startup Capillary Technologies Pvt Ltdhas raised $15.5 million in Series A round of venture funding from Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) while existing investor Qualcomm Ventures also took part in the round. As part of the deal, Shailesh Lakhani of Sequoia Capital...

Nandana Das

Excl: Yatra raises $14.5M in series D round of funding

Yatra Online, one of the top three online travel agencies (OTA) in India, has raised $14.5 million (Rs 80 crore) in a series D round of funding. The money was raised from a group of five unnamed investors, according to an SEC disclosure. The fundraising is through series D preferred stock, which is ...

Nandana Das

Excl: Dealsandyou appoints Ryan Valles as its new CEO

Smile Group’s daily deal site Dealsandyou has appointed Ryan Valles as its new CEO. Valles comes to the helm of Dealsandyou in place of Gaurav Kachru, who switched over to the Smile Group’s corporate development and strategy team as group executive vice president in April. In his new role Valles...

Anand Rai, Nandana Das & Sonam Gulati

Digirati: Top 25 powerful people in Indian digital business

They provide smart insights into hot trends and create strategies that redefine businesses. They innovate opportunities for themselves and others – writing some success stories that inspire awe. Meet the homegrown Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerbergs and Warren Buffetts who have made waves in the digital ...

Nandana Das

Komli Media raises $39M from Norwest Venture Partners, Nexus, Helion & others

Mumbai-based online ad network and audience measurement provider Komli Media India Pvt Ltd has raised $39 million, led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from Nexus Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Western Technology Investment. This is the companyâ...

Nandana Das

Flash retailing is our DNA but it’s not easy with 2,000 new SKUs going live every day: Fashionandyou CEO Pearl Uppal

For Fashionandyou, a private shopping site offering luxury brands and focusing on designer apparel, home décor and home & kitchenware, the current year will be the year to strengthen its existing 12 categories across four verticals, without foraying into new ones. The firm raised $40 million i...

Anand Rai

Online classifieds firm Quikr raises $32M in Series E, led by Warburg Pincus

Quikr Mauritius Holding Pvt Ltd, the parent company of Quikr India Pvt Ltd which runs online classifieds site Quikr, has raised $32 million in its fifth and also its largest round of funding, led by private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Existing investors Matrix Partners India, Norwest Venture Partner...