Pine Labs aims to take Indian fintech global even as it cuts valuation for IPO
The Indian fintech already has a presence in 20 countries worldwide.
Google partners with Ambani’s Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India
The offer will first roll out to Jio users aged 18 to 25 before expanding to all subscribers nationwide.
IntrCity SmartBus lands $30M at $140M valuation to deepen its grip on India’s intercity travel market
IntrCity SmartBus grew revenue by 67% last year and is targeting full profitability this year, as intercity travel booms across India.
India’s Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet
Snabbit has raised its third funding round in nine months.
Flipkart’s Super.money teams up with Kotak811 to make India’s free UPI payments pay
The partnership aims to issue about 2 million fixed-deposit-backed credit cards in the next 12 months.
Tata Motors confirms it fixed security flaws, which exposed company and customer data
A security researcher found the Indian automotive giant exposing personal information of its customers, internal company reports, and dealers’ data. Tata confirmed it fixed the issues.
OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India
ChatGPT Go is now free for Indian users under a limited-time promotional offer.
Accel and Prosus team up to back early-stage Indian startups
Prosus will match Accel’s investment in Indian startups under this partnership.
India, the market BlaBlaCar once walked away from, is now its biggest
BlaBlaCar is seeing rapid growth in India, with 20 million passengers expected this year — up 50% from last year.
India’s Kuku snags $85M as mobile content wars intensify
Kuku plans to expand beyond India with a U.S. launch slated for next year.