Finally, some good news for the Indian startup ecosystem. After four consecutive half-year periods of declining funding since 2022, the first half (H1) of 2024 has shown an upward trend compared to the second half (H2) of 2023. According to the India Tech Semi-Annual Funding Report H1 2024 by Tracxn, Indian technology (tech) startups raised $4.1 billion in H1 2024, marking a 4 per cent increase from $3.96 billion in H2 2023.
Amazon India, Flipkart and Snapdeal are currently locked in a battle for market leadership in the burgeoning Indian e-commerce sector.
It has also filled a key gap in its payment systems team by hiring Ravi Byakod, a senior Google engineer.
E-commerce major Flipkart on Monday said it aims to help over 10,000 sellers generate business worth Rs 10 lakh through its platform this year.
The US-based firm has marked down the value of Flipkart for the sixth time, the latest at a time when it has been struggling to raise funds at a valuation higher than or equal to $15.2 billion.
Flipkart's current valuation is an estimated $12 billion.
This is the sixth mark down for the largest e-commerce marketplace of the country in as many months.
In two months, as many as 25 complaints have been sent to Enforcement Directorate, Competition Commission of India, Reserve Bank of India and income tax department, beside various state agencies, to thwart the deal.
Analysts and venture capitalists say Flipkart making considerable losses on book transactions.
Most of Flipkart's business came from consumer electronics.
While only the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has voiced its concerns so far, the company says it has done so due to the ongoing restructuring of its business
The move comes after Flipkart decided to pass on shipping costs to its sellers, including charging them for reverse logistics.
The Kerala commercial taxes department has slapped a fine of Rs 53.63 crore (Rs 536.3 million) on four online trading companies including Flipkart and Jabong for allegedly doing illegal business in the state.
Flipkart has described the event as 'rare' and 'isolated'.
CAIT had last month also filed a petition in National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the Competition Commission of India's decision to approve the deal.
Doubts over Flipkart's valuation will persist.
The e-commerce firm said 1.5 million people shopped at its portal on October 6.
Flipkart also faced criticism earlier this year after it deferred the joining dates for campus recruits from the Indian Institutes of Management and Indian Institutes of Technology
Flipkart has started working on it big day sale around six months ago.
Flipkart is in expansion mode, needs to infuse funds in the firm.
Prominent print advertisements on Monday pitched Amazon's discount strategy against Flipkart's.
At that time, co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal had made a public announcement at a Bengaluru hotel, about a $1-billion fund raising, largest so far in the Indian e-commerce sector. A day later, Amazon issued a statement that it was investing $2 billion in India.
With the festive season approaching, e-tailers are going all out to woo consumers.
JLL had shortlisted over 10 developers and Embassy was selected after a long due and rigorous process of due diligence.
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Buyers complain about server errors, allege discounts were 'not real'.
Google will be able to co-relate data from the first click to the final delivery of product. This kind of knowledge is invaluable, something which even Amazon does not have.
The company has notched up a total of $540 million in funds over the last six years, $360 million of which has flowed in two tranches this year itself.
Flipkart might consider Singapore, too, as listing norms aren't very strict.
The management changes come amid talks that the company is preparing for an IPO in the United States.
Sources said the fresh batch of profiles include students whose date of joining has been delayed by Flipkart.
This will be done to meet the massive demand that Flipkart expects during the festive season
The complaint has been received against these online trading entities weeks after an uproar over Flipkart's massive discount sale which had raised concerns of anti-competitive practices.
Also on Flipkart's to-do list is getting people from the Silicon Valley on its rolls.
A combination of bank guarantees, letters of credit, buyer's credit for computer servers have been provided to the two local operational arms by Kotak Mahindra Bank and Deutsche Bank.
Flipkart's value has eroded by a third from a peak of $15.2 billion to as low as $9 billion following several investor markdowns
Sachin and Binny Bansal are the faces of the e-commerce sensation but other investors dominate the board.
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Amazon India has caught up with Flipkart and overtaken Snapdeal in terms of monthly unique visitors.
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