Flipkart has entered the travel industry with the launch of Flipkart Hotels, a hotel booking service.
Flipkart Hotels, billed as a “budget-friendly” service, will be available on the ecommerce app and will allow users to choose from approximately 3 lakh domestic and international hotels. The service will be backed by Flipkart’s OTA arm Cleartrip and will use the ticketing platform’s API to allow users to scout hotels. Flipkart reportedly paid $40 million for Cleartrip in April of last year. To boost bookings, the ecommerce giant will also offer EMI options to Flipkart Hotels users.
GoTo’s legal and corporate secretary said the company follows regulations for public companies and will prioritize the interests of shareholders. Source link
SUMMARY The due diligence is done, and both sides are negotiating final terms for the cash and equity transaction If the deal closes, it will mark one of the biggest consolidation in India’s auto tech sector Notably, CarDekho entered the unicorn club in October 2021 after raising $250 Mn at a $1.2 Bn valuation. It, however, shut down its used-car retail business in 2023 after high operating costs made it unviable Listed auto marketplace CarTrade is reportedly in advanced stages to acquire rival CarDekho in a deal valued at… Source link
From a brand known for its cool urban image and setting the Indian craft brewery benchmark, Bira 91’s survival hangs by a thread. The startup, which has raised more than $200 Mn in funding to date from investors such as Peak XV Partners, Sofina, and Kirin Holdings, among others, is struggling to move past the slowdown that hit its business last year. At the centre of the storm are 600 employees, the investors, and Ankur Jain, the CEO and founder of B9 Beverages Ltd, Bira 91’s parent company. Jain is under pressure to step down… Source link
