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Week in Review January 27, 2020
www.facebook.com/nmims.mantavya [email protected] STARTUPS & ECOMM Udemy raises $50 million at a valuation of $2 billion
The company plans to use these funds to further invest in
markets around the world. It will expand its San Francisco headquarters as well as grow its offices in Denver, Colorado; Dublin, Ireland; Gurgaon, India; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Ankara, Turkey. https://bit.ly/2SSrBG2
Droom aims to hit profit by year-end, to raise $150 million
before IPO
Automobile marketplace Droom on Wednesday said the
company is confident of hitting profit by the end of this year. Droom clocked a gross merchandise value of USD 1.2 billion on its platform with a net revenue of $32 million in 2019. Its platform processed over 6.1 lakh orders last year. https://bit.ly/2SPwZKa
Paytm Mall ventures into exports, eyes ₹500 crore GMV in 2
years
E-commerce platform Paytm Mall on Wednesday said it ventured into
exports with the aim of becoming India's largest trading house for "Made in India" products. Owned by Paytm Ecommerce Private Limited, Paytm Mall has been redefining the e-commerce space in India with its unique offline-to-online (O2O) model. https://bit.ly/38RIjLr
SaaS startup Whatfix raises $32 million led by Sequoia
Whatfix, a startup which helps companies adopt digital
solutions said on Wednesday that it has raised a Series-C round of $32 million led by Sequoia Capital India , indicating increased investor interest in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) space. https://bit.ly/2vWovrx
International expansion, high opex costs contributed to FY19
losses: OYO
Hospitality startup Oyo Hotels and Homes reported a seven-
fold increase in its losses for the financial year ended March 2019 (FY19), largely due to ongoing investments in China and other overseas markets, the company said on Monday. Oyo’s consolidated net loss ballooned to around $335 million last year from $44 million in FY18. https://bit.ly/2Vc8Q1X