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Edition 1

Week in Review
January 27, 2020

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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