Mergers & Acquisitions
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Opportunity India Desk Apr 28, 2020 - 2 min readGlobal hospitality company Hilton has collaborated with food aggregators Zomato and Swiggy for home delivery of its signature dishes to customers, through safe and contactless delivery. The delivery menu of Hilton across cities features the top 20 signature dishes from the most popular F&B outlets of Hilton Hotels in those cities, at special delivery ...
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Opportunity India Desk Apr 24, 2020 - 3 min readCustom furniture startup WoodenStreet is planning to spend $500K to change how its experience stores will feel and function post-coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes a touch-free store policy, virtual reality and 3D services and sanitized supply chain. The brand has been mapping out a re-entry strategy, given that new cases of COVID-19 seem ...
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Opportunity India Desk Apr 21, 2020 - 2 min readFITTR (formerly known as SQUATS), one of India's fastest growing online fitness companies, has crossed Rs 100 crore in gross revenue on the back of impressive business growth in FY2019-2020. The start-up achieved an annualized revenue run rate of close to Rs 40 crore during the latest financial year, marking a strong year-on-year growth of ...
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Opportunity India Desk Apr 20, 2020 - 1 min readAmid the ongoing national lockdown, Uber has tied up with online health platform Medlife to offer residents across Kolkata, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, and Pune access to prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Earlier, the ride-hailing platform had collaborated with Flipkart, BigBasket and Spencer's Retail to make deliveries on behalf of these players. Shiva Shailendran, General Manager ...
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Opportunity India Desk Apr 17, 2020 - 1 min readSTL, an industry-leading integrator of data networks, has chosen VVDN, a complete end-to-end product engineering, cloud, and manufacturing company, as the engineering and ODM partner for the development of few indigenous 5G Products and Solutions. As part of the collaboration, both companies will collectively ideate, design, and develop innovative solutions to support critical infrastructure for 5G. This ...
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Opportunity India Desk Apr 13, 2020 - 3 min readIn the time of the panic, paranoia and uncertainty, where our lives are challenged, upGrad, India’s leading online higher education company, and Big Bang Music, the new age pop culture label driven towards creating unique musical expressions and experiences, have come together to create what can aptly be called the upskill anthem of the nation. ...
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Opportunity India Desk Apr 07, 2020 - 2 min readThe National Health Authority has announced its partnership with Uber India to provide safe, reliable and efficient transport for India’s frontline healthcare workers engaged in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Uber will initially facilitate the provision of 150 cars free of cost to support medical facilities in New Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj ...
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Opportunity India Desk Apr 01, 2020 - 2 min readCOVID-19 has affected a huge population worldwide and in India. As a result, precautionary measures have been taken both at the government and personal level to minimize socializing and hence all the public places, malls, recreation centers, markets, casinos have been shut down and offices/organizations have either called for a total shut down or ...
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 27, 2020 - 1 min readAmbulance service provider StanPlus is looking at setting up its own fleet ambulances called RED and further improve its technology. Recently, the Hyderabad-based company has secured $1.5 million in a pre-series A funding round led by Pegasus FinInvest along with Hyderabad Angels and its existing investors. Founded in 2016, the healthcare startup was started ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 24, 2020 - 3 min readupGrad, India’s leading online higher education company, has partnered with WeWork, the world’s leading space-as-a-service platform, bringing the two leaders together in a strategic move. Through this association, upGrad will leverage WeWork’s large members’ base to introduce industry-relevant programs and higher learning to the workplace, with the objective of enhancing member experiences and ...