Digbijay Mishra

Reporter @timesofindia . Write on startups and the internet economy. Views expressed are personal

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Zomato files for Rs 8,200 crore IPO https://t.co/WVit23HEsS

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Elastic Run gets $75 million from Avataar, Prosus, others https://t.co/tw6GiKixzr

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Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared the mega deal for Tatas tonl acquire Bigbasket. Our story in Feb on the application and some other details. @ReebaZeeTOI

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There is a change coming in the top-order of most valued Indian startups.

Byju's is likely to get the top spot soon. It is raising new capital at a valuation of $16.5 billion from UBS Group.

Paytm,the most valued desi startup, is valued at $16 bn currently.

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As Covid second wave surges, wait for e-grocery delivery gets longer https://t.co/WWl44MBaTe via @timesofindia

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As second wave surges, wait for e-grocery delivery gets longer https://t.co/ieF9GSfBmm

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As Covid second wave surges, wait for e-grocery delivery gets longer https://t.co/NTeptizrw0

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Amazon sets up $250 million fund to digitise local startups https://t.co/KwK5YRNKdU

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SoftBank lines up over $1 billion in Q1 to fuel startup boom https://t.co/GDi0G7Z37A

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SoftBank’s Vision Fund may put $400-$500 million in Swiggy https://t.co/FLe4cnBdpE

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1 million cases in 6 days

#COVID19 Live updates: https://t.co/ZTMEpgyhog

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And here's all of it in one place for a quick read.

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Of course, from yesterday. Son has picked his online food delivery bet in India.

SoftBank’s Vision Fund may put $400-$500 million in Swiggy
https://t.co/khZNd9cjZf

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India’s internet economy is booming with  marquee  global investors putting money here like never before. At a time like this, SoftBank, one of the most influential tech investors, can’t stay quiet for too long.

> $1 bn lined up in Q1 of current fiscal
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SoftBank lines up over $1 billion in Q1 to fuel startup boom
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SoftBank’s Vision Fund may put $400-$500 million in Swiggy
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SoftBank has entered into discussions with Swiggy to put $400-500 million on top of its recent fund raise of $800 million

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After waiting in the wings, SoftBank's Masa Son seems to be close to taking a bet on Swiggy!