Community engagement platform Unstop raises $5 million in funding from Mynavi, others

The Delhi-based startup is Coursera’s first India-based investment. Unstop will use the capital to enhance its technology, marketing, product and sales functions, as per a statement.

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Tatas' first ecommerce platform struggles to click as losses rise after exit from key categories

In the filings to the Registrar of Companies (RoC) made on July 25, Tata UniStore attributed the drop in turnover to the platform’s exit from certain categories of electronics, and said the loss increased as it continued to invest in scaling up the business.

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India’s key go-to-market, product gub: Slack CEO Lidiane Jones

India represents the third largest free user base for Slack and is positioned in its top 10 markets for paid teams globally. Slack’s client base in India includes the likes of Zomato, Freecharge, Razorpay, Meesho and Haptik.

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Steve Jobs' son starts $200 million VC fund to find new cancer treatments

The firm has raised $200 million from investors and institutions including the venture capitalist John Doerr, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University and MIT.

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IT Parliamentary Committee tables report; Ashwini Vaishnaw says data bill not referred to committee

As the digital landscape continues to evolve rapidly, such legislation would serve as a crucial protective measure, ensuring the secure and responsible handling of personal information while instilling public confidence in the digital ecosystem, the report says.

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UPI records 9.96 billion transactions in July worth Rs 15.34 lakh crore

This shows a 6.6% jump in the number of transactions via UPI from 9.34 billion in June. The value of transactions in the same period rose 4% from Rs 14.75 lakh crore.

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Davidson Kempner sends legal notice to Aakash for loan covenant breach

In the legal notice which was sent to the company last week, Davidson Kempner said it reserves the right to invoke Aakash’s pledged shares which were offered as collateral and potentially take control of the company.

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