OYO checks into unicorn club with $1-bn fundraise; Flipkart, Netmeds seal acquisitions; Holachef's unfinished business in buyout by Foodpanda; Fresh funding for Stanza Living, Editorji, Bounce and T9L

[] [Techcircle]( [linkedin]( [facebook]( Wednesday, September 26, 2018 [oyo] Money [OYO to raise $1 bn from SoftBank fund, others at valuation of $5 bn]( Budget hospitality chain OYO said on Tuesday it will raise $1 billion (around Rs 7,300 crore at current exchange rates) in a fresh funding round from existing investors led by... M&A [Flipkart buys Israeli predictive analytics startup Upstream Commerce]( Startups [As Ola-owned Foodpanda absorbs Holachef, employees and vendors claim a raw deal]( Startups [Exclusive: Former NDTV CEO Vikram Chandra's news video app gets Airtel's backing]( Startups [Launch pads: NetApp wants to give deep-tech its due]( MORE STORIES - [Student accommodation startup Stanza Living raises funding from Sequoia, others]( - [Dockless scooter rental service Bounce raises $3 mn in venture debt]( - [Startup studio T9L raises funding from Japanese investors]( - [Ola's new initiative uses AI to ensure customer safety]( - [Microsoft launches $40-mn project to use AI for humanitarian causes]( - [Walmart turns to blockchain in bid to tackle food-safety incidents]( - [Microsoft, Nasscom, govt launch programme to train women in cybersecurity]( - [Instagram co-founders resign in latest top-level exit from Facebook]( [KEEP READING]( [vccircle]( Mosaic Media Ventures Pvt. Ltd. A - 83, Ground Floor, Sector - 2 Noida - 201301, India Tel: 0120-4171111, Email: subscription@vccircle.com [linkedin]( [facebook]( Mosaic Media Ventures Pvt Ltd, A-83, Sector -2, Noida, 201301 India [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by newsletter@vccircle.net in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](