Venture capital's gender bias; Digitisation at Mahindra Group; Fantasy gaming versus gambling; Covid-19 second wave hits ecommerce cos

April 12, 2021 to April 16, 2021 [Techcircle]( [linkedin]( [facebook]( [Indian venture capital has an ‘unconscious’ gender bias]( What do startups backed by venture capital firms and the Vatican City have in common, apart from the VC initials? You know it. They both barely have any representation from women ... [Watch: Digitisation, reimagining customer journeys top priorities -- Mohit Kapoor, Mahindra Group]( [Gambling or gaming? Unpacking real money fantasy sports]( [Infosys offers Rs 9,200 crore share buyback; Q4 closes with record client contract wins]( [Essentials only 5% of ecommerce biz, Maharashtra curfew to hit majority of players]( Technology - [AWS launches Amazon Digital Suite to digitise SMBs]( - [Capgemini, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad partner to drive sustainable innovation across industries]( - [IBM to buy myInvenio to strengthen business automation suite]( - [Atlassian to hire 300 engineers in India]( - [Oracle adds workflow tool to its HR cloud suite]( - [Happiest Minds partners with BeatRoute to offer solutions for CPG industry]( - [Airtel rejigs company structure to deepen digital focus]( - [Four out of 10 mobile devices prone to attack: Check Point]( - [Meet Kyndryl, IBM’s newly formed IT infra services company]( - [Microsoft to fortify healthcare cloud with Nuance buy]( - [Coforge to pick 80% stake in BPM firm SLK Global]( - [Netcore, Blueshift partner to offer customer engagement solutions]( Startups - [TechThisWeek: EaseMyTrip founder on Flipkart-Cleartrip; the VC gender bias problem]( - [Meet the 6 startups selected by Marwari Catalysts Ventures for edtech accelerator]( - [Watch: Xpressbees CEO on profitability, B2B Xpress and D2C market push]( - [Facebook partners with CleanMax to support renewable energy projects]( - [With a $250 mn fund, Amazon rolls out initiatives to support startups, small businesses]( - [IPO-bound Truecaller rolls out solutions for enterprises]( - [Not just a vegan brand – Plum's guidebook on selling the “experience" in a niche industry]( - [Etrio partners with Zypp Electric, Okinawa with Welectric for last mile delivery]( - [Mumbai Police schools Zomato top boss for snitching on Swiggy]( - [Indian SaaS industry set to reach $10bn in two years]( - [Indian traders launch ‘Asmbhav’ Summit to protest against global etailers]( - [Bizongo resolves data breach issue, asserts customer information not at risk]( - [Zoho launches workflow automation tool Qntrl]( - [Insurtech startup Acko completes $2 mn ESOP programme]( - [Paytm Payments Bank largest enabler of digital payments in March]( - [Digital payments on Razorpay up 76% in Q4]( - [Redis Labs CEO Ofer Bengal on upcoming niche acquisitions, IPO plans]( - [Flipkart partners with Adani Group to set up fulfilment, data centres]( - [Upstox upgrades security systems after data breach alerts]( Money - [Qualcomm Ventures backs consumer electronics brand boAt]( - [Deal Roundup: Byju’s scores a large cheque; Flipkart, Pine Labs, Nykaa make acquisitions]( - [AnKa SumMor raises $400,000; Lime co-founder Brad Bao backs Blox]( - [9Unicorns announces third close of maiden fund at $40 mn]( - [Amazon leads $10 mn funding round in TReDS platform M1xchange]( - [Spintly, Jambox Games, HireACamp raise early-stage funding]( - [Flipkart to acquire online travel portal Cleartrip]( - [IvyCap leads $6.7 mn funding round in robotics startup Miko]( - [upGrad raises funds, partners with EyeWay Vision for AR learning solutions]( - [Servify acquires key businesses of Munich firm WebToGo]( - [Nova Benefits, Credflow, Upscale raise funds]( - [LimeChat, Dybo raise funds; Blacksoil backs 3 companies in debt financing round]( - [Pine Labs buys Fave to expand in SEA markets]( - [Byju’s draws over $455 mn as part of ongoing mega growth funding round]( - [WeWork India raises $26 mn, eyes profitability in 2021]( - [Puresh Daily raises funds, Nykaa acquires Pipa Bella]( - [Samunnati acquires agri supply chain platform Kamatan]( - [Amazon launches mentorship programme for startups, emerging brands]( Others - [Designing a digital strategy for India’s small enterprises]( - [Fractal Analytics partners with Google Cloud, offers 3 AI solutions on AWS]( - [Accenture to digitize sales and distribution network of Bharat Petroleum]( - [Tech Mahindra to drive fan engagement, monetization for Rajasthan Royals]( - [TCS to build digital R&D workspace for Ericsson]( [KEEP READING]( [vccircle]( Tel: +91- 011-49711180, +91- 011-68132900, Email: subscription@vccircle.com [linkedin]( [facebook]( VCCircle.com | Mosaic Media Ventures Pvt Ltd, 17, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III, Delhi, DL 110091 India [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Customer Contact Data Notice]( Sent by newsletter@vccircle.net powered by [Trusted Email from Constant Contact - Try it FREE today.]( [Try email marketing for free today!](