Snapdeal has raised over Rs 113 crore from early investor Nexus Venture Partners and founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, amid talks of a potential sale of the e-commerce firm to larger rival Flipkart. NVP pumped in Rs 96.26 crore in the round, while Bahl and Bansal contributed Rs 8.45 crore each, according to regulatory […]
Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group has booked a valuation loss of USD 1.4 billion or over Rs 9,000 crore on its investments in Snapdeal and Ola as the startups faced heat from foreign rivals with deep pockets. SoftBank said it suffered a loss of USD 1 billion (Rs 6,500 crore) on its investment in Snapdeal, almost […]
Japans SoftBank is believed to have moved a step closer to securing the consent of co- investor Nexus Venture Partners (NVP) for selling Snapdeal to Indias largest e-commerce firm Flipkart. A meeting was held today and the impasse over the sale could end soon, people familiar with the matter said. SoftBank the largest shareholder in […]
City based apparel seller Rajdhani Cotton has filed a complaint with Delhi Police against Jasper Infotech Private Limited, which runs e-commerce firm Snapdeal, and its founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, for alleged non-payment of dues to them. Speaking to Pixr8 here, one of the promoters of Rajdhani Cotton, Rajat Gupta, said, “We have lodged […]
The board of e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal is expected to meet tomorrow to discuss the potential sale of India’s third largest e-commerce firm to larger rival Flipkart. Also, on the agenda will be getting Nexus Venture Partners (NVP), an early investor in Snapdeal, to agree to the sale deal. The approval of Nexus Venture Partners will […]
Japans SoftBank is hopeful of getting a nod soon from co-investor Nexus Venture Partners to sell Snapdeal to Indias largest e-commerce firm Flipkart. According to sources, Softbank — the largest shareholder in Snapdeal– has been successful in getting Kalaari to agree to the deal but is yet to get Nexus Venture Partners on board for […]
E-commerce major Snapdeal’s CEO Kunal Bahl and two others have been summoned by a Delhi court on a criminal complaint of an entrepreneur who alleged that his idea of connecting sellers and buyers through an e-platform was unauthorisedly usurped by the firm and its officials. Additional Sessions Judge R K Tripathi issued notice to Snapdeal […]
E-commerce major Snapdeal will shell out an average pay hike of 12-15 percent as it looks to assure employees amid the online marketplace scouting for a potential buyer. According to sources, the pay revision will be effective from April 1 and will see salaries of employees at the mid and junior-level go up by an […]
Seeking to calm employees rattled by reports of a cash crunch, the founders of Indian online retailer Snapdeal have gone directly to them with a string of townhall meetings in past weeks, according to sources, promising profit and brushing off takeover talk. The sources, familiar with the group, declined to be named as the meetings […]
Struggling ecommerce major Snapdeal has sounded out five merchant bankers, including SBI Caps and Kotak Mahindra Capital, to work on a public offer that is likely to hit the market in the second half of 2019. The third largest marketplace majority owned by Japanese giant SoftBank has also reportedly appointed Swiss investment banking major Credit […]
Logistics firm Pigeon Express is in talks to buy out entire stake of Snapdeal in its subsidiary parcel delivery firm GoJavas. “We are in discussion to buy out stake of Snapdeal in GoJavas,” Pigeon Express MD Anand Rai said on sidelines of the launch of Aangadia mobile app for consignment booking by delivery personnel. Pigeon […]
New Delhi, ANI: India’s largest online marketplace Snapdeal has partnered with Truecaller, one of the leading communication apps in the world to enhance consumer experience by integrating Truecaller Priority in the company’s IVR and order confirmation numbers. Customers with Truecaller app installed on their mobiles will be able to easily identify and filter IVR or […]