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Pigeon Express in Talks to Buy Out Snapdeal Stake in GoJavas
ACQUISITION

Pigeon Express in Talks to Buy Out Snapdeal Stake in GoJavas

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 Express acquired 51 per cent share in GoJavas in August 2016, in which Snapdeal holds 49 per cent stake. Snapdeal has stopped using services of GoJavas and is currently delivering shipments mainly through its own new logistics venture Vulcan Express. Rai said that Pigeon acquired GoJavas after it was running in losses mainly due to reconciliation issues with e-commerce companies."There was no transparency in e-commerce deliveries. E-commerce wave in 2013 very ...
Logistics Management Software Provider FarEye Raises $3.5 Million
FUNDING

Logistics Management Software Provider FarEye Raises $3.5 Million

FarEye, a logistics management software provider, today said it has raised USD 3.5 million (Rs 20 crore) from SAIF Partners. The series A funding will be used for business expansion to other territories, FarEye said in a statement. There is a strong road-map of product enhancement for next 12 months and new features will be added regularly, it added. The company plans to integrate with IoT platforms and drones to enable automated delivery. "We are profitable B2B startup and believe in organic growth. Plagued by operational inefficiencies and high costs, the USD 60,000 billion logistics industry provides a huge opportunity to FarEye. We are here to streamline logistics in all industry verticals," FarEye co-founder Kushal Nahata said. Established in 2013 by Kushal Naha...