Flipkart

Flipkart Private Limited, d/b/a Flipkart is an Indian e-commerce company based in Bengaluru, India. It was founded by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal in 2007. The company initially focused on book sales, before expanding into other product categories such as consumer electronics, fashion, and lifestyle products.

(source: flipkart.com)

A Few Unicorn Stirrings Into 2016’s End
A Few Unicorn Stirrings Into 2016’s End
January 05, 2017  |  Investments

Unicorns had some fluttering of wings into the end of 2016, more a soft rustling than might be termed full flight. What’s the one thing...

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Unicorns Eye Public Markets, Leaving Anemic 2016 IPOs Behind
Unicorns Eye Public Markets, Leaving Anemic 2016 IPOs Behind
December 15, 2016  |  Investments

Stocks are at all-time highs, as measured in the United States. And yet the torpor that marked the IPO market this past year, especially for...

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Unicorns Impacted By Indian Notes Change
Unicorns Impacted By Indian Notes Change
December 01, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Turns out the cash crunch in India is having far enough reaching effects that it is bringing even some unicorns down to earth in that...

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Morgan Stanley Investment Management Lowers The Value Of Its Flipkart Stake
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Lowers The Value Of Its Flipkart Stake
December 01, 2016  |  eCommerce

Flipkart, the Indian eCommerce giant, has seen Morgan Stanley Investment Management Fund cut the valuation of its holdings in the company by 38 percent due...

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Unicorn Tracker: Flipkart Looks to Lower Cash Burn?
Unicorn Tracker: Flipkart Looks to Lower Cash Burn?
November 11, 2016  |  Unicorn Tracker

We promise not to mention the U.S. election in this week’s Unicorn Tracker. Because, you know, there are other things to talk about. While one...

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Nutanix Not the Only News for Unicorns
Nutanix Not the Only News for Unicorns
October 06, 2016  |  News

In news that surrounded unicorns over the past week, not all was confined to Nutanix and its spectacular debut via IPO, when shares were up...

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Walmart Getting Serious About eCommerce
Walmart Getting Serious About eCommerce
September 30, 2016  |  Retail

For years, Walmart has dominated the brick-and-mortar retail sector in the U.S., with its seemingly ubiquitous and mammoth locations offering the lowest prices on just...

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Amex Sizzles, Big Banks Fizzle And Indian eCommerce Lives Up To Its Sizzling Hype
Amex Sizzles, Big Banks Fizzle And Indian eCommerce Lives Up To Its Sizzling Hype
September 30, 2016  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Fall has arrived in Boston and we are sizzling. The Red Sox clinched the AL East and the Pats are 3-0 — even with a...

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Walmart In Talks To Acquire A Stake In India’s Flipkart
Walmart In Talks To Acquire A Stake In India’s Flipkart
September 29, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart is reportedly in talks to acquire a minority stake in Flipkart, India’s biggest eCommerce company. According to a report by Reuters, which cited two sources...

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