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Videos

‘You Will Build A 1,000 Crore Company…’; CarDekho's Amit Jain Talks About Astrology, Startups, Life

For this episode of Rollin’ With The Boss, the Mint crew rolled up to Jaipur to catch up with Amit Jain, CEO and Co-Founder of CarDekho, and an investor on the popular show based on startups and entrepreneurship, Shark Tank. Amit Jain while talking to Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor, Mint shared the secrets of building a billion-dollar business or unicorn. 2007, Amit and his brother Anurag Jain both IIT graduates quit their cushy jobs and decided to build their own business. Attempting to build a scalable tech startup in Jaipur was a bold decision as the city did not have a trained workforce. During the interview, Amit shares how he and his brother Anurag trained the initial team for jobs and dealt with other such challenges.

8 Apr 2024
Videos

Car Dekho AMIT JAIN - Success Story Of The New Shark | Startup Buzz | Mint

Now we all know that Shark Tank India is back with its second edition and has a new line-up for this season. In this new season, we’ll be seeing the co-founder of Car Dekho Group, InsuranceDekho.com, and CEO Amit Jain as a new face.

6 Jan 2023
Companies

Click Moment | Not taking money helped us build the correct DNA

Every great journey faces crucial moments that determine the path ahead. We received a term sheet from an investor for CarDekho in 2010

1 min read18 Dec 2019
Companies

Deals Buzz: Allcargo Logistics buys majority stake in Gati

In other news, Canada’s largest pension fund manager Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has committed to invest up to $600 million in National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) through its master fund

4 min read6 Dec 2019
Companies

CarDekho raises $70 mn in round led by Ping An

Sunley House Capital joined the funding round along with existing investors Sequoia India and Hillhouse Capital While CarDekho did not disclose its latest valuation, a person familiar with the matter said it is valued at $700 million post the latest round

1 min read5 Dec 2019
Companies

CarDekho acquires online car classifieds site Carmudi Philippines

Philippines is the 2nd southeast Asian country where CarDekho Group has expanded to, after launching operations in Indonesia in 2016 The acquisition of Carmudi is aligned with CarDekho’s business strategy to expand its footprint across southeast Asia

1 min read29 Nov 2019
Companies

Deals Buzz: China’s Autohome looks to back CarDekho at $700 million valuation

In other news, global alternative asset manager Investcorp has led an investment of about ₹80 crore in online fashion retailer Bewakoof.com

4 min read14 Oct 2019
Companies

China’s Autohome looks to back CarDekho at $700 mn valuation

Existing investor Sequoia Capital may join the latest funding round amid growing demand for used cars CarDekho has seen strategic investor interest despite a slowdown in automobile sales

3 min read13 Oct 2019
Companies

Online car firms woo VCs in a dull market

Investor interest driven by scope for future growth given small base Online used car retailer Spinny is in talks to raise $35 million in a funding round led by Fundamentum

2 min read2 Oct 2019
Insurance

CarDekho forays into insurance

InsuranceDekho, the online insurance platform, has a tie-up with over 20 health, motor insurance companies The online insurance platform has set a target of selling 10 lakh policies per month over the next three years

1 min read18 Jun 2019