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Valic trims Flipkart valuation to $7.9 billion

Valic's valuation markdown comes months after Flipkart raised $3 billion from SoftBank, Tencent Holdings, eBay and Microsoftan indication that some smaller investors in Flipkart are still divided over its valuation.

2 min read6 Nov 2017
Companies

Why Flipkart’s valuation wasn’t hurt by multiple markdowns

Flipkart's fundraising, led by Microsoft, eBay and Tencent, values the e-commerce firm at $11.6 billionmuch higher than what the valuation markdowns of 2016 had implied

2 min read11 Apr 2017
Companies

2016-17 in review: Start-ups look to conserve cash

Valuation markdowns, executive departures, job cuts and market share losses to US rivals dominated headlines in first half of 2016-17 but things are looking up now

1 min read31 Mar 2017
Mint-lounge

GDP surprise, Tata-Docomo settlement and Flipkart’s markdown

India posts 7.1% GDP growth in Dec quarter; Tata Sons, NTT Docomo bury the hatchet; Morgan Stanley marks down Flipkart valuation

5 min read4 Mar 2017
Companies

Morgan Stanley fund marks down Flipkart’s valuation again

Flipkart has been marked down for the fifth consecutive quarter by Morgan Stanley

3 min read1 Mar 2017
Companies

Vanguard marks down Ola’s valuation by 40%

Ola's valuation markdown by Vanguard Group is the latest indicator of imminent down rounds at many of India's unicorn start-ups, including Flipkart and Snapdeal

3 min read3 Feb 2017
Opinion

Greed is good; gravity, better

An imminent down-round at Snapdeal, Flipkart's valuation markdowns should serve as shake-ups that India's overheated start-up ecosystem needs right now

4 min read3 Feb 2017
Companies

Fidelity Investments slashes Flipkart’s valuation by over a third

Fidelity has marked down the value of Flipkart's shares by 36% to $52.13, putting the e-commerce firm's valuation at around $5.58 billion

3 min read26 Jan 2017
Companies

Markdowns, high profile exits, job cuts mark a forgettable 2016 for start-ups

The e-commerce market saw little or no growtha most worrying development that shocked online retailers, investors and analysts alike

4 min read19 Jan 2017
Companies

When start-up investors became wary

As if Amazon, Uber breathing down their necks wasn't enough, valuation markdowns at Flipkart and Ola simply underscored the trouble with Indian start-ups in 2016

1 min read27 Dec 2016
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