Another Failed Startup!!🫡👀
Vines:
A very Popular social media app that provided 6 second looping video. It was started in 2012 it's peak era was 2013-2014 having 200Million active user during this peak time. Content creators were called " Viners
>Gaana App has been acquired by Radio Mirchi for Rs 25 lakhs.
>Gaana App is an on-demand music streaming platform that was once a $500 million startup.
>After failed merger and acquisition talks with Wynk Airtel, the app was acquired by Radio Mirch
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Ashutosh Mishra
Stealth • 3m
Remember Gaana Music app
It has been acquired by the parent company of the Radio Mirchi ie. ENIL for only ₹25 lacs. This came into limelight after ENIL’s filing with NSE.
Gaana raised a total of $200 million was once valued at $580 million.
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Udyamee
Stealth • 5m
Phonepe was acquired by Flipkart in 2016.
Later
In Dec 2022, PhonePe separated from Flipkart, but both companies are still owned by Walmart.
So, why need another UPI app?
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Flipkart was found in October 2007, in Bengaluru. They initially started by selling books and the initial investments were made by the families of the founders.
In 2012, Flipkart acquired Letsbuy, an online
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Three Commas Gang
Stealth • 19d
"Buying Twitter for $44B was crazy and overpriced," says Elon Musk on Joe Rogan's podcast. Musk, who rebranded Twitter to "X" in 2023, shared that he felt the acquisition was necessary to avoid major setbacks in social media.
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Havish Gupta
Stealth • 6m
Flickr: From an Online.Game Tool to a Photo Sharing App!
Flickr was initially part of an online multiplayer game called Game Neverending, made by Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield.
That game included a feature allowing players to upload and sh
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Havish Gupta
Stealth • 6m
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