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 • 5m
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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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 1m
In 2012, Vine became a viral sensation — launching countless creators and hitting 200 million users.
But by 2017, it was gone.
How did the app that defined short-form video lose — and why didn't it hit the same success as TikTok?
The rise and fal
30 Indian Startups Raised $250 Million In Funding Last Week
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SamCtrlPlusAltMan
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OpenAI • 8m
In the early 2000s, Larry Page and Sergey Brin sought investment for Google, approaching Yahoo!, which offered a lowball $1 million for acquisition. Page and Brin rejected the offer. By 2004, Google went public and dominated search, while Yahoo! stru
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?
Major Acquisitions by BlackRock
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After losing his $180 Million PayPal fortune...
Elon was 3 weeks from bankruptcy.
Then, he bet his last $6 Million on his cousin's dying startup.
Here's how a family meeting saved him:
In 2008, everything seemed lost for Elon Musk.
SpaceX had
Game Changing Growths of India [ PART 3 ]
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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Mahendra Lochhab
Stealth • 7d
Startup's funding and aquisition news:
• Everstone Capital: Acquired a majority stake in Wingify, a SaaS firm, for $200 million
• Ather Energy: Introduced a multi-language dashboard
• DPIIT: Signed a pact with Apna to boost startup talent
• W
