Flipkart gets $1.4bn funding to face upto Amazon

Global technology groups  Tencent, eBay and Microsoft have injected $14bn into Indian e-commerce group Flipkart to face a battle with Amazon. The fundraising comes ahead of proposed deal for Flipkart to take over its biggest domestic rival Snapdeal, a plan backed by Japan’s Softbank, Snapdeal’s biggest investor. Forrester Research, which predicted that Indian e-commerce sales…

Flipkart founders joins the Indian billionaires rich list

Indian e-retailer Flipkart’s co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are the latest billionaires from India, with £845million $1.3bn according to Forbes India’s rich list released on 23rd September 2015. The Indian e-commerce has joined the elite club of billionaires with Flipkart’s founders Bansals making their debut at number 86 with the list lead by Reliance…