Micro Services aims to take on AWS. M30. The firm has launched M30, a cloud computing platform designed to challenge Amazon’s dominance. Insider got an exclusive look at the pitch deck Micro used to bring investors on board. Micro Services, a cloud computing firm founded by an ex-Googler, has raised $2 million in seed funding … Read more
The story so far: Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday issued directions to stock exchanges in the commodity derivatives segment for immediately suspending trading in derivative contracts in key farm commodities, namely paddy (non-basmati), wheat, chana, mustard seeds and its derivatives, soya bean and its derivatives, crude palm oil and moong for … Read more
As per the media reports, State Bank of India (SBI) is investing Rs 100 crore into JSW Cement for a minority stake. Key points to note – Investment is through Compulsory Convertible Preference Share (CCPS) and the valuation linked to the Company’s future performance would be determined at the time of proposed IPO of the … Read more
The announcement was widely expected. Earlier in September 2021, Company had already informed that it’s exploring such possibility. Besides the Company is also into consolidation mode and had recently decided to sell the non core HDFC Life. On the subject, Company has announced – “We have now planned to setup a multi-gigawatt lithium-ion cell manufacturing … Read more
Fitness and wellness startup Cult.fit on Monday said it has acquired at-home cardio equipment brands – RPM fitness, Fitkit and Onefitplus. The deal size was not disclosed. Cult is also making a foray into outdoor bicycles business with acquisition of brand Urban Terrain. “The brands were built and scaled by Mohit Mathur and his … Read more
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., said on Twitter that he’ll pay more than $11 billion( ₹85,000 crore) in taxes this year, an amount that could constitute a record payment to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The billionaire may face a tax bill of more than $10 billion … Read more
The paid amount relates to the deferred liabilities for the spectrum acquired in the 2014 auction. Key points to note – The company had acquired 128.4 MHz spectrum (including Telenor spectrum) for a consideration of Rs 19,051 crores in the 2014 auction, of which Rs 5,597 crore was given upfront. Balance amount was due in … Read more
The government is unlikely to come up with the IPO of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in the current financial year ending March 2022, as the valuation of the state-owned behemoth is taking more than anticipated time, and the preparatory work is still far from complete. There are still some issues that need to be addressed … Read more
In the presentation, senior officials highlighted the issue of trackability of transactions, valuation of cryptos, the extreme price volatility, legal issues and identifying the various actors in the crypto transaction chain as areas of concern. Among the board members Revathy Iyer (former deputy comptroller & auditor general) expressed the need to proceed with caution. However, … Read more