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WestBridge Capital-backed Rapido to ride in with services to 500 cities, up from 120 now
Rapido, backed by WestBridge Capital, plans to expand its operations from 120 to 500 cities, starting February, targeting initially Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Rajasthan. The startup, with 3.6 million daily rides, noted a 46% revenue increase in FY24. Eyeing quick commerce deliveries, it faces competition from Uber, Ola, and Google-backed Namma Yatri.
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Welcome to a new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories this week. Let’s take a look.
Zomato infuses Rs 500 crore in Blinkit as competition in quick commerce intensifies. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Two major battery manufacturers have plans to set up plants in India. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
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Elon Musk hosts Indian entrepreneurs at Texas SpaceX facility
The gathering, led by India Global Forum (IGF) founder Manoj Ladwa, included entrepreneurs engaging with Musk. The delegates also toured the Starbase facility, where they saw the successful launch and booster catch of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 7.
From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?
TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States after Congress passed a law last year forcing its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell the platform or close it by Sunday. Here is a review of what could happen next for TikTok in the United States.
Three Indian space startups to launch satellites on SpaceX Transporter-12 mission
A total of 131 payloads will be carried by the Falcon 9 rocket, which will lift off from the Vandenburg Space Force Base in California on January 15.
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