44 Biggest Startup Acquisitions Of 2017 In India

44 Biggest Startup Acquisitions of 2017 in India

By DSIM Team / 19/01/2018
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Indian Startup Ecosystem in 2017 has seen a large number of acquisitions. Companies in a bid to grow their presence/seize a larger market share/withstand increasing competition from rivals went ahead to acquire other firms.

As per a report by Inc42 Data Labs, this year, the Indian Startup Ecosystem saw around 123 startup acquisitions.

Here, we have brought some BIGGEST AMONGST THEM; however some unexpected; some already on the radar.

Flipkart’s acquisition of eBay India in April 2017, Google acquiring 4 months old Indian Startup Halli Labs, ItzCash acquired by US-headquartered Ebix Inc, the digital media startup; Sokrati acquired by Dentsu in July 2017; Ola acquiring Foodpanda are few of the deals making the maximum noise. Let’s see what we have in this particular list of biggest ever acquisitions in Indian startup ecosystem in the year 2017:

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Indian Startup Acquisitions 2017

Acquired ByCompany AcquiredAmountDate
Ebix Inc.Via.com$75MNov-17
Bharti Airtel LtdSeynse Technologies Pvt Ltd$15MFeb-17
Ebix Inc.ItzCash$123M Jul-17
DentsuSokrati$108M-$124.4M Jul-17
FreshWorksZarget$15-$18M
HomeLaneCapriCoast$13.9MNov-17
CoutlootOnce AgainUndisclosedJan-17
OneLoyalCardPocketinUndisclosedFeb-17
FlipkarteBay IndiaUndisclosedApr-17
Byju’sEduriteUndisclosedJul-17
AvendusZodius AdvisorsUndisclosedNov-17
PaytmNearbuy IndiaUndisclosedDec-17
MonkeyBox75 In A BoxUndisclosedDec-17
FreshdeskPipemonkUndisclosedJan-17
OMA EmiratesMobiSwipeUndisclosed Feb-17
APUSSiftrUndisclosedMar-17
GoogleHalli LabsUndisclosedJul-17
EspacioThe Tech PandaUndisclosedOct-17
GolflanGolfGreedyUndisclosedJan-17
Byju’sVidyarthaUndisclosedJan-17
Jayaram BananIndia Equity PartnersUndisclosedMay-17
ZomatoRunnrUndisclosedSep-17
Everstone GroupKenstar IndiaUndisclosedNov-17
Swiggy48EastUndisclosedDec-17
Bharti Airtel LtdTigo RwandaUndisclosedDec-17
Mara GroupNimbuzzUndisclosedMar-17
FreshdeskJoeHukumUndisclosedJul-17
PropTigerHousingUndisclosedJan-17
iTransparityReachAllUndisclosedJan-17
PickMyLaundryOneclickwashUndisclosedMar-17
BookMyShowBurrp!UndisclosedJul-17
FlipkartF1 Info Solutions & ServicesUndisclosedSep-17
SHEROESBabygogoUndisclosedDec-17
OlaFoodpanda$40MDec-17
Dentsu Aegis NetworkSVG Media Pvt LtdUndisclosedApr-17
APUSSiftrUndisclosedMar-17
ixigo.comReach AppUndisclosedJan-17
DIDITimemytaskUndisclosedJan-17
Marico LimitedBEARDOUndisclosedMar-17
Byju’sTutorVistaUndisclosedJul-17
HalfBrainTownyUndisclosedJun-17
PaytmLittleUndisclosedDec-17
SmartronMiQasaUndisclosedDec-17
Times InternetHouse of GodUndisclosedDec-17
Alibaba Pictures Group LimitedTicketNewUndisclosedJun-17
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