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Ashneer Grover Tweets His New Cricket App
Ashneer Grover's new venture Third Unicorn has launched a fantasy sports app called CrickPe, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 that begins from March 31. As per sources, the new app aims to take on Dream11 and Mobile Premier League (MPL). In a tweet, Grover wrote, "Biggest revolution in Cricket since IPL - only fantasy game paying cricketers for performance. Where you win, cricketer wins, cricket wins."
Tags: Ashneer Grover, Twitter, Sports App, Cricket, New Venture
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Ashneer Grover Tweets Distasteful Tweet About Work Culture In India
Ashneer Grover, ousted co-founder of BharatPe, turned the discussion towards controversy, after penning distasteful tweets. Notably, Pitti tweeted that this was a "hugely prevalent" problem, pointing out that it resulted in companies wasting time and resources for no gain, as employees end up not showing due to different jobs. Best to tone down your expectation that you employ daily wagers in the guise of salaried-folk, said Ashneer
Tags: Ashneer Grover, Phone Pe, Business tycoon, Twitter Controversy, work culture
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Ashneer Grover To Launch New Venture With $300 Million Funding Goal
Ashneer Grover, co-founder and former CEO of BharatPe, intends to launch a new venture a month after his abrupt departure from his company. He is in discussions with private equity firms about raising $300 million for his enterprise. Grover may use his personal finances to support his startup, and may even trade a portion of his share in BharatPe, stated a report. Grover is presently in United States regarding the startup.
Tags: Ashneer Grover, New Venture, Startups, investors, Funds
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Ashneer Grover Uploads Picture Of His Maybach With License Plate 'ASHNEER G'
Ashneer Grover, a judge on Shark Tank India, shared a photo of his white Mercedes Maybach on Instagram. The license plate that said, "ASHNEER G" was the focus of the photograph, not the automobile. Many Instagram users pondered if having such a license plate was permitted in India. "Sir MV Act ke according challan kat jayega (Sir, you will be fined under the MV act)," commented one user.
Tags: Ashneer Grover, shark tank India, Instagram , Mercedes Maybach, license plate
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BharatPe Likely To Sue Ashneer Grover Over 'Baseless Allegations'
BharatPe threatened to sue Ashneer Grover for 'hurling baseless allegations against the company'. On March 2, a day after Grover's resignation, the firm said that he is no longer an employee, a founder, or a director of BharatPe over alleged financial irregularities. "Minutes after Mr. Ashneer Grover received notice that some of the results of the inquiry would be presented to the Board, he quickly resigned," stated BharatPe.
Tags: business, Ashneer Grover, BharatPe, resigns, Threat
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BharatPe Founder Ashneer Grover Resigns After Losing Singapore Arbitration
Ashneer Grover, the founder and managing director of fintech unicorn BharatPe, has resigned as the managing director, on March 1. In addition, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has refused his arbitration plea against the company for launching a probe against him. Notably, Grover holds 9.5% of the stake in the company worth Rs 1,915 crore along with Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Ribbit Capital, and Bee next.
Tags: business, Ashneer Grover, founder, Bharat Pe, resigns
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BharatPe Fires Co-Founder's Wife Madhuri Jain Over 'Financial Irregularities'
BharatPe fired Madhuri Jain, the controller of the company and wife of Ashneer Grover (Co-founder of BharatPe). On February 23, Jain was sacked in allegations of financial irregularities. Notably, on February 22, the company tendered a termination letter to Jain with immediate effect. Madhuri Jain was incharge of finances at the $2.28 billion value company, since 2018. Meanwhile, final report over the matter is yet to be tabled before board… read-more
Tags: BharatPe, termination, Madhuri Jain, financial irregularities, Ashneer Grover
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BharatPe Offers BMW Bike, Apple iPad Pro & More To New Comers
Inviting the best Tech talents to expand its team by FY22, India's fintech company Bharatpe said that they will provide ''Bike Package'' or ''Gadget Package'' to new joiners and to those who refer the talents to the company. The Bike Package includes BMW G310R, KTM Duke 390, Jawa Perak, and Royal Enfield Himalayan. Apple iPad Pro, Bose Headphone, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Harman Kardon Speaker, etc comes with the Gadget Package.
Tags: BharatPe packages, Gadget Package, Bike Package, Ashneer Grover
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