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Gained in translation: Why spending on learning Indian language makes sense

As companies seek to impress people in all parts of the country, there is a demand for expertise in local dialogue

Dailyhunt and Josh parent firm VerSe Innovation lays off 150 employees

VerSe Innovation, the parent company of Dailyhunt and short-form video platform Josh, has laid off nearly 150 employees in a bid to 'streamline' its costs and teams

Local language tech platform VerSe goes global, expands to West Asia

VerSe Innovation, which was recently valued at $5 billion in a funding round, has rolled out the offering of its content platform Dailyhunt in the Middle East countries

Data-rich local Indian content provides fertile ground for tech companies

From creating local language content ecosystem and interactive platforms on smart TVs to helping people shop via video commerce, Indian content offers huge opportunities for tech and e-commerce firms

Google-backed VerSe valued at $5 billion in latest funding round

VerSe Innovation has raised $805 mn in a funding round led by Canada's top pension fund, putting a $5 billion valuation on the Google-backed parent of video app Josh and news aggregator Dailyhunt.

VerSe Innovation acquires social networking app GolBol for undisclosed sum

GolBol's entire team including co-founders will join VerSe to help accelerate the work being done to modernize and multiply the impact of Josh

This former Facebook India head finds his sweet spot in vernacular content

Umang Bedi's firm VerSe capitalised on the ban on Chinese apps by launching 'Josh', which claims to have over 77 million monthly active users, 36 million daily users ad 1.5 billion video plays a day

Top headlines: Rs 5K cr zero-coupon bonds for P&SB; Apple to expand in cars

From centre issuing Rs 5,500 cr worth of zero-coupon bonds for P&SB recapitalisation to Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital getting 10 more bids for subsidiaries, here are top headlines this morning

How vernacular platform Dailyhunt plans to take on Facebook in Bharat

The vernacular platform's parent VerSe has become a unicorn after over $100 mn funding from Google, Microsoft and others

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Dailyhunt parent VerSe becomes unicorn after funding from Google, Microsoft

The new funding comes at a time when VerSe Innovation is expanding its family of apps through its leading short video platform Josh, which is available in 12 local languages

How DailyHunt is building a suite of 'Made in India' apps for Bharat

Cofounders Umang Bedi & Viru Gupta roll out short video app Josh with several others in pipeline, aim to become the largest local language platform in India by FY25

SBI Life, ICICI Prudential: Here's how you can trade in insurance stocks

Front runners insurance stocks have seen higher Investor Interest

Dailyhunt acquires local content platform LocalPlay for undisclosed sum

Bengaluru-based Dailyhunt said the acquisition underscores its aggressive strategy of attracting new users