Used car retailing platform <keyword id="366851" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="spinny" source="Orion">Spinny</keyword> on Tuesday announced its partnership with Indian sporting legend <keyword id="6354267" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sachin-Tendulkar" source="Orion">Sachin Tendulkar</keyword>. Tendulkar is a strategic investor in the company, as well as lead brand endorser. "Our country is becoming younger and our ambitions bigger. Entrepreneurs of today are creating solutions that cater to this ambition. I am very happy to be associated with Spinny - a team which aspires to create solutions the right way. The team has adopted timeless values to achieve excellence in their business - trust, transparency, and integrity," Tendulkar said in a statement. Welcoming Tendulkar as an investor, <keyword id="570594" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Niraj-Singh" source="Orion">Niraj Singh</keyword> (Founder &amp; CEO) said, "His life and journey stand as a beacon for the values of tenacity and determination in the face of challenges. We strive to instil these abilities in everything we do and Spinny's outlook to solve real customer problems. Having him onboard with Spinny is absolutely heart-warming, and we are proud to welcome our newest captain of Squad Spinny, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar." Recently, Spinny announced the closure of a $283 million funding from new and existing investors, taking its valuation to $1.8 billion and becoming another unicorn in 2021. The company said the raised capital would be utilised to bolster the customer experience, strengthen technology and product capabilities and build teams across functions. The Series E round was led by Abu Dhabi-based ADQ, <keyword id="526777" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tiger-Global" source="Orion">Tiger Global</keyword> and <keyword id="12698348" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Avenir-Growth" source="Orion">Avenir Growth</keyword>, along with participation from existing investors <keyword id="12734221" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Feroz-Dewans-Arena-Holdings" source="Orion">Feroz Dewan's Arena Holdings</keyword> and <keyword id="6448677" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Think-Investments" source="Orion">Think Investments</keyword>, the company noted in a statement. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/adani-signs-worlds-largest-green-power-purchase-agreement-with-solar-energy-corporation-of-india/articleshow/88272877.cms">Adani signs world's largest green power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/investment/news/bored-apes-yacht-club-ties-up-with-animoca-with-metaverses-like-the-sandbox-decentraland-and-axie-inifinity-to-launch-p2e-nft-game/articleshow/88273162.cms">The company behind The Sandbox, Decentraland and Axie Infinity is now helping the Bored Apes Yacht Club launch its own P2E game</a>

Sachin Tendulkar invests in used car platform Spinny

<ul><li>The <keyword id="15478236" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="budget-2024" source="Orion">Budget 2024</keyword> will be tabled by the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23.</li><li>The <keyword id="20081557" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="auto-industry" source="keywords">auto industry</keyword>’s expectations from the Budget 2024 include FAME 3 scheme, incentives for hybrids and more.</li><li>Here are the key expectations from the auto industry for the Budget 2024.</li></ul> The Budget 2024 is set to be tabled on July 23 by the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and like each sector, the Indian auto industry also has set a lot of expectations from the Narendra Modi-led government’s first budget of its third term. From a boost to electric vehicles to infrastructure development, the auto sector has a series of expectations that it hopes will be addressed in the upcoming budget. This article delves into the key budget expectations of the auto industry in India <h2>FAME 3 scheme</h2>The Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME 2) has been integral for the electric vehicle (EV) makers as it has helped keep EVs affordable for the common man. With the government<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/government-is-reportedly-reworking-the-fame-ii-scheme-to-ensure-companies-use-domestic-components/articleshow/93752352.cms"> reworking</a> the FAME 2 scheme and then<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/electric-scooters-get-a-price-hike-of-up-to-16000-as-fame-subsidy-ends/slidelist/109136771.cms"> ending the scheme</a>, the prices of EVs have increased. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111573138" title="Union Budget 2024: When will it be presented, what time, where to watch and what are various sectors expecting?" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> With Budget 2024, EV makers will look towards the government for the FAME 3 scheme. The government is expected to announce the FAME 3 scheme with an outlay of ₹10,000 crore. While the exact details of the scheme will only be known once the budget is announced, it will be aimed at boosting demand by subsiding the cost, while also promoting local manufacturing of key components. “In the upcoming budget, we advocate for initiatives and subsidy structures without segment caps which will in turn foster innovation and growth across multiple segments. Recent discussions surrounding the implementation of FAME 3 present a notable opportunity to enhance EV adoption in India,” said Niraj Rajmohan, CTO and Co-Founder, Ultraviolette. "Proposed measures to promote e-buses and enhance payment security are crucial for accelerating sustainable transportation. Comprehensive support for the entire EV ecosystem is essential. Anticipated policy reforms like FAME-III and increased funding for critical EV segments will foster holistic industry growth," said Kartikey Hariyani, Founder and CEO, Charge Zone. <h2>Petrol and diesel under GST</h2>One of the frequent demands recently has been to bring petrol and diesel under goods and services tax (GST) to bring the fuel prices under control. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the government will try to bring petrol and diesel under GST. At present, the central government levies excise duty on petrol and diesel, while the state government imposes value-added tax (VAT) and sales tax. <h2>Incentives for hybrids</h2>While electric vehicles have long been subsidised by both state and central governments, hybrids have not received the same love. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had earlier this year<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/gadkari-vows-to-eliminate-petrol-diesel-vehicles-in-india-bats-for-lower-tax-for-hybrid-cars/articleshow/108936085.cms"> pitched</a> for lower GST on hybrid vehicles. “The proposal to reduce GST on hybrid vehicles to 5% and to 12% for flex engines has been sent to the Finance ministry which is considering the requisition,” Gadkari said. Companies like Maruti Suzuki have a strong presence in hybrids and have a lot to gain from incentives, while companies like Tata Motors who do not have hybrid technology may take a hit on EV sales. With the government looking to reduce dependence on petrol and diesel cars, hybrids may finally get some incentives in the upcoming budget. The UP government has already started offering incentives to select hybrid cars. <h2><keyword id="22433272" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vehicle-scrapping" source="keywords">Vehicle scrapping</keyword></h2>Industry bodies such as the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) have sought incentives for vehicle scrapping. These are vehicles that have crossed a certain age and are being scrapped keeping in mind the pollution. While a policy is already in place, the stakeholders are looking for increased incentives, especially for commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses, which account for most of the emissions. <h2>PLI scheme</h2>Automakers are also looking for increased incentives under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, for both ICE and EVs. Companies want the scheme to be expanded to more components, including tyres, which have seen a lot of changes. 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<ul><li>The funding round was led by the Asian venture capital arm of SIG, SIG Venture Capital.</li><li>The company plans to utilize the capital to hire senior management personnel across various verticals.</li><li>The fintech company will also be partnering with more <keyword id="6356925" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="bfsi" source="Orion">BFSI</keyword> players.</li></ul>Gurgoan-based <keyword id="14914011" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fintech-product-distribution-platform" source="Orion">fintech product distribution platform</keyword> <keyword id="7748061" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="GroMo" source="Orion">GroMo</keyword> has raised $11 million in a series A round of funding, led by SIG Venture Capital. The round also saw participation from other key investors — Y-Combinator, Das Capital, Goodwater Capital, Beyond Next Ventures, Soma Capital, Ace &amp; Company and Hauz Khas Ventures. Founded by two IIT Delhi alumni, <keyword id="919453" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ankit-khandelwal" source="Orion">Ankit Khandelwal</keyword> and <keyword id="14912301" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="darpan-khurana" source="Orion">Darpan Khurana</keyword>, GroMo is a fintech platform that aims to provide access to financial products to tier 2-3 cities of the country through its network of over 1.2 million agents. The company has also received funding from prominent angel investors like Kunal Shah (Cred), Niraj Singh (Spinny), Ramakant Sharma (Livspace), Alok Mittal (Indifi), Utsav Somani (iSeed, AngelList India), Ashish (Innoven), Abhishek Goyal (Tracxn) and Nitin Gupta (Uni Cards). The company plans to utilize the capital to hire more senior management personnel across technology, product, marketing, business, category management and HR functions. It also plans to double its headcount in the coming 6-12 months. “Our vision is to drive financial inclusion in underserved markets by bridging this gap through face-to-face interaction, hand holding by our agents, and after-sales support. Any financial brand can expand their customer acquisition footprint through our base of trained agents who are able to earn significant income by leveraging their social network,” said Ankit Khandelwal, CEO &amp; co-founder, GroMo. With the help of the recently raised funds, the company will add more partnerships with BFSI players SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/green-buildings-command-rental-premiums-of-13-36-as-demand-grows-jll/articleshow/94030867.cms">Green buildings command rental premiums of 13-36% as demand grows: JLL</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/kfc-pizza-hut-and-dominos-are-going-desi-with-their-menus/articleshow/94030563.cms">The Taste of India: American chains go desi with veg makhani burgers, tandoori tofu subs and achaari pizzas</a>

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<ul><li>The used car retailing company will be recruiting 5,000 people by the end of next year 2022.</li><li>The company will be hiring from management trainees to senior managers across the tech, product, marketing and operations segments.</li><li><keyword id="366851" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Spinny" source="Orion">Spinny</keyword> hired most of the current employees in the month of October this year.</li></ul>Spinny, which is a used car marketplace, is looking to hire 5,000 individuals by the end of 2022 to expand its footprint in the Indian market and take on tough competition coming from Cars24, Droom and others. The company plans to nearly double its workforce from 4,000 to 9,000 people. The company has vacancies across multiple jobs roles like management trainees to senior managers across the tech, product, marketing and operations segments. The announcement comes only a few days after it raised<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/spinny-is-the-latest-used-car-platform-to-join-cars24-droom-and-cardekho-in-unicorn-club/articleshow/88140551.cms"> $283 million funding from marquee investors</a> like Abu Dhabi-based ADQ, Tiger Global, Avenir Growth and others. The company was valued at $1.8 billion in this funding round, making its entry into the <keyword id="3009432" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="unicorn-club" source="Orion">unicorn club</keyword>. A part of that funding will be used to fund Spinny’s hiring plan. “Every new member of squad Spinny- and more driven individuals will join their ranks in 2022, know their role - to continue to build up this hard-earned trust,” said Niraj Singh, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Spinny. The used car platform hired most of its employees in the month of October this year, the company highlighted in a press release. According to their human resource data, 61% of their current employees are working from north India, 20% from south India and 19% from the west side of the country. Spinny was founded in 2015 by Niraj Singh, Mohit Gupta, Ramashu Mahaur and Ganesh Pawar. The company operates across the entire value chain of pre-owned cars, embedding superior technology and processes to deliver a premium experience to customers. The company has raised more than $530 million to date. On December 14, the company also announced its partnership with the cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who is the strategic investor in the company as well as lead brand endorser. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/these-countries-have-less-than-5-days-work-week-and-india-may-join-the-list-soon/slidelist/88448480.cms">These countries have less than 5 days work week and India may join the list soon</a>

Used car selling platform Spinny to hire over 5,000 people by the end of 2022

Used car retailing platform <keyword id="366851" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="spinny" source="Orion">Spinny</keyword> on Tuesday announced the closure of a $283 million funding from new and existing investors, taking its valuation to $1.8 billion and becoming another unicorn in 2021. The company said the raised capital would be utilised to bolster the customer experience, strengthen technology and product capabilities and build teams across functions. The Series E round was led by Abu Dhabi-based ADQ, Tiger Global and Avenir Growth, along with participation from existing investors Feroz Dewan's, Arena Holdings and Think Investments, the company said in a statement. "We set afoot to build Spinny with a customer first approach - solving for lack of trust in car buying and selling experience, with a highly personalised and detail-oriented approach. Leveraging technology, our focus is to further strengthen our quality and experience control capabilities," said Niraj Singh, Founder and CEO, Spinny. The latest round includes a primary capital infusion of $250 million and a secondary sale of $33 million by select investors. The additional funding takes the overall funds raised by Spinny till date to more than $530 million. Founded in 2015, Spinny operates across the entire value chain of pre-owned cars, embedding superior technology and processes to deliver a premium experience to customers. Currently, Spinny has 23 car hubs that operate across 15 cities. Nearly 40 Indian startups have made it to the unicorn club this year alone, raising more than $38 billion. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/indigo-stock-gains-as-a-plea-to-shut-down-spicejet-has-been-admitted/articleshow/88138734.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" style="">Indigo stock gains as a plea to shut down SpiceJet has been admitted</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/zoho-is-selling-its-video-calling-app-in-as-many-ways-as-possible/articleshow/88137006.cms" style="">Zoho is selling its video calling app in as many ways as possible</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/these-are-the-states-with-confirmed-cases-of-omicron-covid-19-strain-in-india/slidelist/88138240.cms" style="">Omicron in India — Maharashtra and Rajasthan have recorded 19 positive cases so far</a>

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Singh (INC) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gandey </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dr. Sarfraz Ahmed (JMM) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jaganathpur </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 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0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Purnima Niraj Singh (INC) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Khijri </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rajesh Kachhap (INC) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kolebira </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid 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style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ramchandra Singh (INC) (leading) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Pakur </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Alamgir Alam (INC) </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 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<ul class="summary-list"><li>More than 100 Indian Muslim women were featured on the so-called Bulli Bai fake auction app.</li><li>This is the second app in six months that has used stolen photos to put Muslim women up for "sale."</li></ul>On New Year's Day, Hasiba Amin was enjoying some quality time with her family in Delhi, <keyword id="11892747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>. But in the afternoon, she decided to check her phone, instantly ruining the happy family get-together for her.That's when Amin saw that she'd received a flood of disturbing text messages from friends warning that her photo had been featured on the "Bulli Bai" app.Her heart sank. "It felt triggering and humiliating," she said during a phone call with Insider.<div type="image" title="Hasiba Amin" height="2978" width="3971" msid="88794208" hostid="261"></div>Amin, who works as the social media convenor for India's Congress Party, was one of more than 100 influential Muslim women featured on "Bulli Bai" — an app hosted on GitHub, which has since been taken down."Bulli Bai" is a phrase that combines vulgar slang for the word "penis" in southern India with a word common in northern India meaning "maid," according to Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Indian fact-checking website Alt <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">News</keyword>, per <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/03/tech/bulli-bai-india-muslim-women-sale-intl-hnk/index.html">CNN.</a>"Bulli Bai" featured stolen images of exclusively Muslim women and offered them for "sale" in fake auctions.Users "offered their price" for the women by sharing their profiles to Twitter in quote tweets, Amin said. "The commentary was very sexual in nature, extremely explicit," she explained. "They were also very classist and Islamophobic."<div type="image" title="A screenshot of the Bulli Bai app." height="585" width="365" msid="88794210" hostid="261"></div>Indian police have arrested four people in connection with the app, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59891036">BBC News </a>reported. Vishal Jha, Shweta Singh, Mayank Rawal, and Niraj Bishnoi — all between 18 and 21 years old — are suspects, per the Indian newspaper <a href="https://theprint.in/opinion/newsmaker-of-the-week/bulli-bai-app-and-the-descent-of-indias-educated-youth-into-using-tech-for-anti-muslim-hate/798349/">The Print.</a>This isn't the first attempt to harass <keyword id="11894456" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="muslims" source="Orion">Muslims</keyword> in India by using their stolen photos in a fake auction.In July last year, Amin's photo was featured on an app called "Sulli Deals." The photos of more than 80 Muslim women were displayed, with some featuring as "deals of the day."Police have investigated "Sulli Deals," per BBC News, but nobody has been charged in connection with it.Hana Mohsin Khan, a commercial pilot from Noida, was featured in "Sulli Deals" last summer. She described the experience as "traumatic." <div type="image" title="Sulli Deals app" height="1024" width="554" msid="88794213" hostid="261"></div>Khan told Insider that when she checked out "Bulli Bai" on New Year's Day, she was horrified to see several of her friends included this time around."People were laughing, commenting, saying horrible things, sharing it on their page as if we were cattle or animals," she said. "It was very degrading."<div type="image" title="Hana Mohsin Khan" height="1153" width="1538" msid="88794215" hostid="261"></div>The pilot said it's emblematic of what Muslim women are facing in India. "We are being viciously targeted," she said. Qurutulain Rehbar, a Kashmiri journalist who featured on both apps, told Insider that apps' names alone signal that they were designed to "dehumanize" Muslim women. The terms "bulli" and "sulli" are sexist and usually Islamophobic slurs typically used by internet trolls."These are derogatory terms which Hindu radicals use," Rehbar explained. "It's hard being a Muslim woman in India, and I think their intention is to make us feel humiliated."Amin agreed, saying that the apps exist in an "ecosystem of hate" that is bolstered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support of Hindu nationalism that promotes the hegemony of Hinduism in India.According to <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Religion/Islamophobia-AntiMuslim/Civil%20Society%20or%20Individuals/CitizensAgainstHate.pdf">a recent report</a> by Delhi-based human rights organization Citizens Against Hate, there has been a rise of Islamophobic hate crimes in India since Modi came to power in 2014.And it's not only social media that is used to threaten India's 200 million Muslims. Vigilante violence against Muslims by Hindu nationalist groups has become more widespread. Experts have warned, according to <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/india-are-anti-muslim-attacks-becoming-the-norm/a-60046964">DW,</a> that anti-Muslim attacks are now becoming rampant in India. Amin said that knowing the political climate in India, she fears the humiliation she endured online could translate into "real-life" violence."If I'm dehumanized and my picture is out there, or my Twitter handle is out there, my details are probably out there," she said. "What guarantee do I have that someone will not see me on the road and actually come and attack me?"

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New Delhi, Mar 2 () Online used car retailing platform Spinny on Monday said it has raised USD 43.7 million (about Rs 315 crore) funding led by Fundamentum Partnership (FP), a growth-capital fund backed by Nandan Nilekani and Sanjeev Aggarwal. The series-B round also saw participation from new investors, US-based General Catalyst Partners, Korea-based KB Financial Group and existing investors Accel, SAIF Partners and Alteria Capital as co-investors, a statement said. Ashish Kumar, Partner, FP will join the Spinny board, it added. The funds will be used to invest in technology, strengthen business teams, enhance customer experience and, expand to newer cities, it added. Spinny had raised its seed round from Blume Ventures and Simile Ventures, and most recently it had closed its Series A round of USD 13.2 million co-led by SAIF Partners and Accel in April last year. It is currently present across four cities in India and has sold close to 10,000 cars through its platform. "The FP team was impressed with Spinny team's ability to use technology to solve for operational friction in the business, and thereby build a sustainable advantage," Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and Chairman, FP said. This fits into FP's thesis of backing long term-oriented entrepreneurs to solve complex business problems using technology and who aspire to build a company at scale and to last, he added. "With the closure of this round of funding, we are excited to have on-board new investors Fundamentum, General Catalyst and KB Financial Group in our journey and, look to leverage their vast experience across both venture and operating roles," Spinny co-founder and CEO Niraj Singh said. According to industry reports, for every new car sold in India, approximately 1.3 used cars are sold. Currently, the Indian pre-owned car market stands at about 4.3 million units sold annually, growing at about 14 per cent CAGR. However, only about 18 per cent of the market is organised. Founded in 2015 by Niraj Singh, Mohit Gupta and Ramanshu Mahuar, Spinny is a tech-enabled pre-owned car platform. Its online-to-offline (O2O) model allows customers to discover cars online on Spinny's website and make the final purchase offline at a Spinny Car Hub. SR ANSANS

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<ul><li>This is the third edition of the <keyword id="8794754" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="mobile-marketing-ecosystem-report">Mobile Marketing Ecosystem Report</keyword> 2020.</li><li>This year, the report revolves around how mobile is a bigger platform than digital platforms.</li><li>It also delves deep into various trends impacting consumers and marketers, and highlights reasons why it’s necessary to go beyond the traditional realms of digital marketing to drive business and brand outcomes.</li></ul> With more and more Indians choosing to use various OTT platforms to consume content, a recent report by the <keyword id="1388371" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mobile-Marketing-Association">Mobile Marketing Association</keyword> and <keyword id="177241" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="GroupM">GroupM</keyword> has stated that OTT players will make hefty investments of approximately ₹2.5 billion for content creation as well as distribution. The findings are a part of the Mobile Ecosystem Report 2020. In its third edition, the report this year revolves around how mobile is a bigger platform than digital platforms. The report also delves deep into various trends impacting consumers and marketers, and highlights reasons why it’s necessary to go beyond the traditional realms of digital marketing to drive business and brand outcomes. It analyses where <keyword id="691908" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mobile-marketing">mobile marketing</keyword> stands today, what has led us here and what the future holds. Marketing to a generation of mobile users in the most effective way is only possible with a true understanding of these users and the platforms they so ubiquitously utilise. Here are the key highlights from the report: Ephemeral Content: Ephemeral content is a rich media format which disappears after a short duration. Due to its temporal nature, ephemeral content forces creator to be more spontaneous and thus increases the likelihood of the content being authentic. AI: About 80 % of large corporate giants have adopted some or the other form of machine learning in building new competent systems, complementing their core business. E-Wallets: India’s local UPI (Unified Payments Interface) platform crossed the 1000 million user mark in October 2019, making it one of the fastest adopted payment gateways in the world, leading to a massive rise in social commerce. Gaming: There are approximately 250 million mobile gamers in India, spending about 60 minutes every day playing mobile games. 
 
 
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 Original Content on OTT: OTT players are estimated to make hefty investments of approximately INR 2.5 billion for content creation as well as distribution. 
 
 
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 Influencer Driven Content: Marketers believe that influencer marketing helps them engage with customer in an interactive way and thus 80% of them would increase ad spend next year. Video: With attention spans of consumers being short, short-format advertising content is key. Currently, India is the sixth largest market in consumption of video ads. Vernacular: 90% of new internet users over the next five years are expected to prefer regional languages to access the internet. Voice: 25% of search queries in India are through voice commands. 38% of consumers who have engaged with voice ads find it less interfering as compared to other forms of advertising. 
	
 
 
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 MarTech: CRM to programmatic ad buying, automation and artificial intelligence are making the advertising process more efficient. Nearly 80% of large corporates have adopted machine learning in some form; 30% of new-gen start-ups Measurement Metrics: The key metrics that matter to business are output metrics, Brand and Sales metric. Very often, advertisers measure input metrics as a way to quantify or metricize their advertising efforts. While these metrics are important to ensure hygiene and efficiency of campaign input, these are not output metrics that ultimately matter to business growth. Current mobile landscape statistics: <ul><li>India has active user base of 451Mn while the internet penetration hovers over 36%</li><li> Currently, across both rural and urban areas in India, 99% of users are using the internet on their mobile phones</li><li> Along with cheaper data plans, smart phones have also become more affordable, allowing wider access</li><li> Out of a population of 1.3-1.4 billion, India has 1.16 billion mobile subscribers, comprising 700 million unique mobile subscribers</li><li> With the increase in number of mobile phones, time spent on mobile also grew to 3.7 hours per day which is a 25% jump as compared to 2017 data</li><li> Currently, data in India is priced at USD 0.26 for 1 GB, as compared to the global average of USD 8.53 per GB</li><li> In the third quarter of 2019, the smartphone market in India shipped a whopping 46.6 million units, fuelled by launches of new models, online sales and price corrections</li><li> In 2019, consumers downloaded a record 204B apps worldwide, spending close to $120B which is 2x of 2016 spending</li><li> Among all active mobile internet users in India, which stands at approximately 451 million, entertainment is the purpose for a whopping 84%</li></ul> Speaking about the report, <keyword id="6812225" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Moneka-Khurana">Moneka Khurana</keyword>, Country Head, MMA India said, “Considering the importance that mobile marketing holds for brands, marketers must be armed with the information on the trends and changes in the landscape and leverage the opportunities they provide. With the ecosystem report, our aim is to highlight these trends and opportunities, some of which have already become active in 2019 and will likely form vital elements of mobile marketing campaigns in the coming years. It is our hope that this report acts as a guide for marketers, highlighting the key focus areas, their challenges, and helping them to decipher what they must expect from this ever-changing mobile ecosystem”. <keyword id="232445" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Prasanth-Kumar">Prasanth Kumar</keyword>, CEO, GroupM South Asia commented, “India will continue to witness an upward trend in the growth of mobile ad spends this year. Cheaper data tariffs, the exponential growth of entertainment on mobiles and a variety of smartphones have led to the emergence of ‘mobile-first consumption’ users in the country.” “India is a diverse and mobile-first country, and this will further boost the growth of mobile advertising compared to digital. The availability of content in regional Indian languages is driving consumption of the mobile internet in India. We have also witnessed the use of e-commerce apps on mobile phones growing in the last few years. With a mix of utilities, mobile is going to be bigger and better in the country.” he added. For the first time, the report incorporates POV (point of view) articles from industry experts like Sandeep Bhushan, Director &amp; Head, Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook; Madhubanti Banerjee, Director, Marketing Effectiveness, Nielsen Media, South Asia; Gulshan Verma, SVP &amp; Head, Client &amp; Agency, Hotstar; Sameer Singh, Vice President, Monetization, TikTok India; Niraj Ruparel, Head – Mobile, Mindshare; Amit Relan, Co-founder &amp; Director, mFilterIt; and Rohit Sharma, Founder &amp; CEO, Pokkt Mobile ads. From metrics evaluation, brand safety, mobile entertainment to gaming and voice/audio marketing, these opinion pieces from industry leaders will help marketers to understand the gaps in content, measurement and brand safety, which are widely acknowledged as key industry challenges.

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<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/48185234.cms" />Within a span of few weeks, the Indian sales arm of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=volkswagen">Volkswagen Group</a> saw three top-level exits. 
 
Anil Reddi, director of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Porsche">Porsche brand</a>, Nalin Jain, Group CFO and Niraj Srivastava, head of sales of Audi in India have resigned. 
 
Reportedly, Jain and Srivastava had put in their papers last month. Reddi, who resigned on Tuesday, and Srivastava have been relieved, whereas Jain is serving his notice period. 
 
While, Srivastava and Jain's positions are yet to be filled up, Thierry Lespiaucq, Group MD, is likely to manage the Porsche brand till the time for Reddi's replacement has been found. 
 
Reddi joined Porsche in 2012and had tripled Porsche brand <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=car+sales">sales</a> in India to 700 in 2015 during his tenure. 
 
However, Porsche had to shut down Hyderabad and Chandigarh dealerships. He was mired by a controversy when businessmen Gautam Singhania had tweeted that Porsche India's management and Reddi were 'arrogant'. 
 
Meanwhile, Jain joined Volkswagen in October 2010 as head of financial controlling and was promoted as the CFO in January 2013. 
Srivastava had joined Audi as national sales head and during his tenure, Audi had become the first <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=luxury+cars">luxury brand</a> in India to cross 10,000. Not only these, <keyword id="1135332" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Volkswagen-Group-India">Volkswagen Group India</keyword> faced many resignations in the past as well. 
 Head of dealer development for the Volkswagen brand, Hardeep Singh Brar, moved to <keyword id="4581" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="general-motors">General Motors</keyword> India. 
 
Company’s revenue has remained in the range of Rs 8,000 crore over the past three years till the end of fiscal 2014. 
 
The Volkswagen Group Sales India was set up in 2007-08 with VW and Audi brand. 
 
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