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Amazon To Buy Fresh Food Supermarket Whole Foods For $13.7 Billion

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In its biggest acquisition till date, e-commerce giant Amazon is set to buy fresh foods supermarket chain Whole Foods, for $13.7 billion. The announcement which was made on Friday will add to the growing competition between Amazon and Walmart.

John Mackey the present CEO of Whole Foods will remain as the head even after the deal is closed in the second half of the year. Shares of Whole Foods increased by 28% because of this announcement as Amazon plans to acquire the grocery store for $42 a share. Whole Foods supermarket chain has a sales value of $16 billion in the last fiscal year and more than 460 stores in the United States, Canada, and Britain.

Amazon has been interested in selling groceries online for almost a decade and had started Amazon Fresh but failed to make any impact in the grocery sector. In Seattle, Amazon has also opened two drive-through grocery stores for customers to pick up online orders. Amazon Go was also launched this year that uses sensors and software to allow customers to buy and exit without waiting at the cashier by charging their Amazon accounts directly.

Amazon added $11 billion to its market capitalization as its shares rose post announcement by 2.4% to $987.71. Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener said that the deal does not involve reducing the number of Whole Foods employees neither are they going to replace the cashiers with Amazon Go technology.

According to Reuters, Goldman and Sachs Group Inc., along with Bank of America Corp provided bridge financing and advice to Amazon. Evercore Partners Inc. advised Whole Foods on the acquisition deal.

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Imarticus Learning Acquires MyCaptain for INR 50 Crore to Boost Non-Tech Upskilling

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Imarticus Learning, an IPO-bound professional education firm, has acquired Bengaluru-based edtech platform MyCaptain for INR 50 crore in a cash-and-stock deal. This marks Imarticus’s fourth acquisition in four years and is aimed at expanding its presence in non-tech career training, especially across India’s Tier-II and Tier-III cities. MyCaptain, which has over 500,000 learners and a revenue of ₹27 crore for FY25, specializes in creative and entrepreneurial fields, with 60% of its users from smaller cities.

 

With this acquisition, Imarticus will bring MyCaptain’s employability bootcamps in digital marketing, design, and content to its 20+ classroom centers in 16 cities, blending online and offline learning. MyCaptain will operate as a fully-owned subsidiary, and all 250 of its employees will join Imarticus, expanding the combined workforce to over 850. The move supports Imarticus’s goal to reach five million learners by FY28 and deepen its offerings in non-tech domains.

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Ex-100X.VC Partners Launch 247VC, Announce INR 250 Crore Fund for Seed-Stage Startups

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Former 100X.VC partners Yagnesh Sanghrajka and Shashank Randev have launched a new venture capital firm, 247VC, unveiling a maiden fund with a target corpus of INR 250 crore (about $30 million). The SEBI-registered Category II AIF includes a base of INR 200 crore and a INR 50 crore greenshoe option, and is focused on backing 30 seed-stage startups across India over the next three years.

 

247VC will target high-potential founders in sectors like deeptech, enterprise tech, consumption, and Industry 5.0, with initial cheque sizes ranging from INR 3 crore to INR 4 crore and follow-on capital for top-performing companies. The fund has attracted prominent early backers, including Sachin Tagra (JSW Ventures), Vivek Mathur (ex-Elevation Capital), and Shailendra Majmundar (Johns Hopkins University).

Sanghrajka and Randev, who together have invested in over 200 startups previously, aim to support ambitious founders building for scale and innovation, especially in emerging and underexplored markets. The launch comes as seed-stage investing gains momentum in India, with average cheque sizes rising despite a cautious funding environment.

 

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Flam Secures $14M Series A to Revolutionize Mixed Reality Marketing with AI

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AI infrastructure startup Flam has raised $14 million in a Series A round led by RTP Global, with participation from Dovetail and existing investors, bringing its total funding to $22 million. Founded in 2021, Flam enables brands to create and deliver high-fidelity mixed reality (MR) and generative AI experiences without the need for app downloads, allowing consumers to access immersive content via QR codes or links in under 300 milliseconds.

Flam’s platform is already used by over 100 global brands-including Google, Samsung, and Netflix-reaching more than 380 million users. The new funding will accelerate product innovation, expand operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, and launch a full-stack enterprise suite for MR and GenAI-driven marketing. The company currently has over 120 employees and plans to grow to 180 by the end of 2025, aiming to transform every brand touchpoint into an interactive digital experience.

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