National

ETV Bharat / business

Chinese investment in Indian startups: CAIT urges FM to ensure no foul play

In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman CAIT said "We wish to state that Chinese companies have major investments in many startups in India and some of the few majors are Flipkart, Paytm Mall, Paytm .com, Swiggy, Ola, OYO, Zomato, Policybazaar, BigBasket, Delhivery, Make My Trip, dream 11, Hike, Snapdeal, Udaan, Lenskart.com, Byjus Classes, Citrus Tech etc."

Chinese investment in Indian startups: CAIT urges FM to ensure no foul play
Chinese investment in Indian startups: CAIT urges FM to ensure no foul play

By

Published : Jun 30, 2020, 4:07 PM IST

Hyderabad: The government's move to ban 59 Chinese apps received support from various quarters, including CAIT and domestic social media app ShareChat. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said the government's move to put a ban on 59 Chinese mobile apps was a big support to 'Boycott Chinese Goods and Services' campaign.

In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman CAIT said, "We wish to state that Chinese companies have major investments in many startups in India and some of the few majors are Flipkart, Paytm Mall, Paytm .com, Swiggy, Ola, OYO, Zomato, Policybazaar, BigBasket, Delhivery, Make My Trip, dream 11, Hike, Snapdeal, Udaan, Lenskart.com, Byjus Classes, Citrus Tech etc."

"Chinese companies like Alibaba, Tencent and others are lead investors in many of these startups and as such it is to be ensured that no foul play is taking place under the garb of investment," the letter added.

Here is the list of Indian companies in which Chinese corporates invested:

Paytm

Paytm

China's Alibaba Group has invested in mobile wallet company Paytm. Alibaba has invested USD 400 million in Paytm.

Flipkart

Flipkart

Steadview Capital and Tencent Holdings of China have invested in online shopping site Flipkart. These companies have invested more than USD 300 million in Flipkart.

Zomato

Zomato

China's Alibaba Group, Alipay Singapore Holding Private Limited and Ant Financial Services Group and Shunwei Capita have invested in online food delivery company Zomato. These companies have invested more than USD 200 million in Jumeto.

Swiggy

Swiggy

China's Meituan Dianping, Hillhouse Capital, Tencent Holdings and SAIF Partner have invested more than USD 500 million in online food delivery company Swiggy.

Ola

Ola

China's Tencent Holdings, Steadview Capital, Sailing Capital, Eternal Yield International Limited and China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund have invested more than USD 500 million in online cab booking company Ola.

Byju's

Byju's

Tencent Holdings of China has invested more than USD 50 million in online education technology company Byju's.

BigBasket

BigBasket

China's Alibaba Group and TR Capital have invested more than USD 250 million in the online grocery platform BigBasket.

Snapdeal

Snapdeal

China's Alibaba Group and FIH Mobile Ltd (subsidiary of Foxconn technology Group) have invested more than 700 million dollars in e-commerce company Snapdeal.

OYO

OYO

Chinese company Didi Chuxing and China Lodging Group have invested more than USD 100 million in hospitality firm OYO.

Read more:TikTok, SHAREit, Chinese Apps banned. Know best alternatives

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

...view details