
India's Gupshup acquires VC-backed OneDirect

India-based B2C messaging services provider Gupshup has acquired OneDirect, a local customer service platform that previously received several rounds of funding from Sequoia Capital India.
The deal comes on the back of a strong fundraising run by Gupshup, which closed a USD 100m round – at a valuation of USD 1.4bn – in April 2021 and followed up with a USD 240m investment three months...
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