Bloomberg Tech startups are typically founded by young entrepreneurs with more passion than experience. This is as true in India as it is in Silicon Valley. Then there’s Bigbasket, whose founders are veterans of the dotcom bust and mostly north of 50. Drawing on their successes and failures, they’ve turned their six-year-old startup into India’s biggest e-grocer and are taking ...

Bloomberg Large digital companies operating in the European Union, such as Alphabet Inc. and Twitter Inc., could face a 3 percent tax on their gross revenue based on users’ locations, according to a plan by the European Commission. The proposal by the EU’s executive arm outlines how a targeted levy on sales would increase the tax bill technology companies face, ...

Bloomberg Michelin’s planned acquisition of UK conveyor-belt maker Fenner Plc for about 1.2 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) is aimed at expanding the French tire manufacturer’s mining equipment business and moving into non-rubber materials. Under a deal unveiled, Fenner shareholders will receive 610 pence a share, which represents a 24 percent premium over the East Yorkshire, UK-based company’s price before the ...