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Reports of a potential merger came as a surprise earlier this week. Whether the two very different interior design startups can work well together is an open question.

Entrackr on Tuesday reported a surprising development in the startup space. “Livspace in talks to acquire HomeLane”, read the headline of the report.
“The talks have been going on for several weeks and the terms of the deal are being finalized,” said one of the unidentified individuals quoted in the story.
A HomeLane executive, however, says there are “inaccuracies” in the article, particularly that no deal has been finalized; he, however, did not comment further on whether talks are happening. The two companies are possibly in the early to middle stages of conversations.
Livspace and HomeLane are the two main …
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