Nandan Nilekani Backs Crowdsource Platform For Train Passengers, Rail Yatri
Noida-based web and mobile train travel app RailYatri has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani Its existing investors Helion Venture Partners, Omidyar...
View ArticleNow Book Bus, Flight Tickets And Order Food Through Snapdeal App
Snapdeal has announced strategic partnerships with Cleartrip and Redbus for travel, and Zomato for food orders, but without investing in them, reported HT. Separate icons for travelling and food...
View ArticleWhat Happens When Angel Investor Starts Dating Startup Founder?
Standup Comedian Appurv Gupta has came up with a new video titled, “Dating and Startups.” The one minute video is an excellent satire on how angel invests money in a startup and how startups takes the...
View ArticleModi Govt. To Launch Master App ‘UMANG’ To Bring 200+ Public Services On A...
Modi government will soon be launching Master app – UMANG in order to ease out the difficulties faced by the citizens while accessing e-government services. A part of PM Narendra Modi’s Digital India...
View ArticleJabong’s Parent Global Fashion Group Raises $339 Mn, Valuation Down By 68%
Rocket Internet’s Global Fashion Group (GFG) has raised $339 Mn (Euro 300 Mn) at a valuation of $1.1 Bn (Euro 1Bn), a 68% less than previous $3.5 Bn (Euro 3.1 Bn) in July last year. The investment came...
View ArticleApplyifi Doubles Down On Mission To Support Startups With New Fundraising...
Applyifi, a Gurgaon-based platform that guides startups in creating a comprehensive pitch deck, has launched The Fundraising Assistance Program (FRA). The program will give companies tools they need to...
View ArticleSmart Ways To Optimise The Frequency Of Emails
Even professionals are not sure about the ideal frequency to maintain while sending emails to clients. It has remained a topic of discussion for everyone involved in a similar practice. We all have...
View ArticleEnam Acquires Stake In Digital Content Platform Arré, Ronnie Screwvala exits
UDigital’s digital media firm Arre has raised an undisclosed investment from investment firm Enam Holdings, for a minority stake in the company. The funds will be utilized for further scaling the...
View ArticleTips On How To Increase Customer Retention
Customers’ loyalty towards brands is one of the deciding factors for its success. One-time customers are never going to show loyalty towards the business and thus, service providers need to work on...
View ArticleDBS Bank Launches Mobile-only Bank In India, Aims To Add Over 5 Mn Customers
Aiming to add over 5 Mn banking customers in India over the next three to five years, Singapore-based DBS Bank launched its first mobile-only bank in India. The bank will be completely paperless and...
View ArticleCraftsvilla Acqui-Hires Fashion Rental Startup F2SO4
Mumbai-based ethnic etailer, Craftsvilla, has acqui-hired clothes rental startup F2SO4 for an undisclosed amount. Chandigarh-based F2SO4 was founded in 2015 by Delhi-based IIT alumni, Amrit Singh and...
View ArticleCouponDunia Revamps Business Focus; Launches Cashback
Mumbai-based coupon site, CouponDunia, has announced the launch of cashback. Sameer Parwani, founder, and CEO of CouponDunia, said, “Our aim has always been to be the pre-shopping destination that...
View ArticleThe Wedding Brigade Raises $600K From Blume To Tap The Indian Wedding Market
The Wedding Brigade, a Mumbai based online wedding planner portal, has raised $600K (INR 4 crore) in Pre-Series A round of funding from Blume Ventures and four undisclosed angels. The funds will be...
View ArticleGirnarSoft Acquires Noida Based SaaS Startup Connecto
Connecto, a Noida based SaaS startup has been acquired in a cash and stock deal by GirnarSoft, the parent company of online auto portals CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com. The deal aims at...
View ArticleWhat Is Brand For Indian Startups?
As we are talking about branding and building brands, I wanted to lay the foundation of how we define and understand “brand” for businesses and startups. As entrepreneurs are embarking a journey of...
View ArticleDocsApp Raises $1.2 Mn In Seed Funding From Facebook’s Early Investor &...
Bangalore-based online medical consultation platform, DocsApp, has raised $1.2 Mn in seed funding from Facebook’s angel investors Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan, along with Japanese Venture...
View ArticleConquering The Events Space: Hyderabad Based MeraEvents’ Journey From 1Cr A...
When Chennapanaidu Darapaneni moved back from the US in 2007 to India, little did he know that the answer to his quest of doing something in the B2C space lay in the space itself. Naidu was running...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Startup Impact Guru Raises $500K From RB Investments And Fundnel
Impact Guru, a Mumbai based crowdfunding startup has raised a Seed round of $500K from Singapore VC, RB Investments and Southeast Asia private fund, Fundnel. The funds will be utilized to to scale...
View ArticleDigital Vidya Launches Marketing Helpline Platform – Ask Digital Vidya
Digital Vidya, a New Delhi based digital marketing education firm has announced the launch of an online digital marketing helpline platform, ‘Ask Digital Vidya’. The portal was earlier running in...
View ArticleTata To Sync Ancient Science With Wearable Tech; To Launch Fitness Tracker...
Tata group, a Mumbai based multinational conglomerate, is now planning to further diversify its portfolio. The company is planing to make a foray into wearables. The 148 year old conglomerate will soon...
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