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There’s More To Life Than Being A F***ing Entrepreneur
I’m guilty. I’m guilty of pushing the idea that the only thing worth doing with your life is being an entrepreneur. That’s this idea that I picked up because it was a driving force in my existence for...
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Startup’s Guide To Effective Tech Recruiting
Doesn’t matter if you’re a product company or not, you will need technical people in your team who can drive technology to run your company. Since technology is growing at an unstoppable pace, every...
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Getting Your Series A Mojo Back
A Chip On Your Shoulder A few years ago I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. I think it’s an important read. A chip on one’s shoulder as in, “Fuck the system, it’s...
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Snapdeal’s Shopo Completes 1 Year, Launches Website And Escrow Protection
Snapdeal re-launched Shopo, a C2C marketplace with Zero Commission model to sell new as well as used goods in 2015 as a platform dedicated to SMEs. Little did they know that within a year it will gain...
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Nandan Nilekani Backs Ecommerce startup 10i Commerce Services
Bangalore-based ecommerce startup 10i Commerce Services has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani. Founded last year by Amit Sharma and Apoorva Jois, 10i...
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Cyber Security Startup Lucideus Gets Backing From Flipkart CFO Sanjay Baweja
Lucideus, a startup working in the field of cyber security has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Flipkart CFO, Sanjay Baweja. Co-founded in 2012 by Saket Modi, Delhi-based Lucideus is a...
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Workspace Rental Portal Qdesq Raises Angel Funding
Qdesq, a workspace rental platform has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Anuraag Jaipuria (Director, Jai Drinks Pvt Ltd), Ruchirans Jaipuria (Director, Jaipuria Beverage and Food Pvt. Ltd.)...
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Quikr Acquires Online Recruitment Startup Hiree To Strengthen QuikrJobs
Online classified platform Quikr, has acquired Bangalore-based online recruitment firm Hiree, focused on white collar jobs, for an undisclosed amount. With this Hiree, will be merged with its jobs...
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Startups, Now Just Need DIPP Certificate For IPR Benefits
In an announcement made by the Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the startups would now need only a certificate of recognition from the government to avail IPR-related benefits. With...
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Jugnoo To Offer Auto Booking Service In Offline Mode; Files For Patent
In a bid to become internet-independent, Jugnoo has filed a patent that allows operations of its app in offline mode as well. Now users can book rides on the app in the absence of internet...
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Exclusive: Hyperlocal Buddy Finder ‘WakoW’ Raises Funding, Targets 50K Users...
With more than 3 lakh apps around, every activity of our daily life seems to be trapped in a digital shell, with no acquaintances, even with people in our closest vicinity. Someone might have more than...
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Qwikcilver Secures Funding From Sistema, Accel India & Others
Bangalore-based gift card technology startup Qwikcilver has raised an undisclosed amount of funding led by Sistema Asia Fund, the proprietary fund of Russian conglomerate Sistema. Its existing...
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Digital Payments In India To Hit $500 Bn By 2020: Google And BCG Report
Over the past few years, the payments landscape in India has shown some major shifts with digital payments witnessing an exponential growth. The digital payments industry in India is projected to reach...
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Updated: It’s A Done Deal: Flipkart Acquires Jabong
After making news for months regarding its sell off, Jabong finally has found a ideal soulmate. After snapping Myntra two years back to strengthen its fashion category, Flipkart today announced that it...
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Amazon’s Premium Service ‘Amazon Prime’ Lands In Indian Market; Prime Video...
Amazon has launched Amazon Prime membership program in India. With Prime, customers in over 100 cities can avail unlimited free one-day and two-day delivery on eligible products. Amit Agarwal,...
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Delhi City Taxi And Auto Unions On Strike; Demands Ola-Uber Ban
While Ola and Uber were tangled in their own ‘war of worlds’; a third ground force has now attacked them. Delhi Autorickshaw Sangh and Delhi Pradesh Taxi Union have called for an indefinite strike...
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Zoomcar Raises $25 Mn From Ford Motors, Sequoia & Reliance Ventures
Bangalore-based self-drive car rental venture Zoomcar has reportedly raised $25 Mn in Series C funding led by Ford Motor Company. Its existing investor Sequoia Capital along with new investor, Reliance...
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NDMC Clears Proposal To Set Up Atal Incubation Centre For Startups
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has cleared a proposal to set up business incubation centres for startups. Twenty new startups will get assistance from NDMC, who will be provided with the basic...
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Naspers Brings Used Car Marketplace Stradia To India With OLX
South African internet major Naspers has launched Stradia.in, an online used car marketplace in India. Users can search for an option by brand, model, price, year, mileage and fuel type across all...
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Swiss Re Selects 6 Startups For Its 1st Batch Of InsurTech Accelerator...
Swiss Re, a reinsurance company based in Zurich has selected six startups for its first batch of InsurTech accelerator programme. Swiss Re Group is a wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and...
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