DailyNinja Raises Funding Via LetsVenture And TracxnSyndicate
Bangalore-based DailyNinja, a hyperlocal mobile solution for all subscription based daily needs has raised an undisclosed amount in a Pre-Series A round of funding led by Venk Krishnan (NuVentures)....
View ArticleWhy Raising Too Much Money Can Harm Your Startup
Amongst the most often asked questions I get from founders is, “How much money should I raise?” Reflexively founders want to raise as much money as they can because they figure it will give them more...
View ArticleFlipkart’s Binny Bansal Leads $1Mn Funding Round In YumLane
Mumbai-based FMCG startup QwikPik Technology, which owns and operates the YumLane has raised $1 Mn (INR 6.6 Cr) in a seed funding round led by Flipkart CEO Binny Bansal. Other investors that...
View Article10 Reasons Your Boss Hates You. And He/She Is Right.
I had a boss who would push his glasses down on his nose when I walked in and look at me above the glasses. Like I was not worth focusing on. Like I was half a human. He hated me. Your boss hates you...
View ArticleAmplifi Expands To Hong Kong, Ties Up With Local Co-working Space Paperclip...
The business incubation arm of Mumbai-based Amplifi SaaS Accelerator has tied up with Paperclip Startup Campus – a Hong kong based co-working space. The partnership further aims at expanding Amplifi’s...
View ArticleThe Parallel Universe of Indian Fintech
Of the sci-fi movies I’ve had a chance to catch recently, Coherence, a gripping thriller leads the list with a brilliant premise (if you are a sci-fi fan!). In it, a cosmic event opens the door to...
View ArticleSnapdeal Opens Six New Logistics Hubs To Ramp Up Its Delivery Services
In a bid to provide one-touch facility to sellers, Snapdeal has opened six new logistics hubs across Delhi/NCR, Lucknow, Hyderabad and Kolkata. The six new centres are owned by Vulcan Express, a 100%...
View ArticleMicrosoft India Appoints Anant Maheshwari As President
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that Anant Maheshwari has been appointed as President, Microsoft India. He will join Microsoft on September 1. Maheshwari will take over the operations of the...
View ArticleAxilor Accelerator Opens Startup Applications For Winter 2016 Batch
Early stage venture capital firm Axilor is inviting applications for its flagship accelerator programme for the Winter 2016 batch, starting in September. As part of the programme Axilor plans to induct...
View ArticleInfosys To Invest $15 Mn in Stellaris Venture Fund
Stellaris, a Bangalore-based venture partner firm is speculated to raise $15 Mn fund from IT company Infosys. The venture firm is aiming to raise a total corpus of $100 Mn and is in talks with other...
View ArticleThis EdTech Startup Aims To Be An On-Demand Service Platform, To Automate...
With 1.4 Mn schools, 27 Mn students and more than 36,000 higher education institutes, the education market in India is currently pegged at $100 Bn. Pravin Sharma, ex-national Sales Head for Atom...
View ArticleIndian Startup Funding Report July 2016: 147 Investors Participated In 96 Deals
July 2016 marks the beginning of the third quarter of 2016. A lot of speculations still hangs around Q3, given the changes we observed in our Half Yearly Report 2016. We questioned the position of...
View ArticlePitney Bowes Global Accelerator Programme Names Six Indian Startups In Summer...
Pitney Bowes, a global technology company has selected six startups from India to the summer session of the Pitney Bowes Accelerator Programme. This programme provides mentorship, access to venture...
View ArticleFunding Saas: Burning Money Can Be A Good Thing
The story of immense prospects for growth of SaaS model in India is now well established in the circles of entrepreneurs and institutional investors. The market currently is largely outward facing and...
View ArticleHey, Startups! Here’s Why GST Is A Game-Changer For You
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is likely to be passed in Rajya Sabha today. It has been a long time coming. Having been introduced in the 2006-07 Union Budget, the bill should have been implemented...
View ArticleFlipkart Wants To Drive Customer Frenzy, Launches Two New Services
After the hurried acquisition of Jabong, Flipkart has gone the extra mile to enhance user experience by introducing two customer-friendly services called Fliptech and Hobby Hub. Fliptech claims to be a...
View ArticleIndian Government Exempts All Startups From Prior Experience Criteria In...
The Department of Expenditure, in a directive issued to all ministries, has exempted all startups from prior experience criteria in public procurement. Earlier, this benefit was enjoyed only by micro...
View ArticleUCWeb’s 9Apps Plans to Launch Comparison And Discount Aggregator Portal In India
9Apps, the third-party Android app store and mobile applications distribution platform of UCWeb, has marked its entry in the Indian ecommerce space. It plans to offer multiple features on its app to...
View ArticleHow Zomato Hit 1 Million Orders In A Month
Team Zomato is headed for the Seventh Sky. Why, you ask? Well, in July 2016 they were included in a global list of breakthrough brands, which examines emerging companies that are...
View ArticleKeep It Simple – Employer Branding Strategies By Inmobi
InMobi is well known for its culture and has been named number 15 on Fast Company’s list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2016, while being ranked number 1 in the Top 10 Most Innovative...
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