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Ratan Tata To Soon Launch A VC Fund
Continuing his streak of investments in startups, Chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata is reportedly planning to set up a Venture Capital fund. As per a recent report by Livemint, Tata in...
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3 Things Recently Funded Startups Should Keep In Mind
The startup ecosystem in India has never been more conducive. Startups that have received funding are lucky, since their idea or product has been validated by investors. However, while in 2014-15, when...
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When To Pull The Plug On A Startup
One of the hardest calls for an angel investor is to decide when to pull the plug on a startup which seems to go nowhere. When it is floundering you have to make some hard choices. Should I cut my...
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What Goes Wrong With Funded Startups?
Startup idea is not a lottery ticket A founder, armed with dreams, convinces himself and investors to believe almost anything with a mix of charm, charisma, bravado, hyperbole,marketing, appeasement,...
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A Disheartened AskMe Employee Seeks Answers From Billionaire Investor
The startup ecosystem is a very peculiar, insular one. A startup needs investors to grow, users and consumers to use the app/product. The investor needs the startup to keep scaling up and producing...
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CouponDunia Launches Premium Lifestyle Card ‘Quirk’ In Bangalore
Mumbai-based online coupon and cashback site CouponDunia has launched a premium lifestyle card – Quirk. This card has been initially launched in Bangalore. It will specifically cater to the lifestyle...
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Future Group Partners With Paytm To Take Big Bazaar Online
Mobile payment and commerce platform Paytm, has entered into a strategic tie-up with Future Group. Now Paytm users can shop for Big Bazaar products through the Paytm marketplace, and get it delivered...
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GST: Glass Half Full Or Half Empty For Indian Startups?
Australia has it. China has it. Even the Philippines have it. And now, so does India. 114 countries and the European Union have already implemented a central goods and services tax commonly known as...
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Has Sequoia Backed GoodService Shut Down Its Operations?
Delhi-based chat based concierge startup GoodService seems to have shut down its operations. The app is not working for existing users and moreover, apps from Play store and Apple store have also been...
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Healthcare Analytics Startup Tricog Raises Series A Funding From Blume,...
Tricog Health, a Bangalore-based healthcare analytics company has raised an undisclosed amount in Series A round of funding. The investment was led by Inventus Capital Partners, Blume Ventures and a...
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Ola’s Valuation Marked Up To $4.2 Bn After $50 Mn Investment From US Based...
It has been recently disclosed that US-based investment firm Vanguard had invested $50 Mn in Cab hailing app Ola in December 2015. At that time, the share value per share was $40,885. According to...
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21 Signs Your Are Dating A Product Manager
For me, it was hard to tell when I was dating a product manager. Just kidding I’m not that desperate. But you might be. And if you are, here are the signs to look for. You might be dating a product...
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Ex-Exotel Co-Founder Vijay Sharma Is On A Mission To Make Hiring A...
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger – goes a famous adage. For startups, we could also add that it not only makes you stronger but smarter. At least, this is what Exotel’s ex-co-founder and...
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The Secret Behind Cracking The Indian Online Grocery Segment – Why It’s Not...
When news of Grofers shutting down its operations in 9 cities came in early January this year, the entire hyperlocal community went into a state of shock. With over $165 Mn in its kitty after being...
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5 Dormant Fissures Explain Why The Startup Bubble Will Burst Soon
Many people predicted 2016 as the year when the startup bubble would finally burst, bringing down the entire ecosystem with it. That’s a bit too dramatic, assuming the entire system would collapse on...
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Uber Vs Karnataka: High Court Questions State Government
Online cab aggregators like Ola and Uber have been experiencing a bumpy ride from Indian state governments these past couple of months. After being called up for surge pricing and discrepancies in...
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Kerala Based VST Travels Receives $27K Funding From Promatus
VST Travels, a Kerala-based travel startup has raised about $27K (INR 1.8 Cr) funding from a Dubai-based Promatus Group. VST Travels, a startup incubated at the Kerala State Industrial Development...
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Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [1 August – 6 August]
This week, Ratan Tata announced his plans to set up a Venture Capital fund, in partnership with the University of California, with a corpus of around $100-150 Mn. It will be investing about $10-15 Mn...
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Ansrsource Partners With Kyron Global, Launches Edtech Accelerator
Bangalore-based education solutions provider ansrsource has launched an accelerator program, anscelerator, – ‘ansrsource Learning Accelerator’ for edtech startups. The program is launched with Kyron...
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News Roundup: 13 Startup Stories That You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [1-6...
The most awaited, GST Bill got passed this week. The mainstream media marked this development as an achievement of PM Narendra Modi. GST is said to be a game changer for startups as it will lead to...
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