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Freshdesk Acquires Bengaluru Based Chatimity To Strengthen AI Capabilities
Freshdesk, the Indian SaaS startup that provides a cloud-based customer support software has acquired Chatimity, a social chat platform that develops artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbot...
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Blockchain Comes To Indian Banks – Can They Bank On It?
Signalling the arrival of blockchain technology in the Indian banking sector, last week ICICI Bank, announced that it has successfully executed transactions in international trade finance and...
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MakeMyTrip Buys ibibo Group To Capture Larger Pie Of India’s Travel Space
Big news coming out of the traveltech space here in India. A consolidation of gargantuan proportions sees MakeMyTrip acquiring Ibibo Group. Ibibo as an umbrella company comprises bus aggregator –...
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Mumbai Based VC Firm Next Orbit To Raise $750 Mn Fund
Next Orbit Ventures (NOVF), a Mumbai-based venture capital firm is reportedly in talks with a few UAE investors to raise funds for its $750 Mn plus fund. As mentioned in an official statement, 18 UAE...
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What I Learnt From DFJ Partner Heidi Roizen And How It Changed My Life
It all started 3 years back. October 2013 is when it started. It had been a few months now that I started my love affair with the tech world. I was trying to start a small Internet company with my...
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7 Actionable Ways To Grab And Hold Your Audience Attention
Here’s the truth: You need nothing but a connection to the Internet and a gadget to make money online. Growing revenue in the digital era is getting easier and the Internet has become a competitive...
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Misused Words That Make Smart People Look Stupid
We’re all tempted to use words that we’re not too familiar with. We throw them around in meetings, emails, and important documents (such as resumes and client proposals), and they land, like...
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Experience Never Gets Old: Why Startups Should Hire Senior Managers
In ‘The Intern,’ Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway gave a very interesting lesson to startups and entrepreneurs all over the world. The message was very simple – Experience Never Gets Old. A majority of...
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Finally, Announcing The Junction – Inc42’s Flagship Conference
India needs another tech conference like it needs another foodtech startup. There are enough startup events out there that one could last most of the year without ever having to buy dinner! And yet...
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Furlenco Raises $30 Mn In Series B Round; Transforms Into A Fully...
Bengaluru-based online furniture rental company Furlenco has raised $30 Mn (INR 200 Cr) in a Series B round. The deal is a mix of equity and debt financing. The equity portion of the investment is led...
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500 Startups To Organise All In One Destination For Hardware Startups:...
Venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator, 500 Startups is organising a one day workshop focussing on the Indian startup hardware sector, Blueprint: The 500 Hardware Workshop. The workshop aims...
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Snapdeal Get Involves In Legal Tangle, As Century Textile Sues For Trademark...
Mumbai-based Century Textiles and Industry Pvt. Ltd has filed a case in Bombay High Court on Snapdeal for trademark infringement of one of its products. The company has also sued Snapdeal founders,...
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Saama Capital Invests $1.1 Mn In Personal Wealth Management Startup Fisdom
Bengaluru-based personal wealth management startup Fisdom has secured $1.1 Mn (INR 7.3 Cr) from Saama Capital. The raised funds will be divested towards team expansion and customer acquisition. Fisdom...
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Urban Ladder Shifts Business Model, Plans To Open Offline Stores
Online furniture retailer Urban Ladder has shifted its business model from an ecommerce platform to a furniture brand. The development comes in line with its plans to open offline stores. According to...
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From Agritech To Client Computing – Meet The Startups From The First Batch Of...
Technology company Intel India hosted its first ‘Maker Lab Startup Conclave’ and ‘Demo Showcase’ in its Bengaluru campus. The ‘Intel India Maker Lab’ was set up about a year ago to help startups...
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How Social Media Automation Can Boost A CXO’s Productivity
Every entrepreneur wants to make the most out of his or her day. Unfortunately, the path is not as simple as it appears in the beginning. A strong willpower, management skill, and not-to-give up...
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How ERP Can Become Key To Solving India’s Banking Crisis
“The non-performing assets situation is an important issue for the RBI. We will deal with the situation with firmness, but also with pragmatism so that the economy does not feel any lack of credit to...
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How Market Conditions Reinforce The Concept Of Frugality With Etailers
With competition heating up in the ecommerce space, companies are continuously focussing their efforts on finding new ways to keep going strong. In the process, they have discovered one thing in common...
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6 Ways For Bootstrapped Entrepreneurs To Ace Link-building Online And Get...
Link building is very important for businesses today when the Internet plays a key role in garnering customers’ attention and driving up sales. And if you are a bootstrapped startup waiting to get...
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MakeMyTrip + Ibibo: What Does It Mean?
Ibibo Group & MakeMyTrip, by many measures the top two online travel agencies in India, announced a merger — ending an expensive competitive pricing and discounting race. First, some context. While...
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