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Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [7 September -12 September]
Joining the league of venture capital firms raising funds to invest in startups, this week, Bangalore-based VC firm Kalaari Capital announced that it has raised $290 Mn India-centric fund. The fund was...
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News Roundup: 12 Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [7 – 12 September]
Rahul Yadav, ex Housing CEO, is back in action once again. The controversial star of the Indian startup ecosystem has on-boarded Azeem Zainulbhai, chief of staff at Housing and Suvonil Chatterjee,...
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Are Ecommerce Companies Overdoing The Deals & Discounts In Email Marketing?
Globally, ecommerce players have understood the potential of email marketing, with many using it to boost their sales and customer loyalty. With automated email marketing, bulk emails containing the...
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Hyperlocal Delivery Startup, Shadowfax, Raises $8.5 Mn From Eight Roads Ventures
Gurgaon-based on-demand hyperlocal delivery services startup, Shadowfax has raised $8.5 Mn in its Series A round of funding led by Fidelity’s proprietary investment firm, Eight Roads Ventures. With...
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The One Formula To Find Your Passion In Life
I was passionate when I was throwing hard pointed rocks at other little kids. “I hit him!” My friends and I would climb around construction sites, pretending they were forts. And throw rocks at each...
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How Successful People Overcome Uncertainty
Our brains are hardwired to make much of modern life difficult. This is especially true when it comes to dealing with uncertainty. On the bright side, if you know the right tricks, you can override...
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Going From Product Market Fit To Traction – What Works In SaaS?
If you have a few early customers for your SaaS application, the next question typically is to get to $1000, then $10K and then $100K in MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) – which most people will call...
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Google To Provide Free WiFi Across 400 Indian Railway Stations
Good news for the Indian Railways commuters! Google and Indian Railways have partnered to launch a new project under the code name Project Nilgiri that will deliver free Wi-fi access to around 400...
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Hyderabad Based Usability Testing Startup CanvasFlip Raises $1.2 Mn From...
Hyderabad-based cloud based prototyping and usability testing platform, CanvasFlip, has raised $1.2 Mn in seed round from Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP). The...
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Ola Raises $225 Mn From Falcon Edge Capital & Existing Investors: Report
Cab & auto hailing App Ola has reportedly raised around $225 Mn (INR 1,478 Cr.) as a part of its new funding round of $500 Mn, which the company will close shortly. According to documents filed by...
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Practo Acquires Insta Heath For $12 Mn; Taps 500 Hospitals In One Go
After raising an impressive $90 Mn in Series C funding last month, the online healthcare platform Practo has acquired hospital information management company, Insta Health Solutions for about $12 Mn....
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An Entrepreneur’s Iconic Love Story
I recently had an entire conversation with a startup founder with a handful of emojis, some bitmojis, and a picture. As time is of the essence for founders, not a second should be wasted on...
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UE LifeSciences, Startup Behind High-Tech, Portable, “iBreastExam” Device,...
UE LifeSciences has raised over $3 Mn in a funding round led by Aarin Capital, co-founded by Mohandas Pai and Ranjan Pai of Manipal Group. The raised capital will be used to expand trials and set-up...
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Flipkart Launches New Fulfilment Centre In Chennai
Homegrown ecommerce marketplace Flipkart, in a bid to improve its supply chain in Chennai and surrounding areas, has announced launch of a new fulfilment centre in the city. With this, Flipkart now has...
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Exclusive: Senior Yahoo Executive Invests $300K In Branded Budget...
Room on Call, a branded budget accommodation marketplace, which allows business and leisure travellers to book a budget room online or through direct booking in the absence of internet connection while...
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Offline Ad Network, AdUrCup, Raises Seed Funding From Dineout Founders
AdUrCup, a BW ACCELERATE Batch 1 startup from Delhi, has raised undisclosed amount in its first round of funding led by the founders of Dineout, Ankit Mehrotra, Sahil Jain, Nikhil Bakshi and Vivek...
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Karnataka To Become The First State To Have A Dedicated Startup Council
Karnataka is all set to become the first state to have a dedicated startup council. The council will be set up by the government of Karnataka which will look into state investment for startup...
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One Thing That Will Make People Believe in You
Why do some people have enormous success in business, and in life, while others fail? How do business tycoons and influential people get others to follow them, buy from them, and adopt their views?...
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Rocket Internet Backed Jabong Looks For A New CEO; Mohan & Praveen Sinha To Exit
Rocket Internet backed fashion ecommerce company, Jabong is reportedly looking for a new CEO. According to a report, current CEO and co-founder, Arun Chandra Mohan and Managing Director and co-founder,...
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India Internet Fund & Data Collective Invests In Mobile Tech & Data Science...
Mobile tech and data science startup, InVenture, has raised $10 Mn in series A round of funding to launch into additional markets in sub-saharan Africa and Asia. The funding was led by Data Collective...
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