Flipkart’s Logistics Arm Ekart Spins Its Model; Goes Hyperlocal
Indian ecommerce major Flipkart’s logistics arm – Ekart – has recently made a shift towards a hyperlocal model. The move on Ekart’s part aims to expand its delivery services to third-party users. To...
View ArticleStartup Accelerator Spark10 Invites Applications For Its Second Batch, Cohort...
Spark10, India’s first European startup accelerator aimed at helping early-stage startups to turn their minimum viable product (MVP) into scalable, investable business, has opened applications for its...
View ArticleFreshdesk Secures $55Mn From Sequoia Capital India, Accel Partners To Take On...
Chennai-based SaaS startup Freshdesk has announced a $55 Mn Series F funding round led by Sequoia Capital India along with Accel Partners. The newly infused funds will be utilised in fuelling company’s...
View ArticleDoorstep Laundry Services Provider LaundryAnna Raises $150K Seed Funding
Bengaluru-based doorstep laundry startup LaundryAnna has secured $150K (INR 1 Cr) in Seed funding from angel investors. Founded in 2015 by Prateek Rana, it offers on-demand laundry services in South...
View ArticleCAN, Lets Venture, And Others Back Healthcare Comparison Platform LetsMD
Delhi-based healthcare comparison platform LetsMD has secured an undisclosed amount in funding from Calcutta Angels Network (CAN), LetsVenture, Anupam Mittal of Shaadi.com and Currae Healthtech Fund....
View Article5 Easy Tips To Ace Your Twitter And Instagram Game
Everyone is talking about the power of social media and its ability to reach the farthest corners of the world. Social media gurus have created a new job market to advise those who have no idea by...
View ArticleFoodtech Startup Sattviko Gobbles Up Funding From Quattro Founder Raman Roy...
Delhi-based health food restaurant chain Sattviko has raised a round of follow-on funding from a series of angel investors including Quattro founder Raman Roy and, others. The amount of funding remains...
View ArticleT-Hub Announces Launch of AgriTech Accelerator Programme In Association With...
Hyderabad state government-backed startup incubator T-Hub has launched an ‘AgriTech Accelerator Program’ in partnership with ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics)....
View ArticleFounded By Ex-Zoho Veterans, Web-optimisation Platform Zarget Raises $6 Mn in...
SaaS-based web optimisation and marketing platform Zarget has raised $6 Mn in its Series A round of funding led by Sequoia India. Current investors Accel Partners and Matrix Partners also participated...
View ArticleHR Tech Startup DoSelect Raises Seed Funding From 3one4 Capital, Mumbai...
Bengaluru-based HR tech startup DoSelect has raised an undisclosed amount of Seed funding from 3one4 Capital, Mumbai Angels led by Mohit Saxena (co-Founder, InMobi), and Aarin Capital. Singapore Angel...
View ArticleHow Mobile Verification Solutions Can Enable Startups To Better Reach Users
The world is witnessing a significant rise in the number of startups. According to a recent Nasscom report, almost 47,000 technology driven startups were born in the US, while around 5,000 such...
View ArticleBengaluru Based Car Purchase And Service Platform BookMyTime Acqui-Hires...
Bengaluru-based car purchase and service platform BookMyTime has acqui-hired car management startup Servicemykar. Founded in October 2014 by Raghavendra Chandrappa, Servicemykar allows users to pick an...
View ArticleHow To Turn Your Startup Into A Viable Business
[This post has been coauthored by Abhishek Surendaran, Principal, Exfinity Venture Partners.] There is a lot of buzz about startups over the past few years and justifiably so, given the disruption that...
View ArticlePaytm To Enable Cashless Bus Booking Across Indian Cities
Mobile payments and ecommerce platform, Paytm has now enabled cashless payments in the unreserved bus booking sector. The service is currently available at bus counters operated by state transport...
View ArticleDecoding Karnataka’s Multi Sector Startup Policy
Bengaluru is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India and rightfully so. Did you know that the city houses roughly 212 software companies? Now, that’s quite a feat! It also has the highest...
View ArticleRedCliffe Capital Invests In San Francisco Based VR Game Studio Xanadu Heights
Venture capital firm RedCliffe Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in a Seed round in Xanadu Heights (XH), a VR game studio based out of San Francisco. The terms of the investment remain...
View ArticleYes Bank Launches Mobile Banking App; Aims To Provide Omnichannel Experience
Private sector bank Yes Bank has launched a mobile banking app, YES MOBILE 2.0. The app claims to be equipped with various industry-first features and supports banking transactions via Apple and...
View ArticleBots Versus Apps – Which Side Are You On?
What do people want the most? Simplicity. Cost efficiency. Time efficiency. Technology: A fancy word to making the future a better, well, a less complex place to live. It began with the Internet, then...
View ArticleChandigarh Angels Network Back Ecommerce Based Gourmet Food Startup The...
Noida-based online gourmet food marketplace, The Gourmet Jar has raised an undisclosed amount from Chandigarh Angels Network. The fresh funds will be used to build team and scale up its operations. It...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Most players in the startup ecosystem celebrate innovation. We tell entrepreneurs that they need to think out of the box. They are exhorted to be creative and original so that they can come up with a...
View Article