Coupons & Cashback App, LafaLafa Raises Seed Fund From Vectr Ventures
Gurgaon and Hong Kong-based LafaLafa, a mobile-first coupons and cashback app, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Hong Kong-based Vectr Ventures; this is Vectr’s first investment in...
View ArticleMobile Fitness Startup MobieFit Gets More Fit With $1 Mn Funding From Medi...
Mobile fitness startup MobieFit grabbed $1 Mn (INR 6.63 Cr) from Medi Assist India. Medi Assist India TPA Pvt. Ltd. is a healthcare manager that provides services related to medical insurance. With...
View ArticleHow We Got 100K App Users For smartapp In Just 25 Days With Zero Paid Marketing
With this post, I am coming out of the self imposed hiatus on all my social interactions. I was off Twitter & Medium for last 2 months because something more exciting kept me busy. We launched a...
View ArticleBSE Forms Advisory Group To Fast-Track Alternate Fundraising Platform For...
The BSE has formed an advisory group to fast-track the development of its platform – BSE Hi-Tech – an alternate fund-raising platform for startup firms. SEBI had cleared the alternate fund-raising...
View ArticleRahul Chowdhri, Ritesh Banglani & Alok Goyal Quit Helion
Mauritius-based India focused venture capital firm Helion Advisors has announced an organisational change. Rahul Chowdhri, Ritesh Banglani and Alok Goyal have quit the organisation pursue new...
View ArticleSIDBI Clears $140 Mn From Fund-Of-Funds To Support Venture Capital Firms...
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has cleared $140 Mn (INR 930 Cr) from the $302 Mn (INR 2,000 Cr) fund-of-funds, that it launched in August to support venture capital funds. Finance...
View ArticleDecoding The Unicorns In The Indian Startup Sector
The Indian Startup landscape has boomed massively in the last few years. Spurred on by a more entrepreneurial mindset, we see youngsters (and experienced professionals too!) more keen on starting their...
View ArticleRcom Puts Facebook’s Free Basics Service On Hold
Under regulatory pressure, Reliance Communications has put the commercial launch of Facebook’s Free Basics on hold till it gets approval from sectoral regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...
View ArticleTech Mahindra Launches Digital Wallet, MoboMoney
Tech Mahindra Ltd., a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering, has launched a contactless digital payment ecosystem, named MoboMoney. MoboMoney is a prepaid wallet...
View ArticleStartup Bubble Hasn’t Burst, It’s Cementing Itself Into Something Concrete:...
Sandeep Aggarwal is an active angel investor, philanthropist and Internet visionary. His impeccable business acumen, strong domain knowledge and an undying passion to never give up has helped him grow...
View ArticleProgress Report: Here’s How Our Top Enterprise Startup Picks Of 2015 Fared...
As the curtain closes on another exciting year, we at Inc42, like always, pause for a while to look back, contemplate, analyse, predict and come up with our series of year-end stories that would...
View Article‘Transformation Lead By Disruption’: TiE Mumbai Announces TiECON Mumbai 2016
The Mumbai chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) has announced the launch of ‘TiECON Mumbai 2016’, a entrepreneurial conclave, to be held at Mumbai’s NCPA on January 6 & 7, 2016. TiECON Mumbai...
View ArticleTop Online Couponing Trends To Watch Out For In 2016
In India, ecommerce has shown tremendous growth in the last five years. The ease, convenience and variety available online often surpasses the benefits of shopping from retail stores. However, only...
View ArticleBrand Licensing Startup, Black White Orange, Raises Funding From...
Mumbai-based brand licensing startup Black White Orange Brands has raised about $300K (INR 2 Cr.) in a funding round from Collaborative Licensing Ventures LLP, reported ET. This is the second funding...
View Article9 Things To Know Before You Join A Startup
While hiring for Cubeit, we’ve noticed that a lot of candidates don’t ask the right questions about what to expect when they join a startup. A startup is not just another job. It is a risky venture –...
View ArticleGovernment Considering Proposals For Tax Exemptions on ESOPs, VC Investments...
In a bid to make the environment more conducive for startups, the Government is considering proposals submitted by the ministry of communications and information technology on tax exemptions on stock...
View ArticleHow We Grew From 1 Lakh To 100 Crore – The Bootstrap Way!
Going bootstrapped is never a sexy option, but it might just be the right one. Having a strong focus on unit economics can drive a lot of “correct” business decisions. Of course the growth is bound to...
View ArticleOn Demand Furniture Rental Startup, CityFurnish, Raises Seed Fund
Gurgaon-based Magneto Home Pvt Ltd owned CityFurnish, an on-demand furniture rental platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed round funding from Jitendra Gupta, co-founder at Citrus Pay....
View ArticleHow PayTunes Is Taking Mobile Advertising To Another Level By Incentivizing...
“If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.”-goes an old Turkish Proverb. The saying may be old but it could not be less true for today’s times. Especially if every call that one’s listens to...
View Article2015 In Review: A Look At The 111 Startups That Got Acquired This Year
In our most anticipated endeavour to bring the highlights of the passing year, 2015, here is another dope for you. This time, we have a collated list of all the acquisitions that were made in the...
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