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The Biggest Challenges For Startup Productivity
Startup businesses today are characterized by long hours, above and beyond efforts and a stream of what at times can feel like an unmanageable workload. All the while leaders are looking to shape and...
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Online Grocery Supplier, Town Essentials, Raises Angel Funding
Bangalore-based Town Essentials, an online grocer that supplies to both institutions and consumers, has raised $1 Mn (about INR 6.7 Cr.) in a fresh round of angel funding from a cluster of...
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Former Amazon Employees Try To Dupe Flipkart; Get Arrested
Two people were arrested for cheating Flipkart over INR 50,000 by claiming refund for an iPhone in Hyderabad. Reportedly, Atul Sharma and Naveen Kumar, former Amazon employees, tried to fool Flipkart...
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5 Tips to Create A PR Plan Even With Restricted Funds
As we are nearing the New Year, it’s time to assess your business goal setting and strategic planning, especially your marketing and PR plans. Startups often shy away PR stating that such activities...
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Government To Kickstart The ‘Start-Up India Stand Up India’ Plan In January
‘Start-up India Stand Up India’, the new initiative that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken about on Independence Day this year, will finally be kick-started on January 16. The government will...
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Flipkart To Now Drive Cars & Bikes On Its Marketplace
Homegrown ecommerce marketplace Flipkart has started its pilot project to sell cars and motorcycles in Bangalore. For this, Flipkart has tied up with two local dealers viz Khivraj Motors for Bajaj...
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MySmartPrice Generates $140 Mn GMV
Hyderabad-based product discovery and price comparison platform, Mysmartprice, has recorded more than 106 Mn unique users visiting the site this year. In August 2014, the company had recorded 15 Mn...
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2015 In Review: The Top Startup Ecosystem Newsmakers Of 2015
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...
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Entrepreneurs – Can You Manage Your Fears!
An entrepreneur’s life is full of challenges and with every challenge lies a lurking fear of failure! On one hand, the ‘to-do’ list seems never ending, with product inception, management, engineering,...
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Vertex Ventures Raises $150 Mn For Its New Fund
California-based Vertex Ventures, a venture capital firm, has raised $151 Mn for its debut early-stage fund i.e. ‘Vertex Ventures US Fund I, LP’, according to the documents filed with the US Securities...
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Car Care Service Provider, Bumper, Raises Seed Fund From SAIF Partners
Bangalore-based Bumper, a car care service provider, has raised $500K (about INR 3.3 Cr.) in a seed round funding led by SAIF Partners. Autoninja owned Bumper was founded in 2015 by Akhil Gupta, Rahul...
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After CarPool, Meru Cabs Launches ‘Ride Share’ Service
With an aim to offer a convenient and eco-friendly travel option, Meru Cab Co. Pvt. Ltd, has launched a new feature on its app called ‘Ride Share’. The service will be currently operational in...
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MobiKwik Raises Additional Funding Of About $6.5 Mn From Sequoia & Others
Gurgaon-based mobile wallet company, MobiKwik, has closed about $6.5 Mn (INR 44 Cr.), in a mix of debt and equity funding from existing investors Sequoia Capital and Asia-focused hedge fund Tree Line...
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Progress Report: Here’s How Our Top Hardware Startup Picks Of 2015 Fared This...
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...
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Rocket Internet Backed FoodPanda Joins Firing Squad; Fires 330 Employees
Rocket Internet-backed Foodpanda has reduced its workforce by 15%. As per the company, the move is aimed towards profitability combined with adjustments to its business model. As per the company, it...
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The Eureka Moment Stories Behind The Names Of 36 Indian Startups You Know
Centuries ago, Shakespeare had said, What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet. And centuries later, every James Bond movie still has the classic line, The...
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Here Comes The Inflection Point For Local Language Technologies
India has emerged as the 3rd largest smartphone market in the world. According to a latest report by IAMAI and KPMG, number of smartphone users will reach 236 Mn in 2016 and 314 Mn in 2017....
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Peppertap Unveils App For Vendors To Manage Inventory
Gurgaon-based on-demand grocery delivery startup PepperTap has launched a dedicated app for its vendor partners. The app will enable vendors to analyse their performance on PepperTap’s platform along...
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CCI Dismisses Meru’s Charges Against Uber
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday, dismissed the charges filed by Meru Cabs against Uber. Meru had alleged that Uber was following predatory pricing to increase its market share. In...
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E-Fever Transforming The Healthcare Sector
Gone are those days when we ended up rushing to our nearest medical stores for medicines or clinics for medical assistance. Today, they are just a mobile click away. Technology has intervened in almost...
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