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Ola Drivers Protest Against App Outage, Car Loans & Incentives Gets Resolved
Over 1,000 ola drivers staged a protest yesterday (Thursday), raising concerns on three issues, money deducted to clear car loan not reaching the banks, non-payment of incentives and app outage. The...
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Train Ticket Discovery Platform, ConfirmTKT, Raises Funding From Venture...
Bangalore-based train ticket discovery platform, ConfirmTKT, has raised $250K in seed round of funding from investment platform Venture Catalysts. VCats angels including Dr. Apoorv Ranjan Sharma,...
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This XIMB Alumnus’s Tryst With Jewellery Helped Her Raise One Of The Biggest...
Online jewellery brand, Melorra, has raised $5 Mn from LightBox Ventures at the seed stage. The company launched its operations just this week, making this investment one of the biggest seed rounds in...
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What 2016 Holds For The Indian Entrepreneur
Looking back at 2015, one can safely comment that this was one of the most important years for startups, where the focus was not on big companies making bigger news but that of small time individuals...
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FoodTech Startup, FreshMenu, Raises $16.5 Mn In Fresh Funding
Bangalore-based FreshMenu, an online first restaurant, has raised about $16.5 Mn (INR 110 Cr.) in a funding round led by Zodius Capital and existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. In 2015, it...
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Disruptive Component Analysis: Zeroing In On The Problem
This post illustrates in detail the concept of Disruptive Component Analysis (DCA) introduced in “Houston, we have a problem”. Identifying potential disruptions is best done through an approach I like...
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Funding Galore : Startup Fundings Of The Week [4 January – 9 January]
After making headlines for months, Quikr finally acquired Commonfloor for an undisclosed amount. Quikr will merge its real estate vertical QuikrHomes with CommonFloor. The merger is is expected to be...
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News Roundup: 9 Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [4 January – 9 January]
After making headlines for months, this week Netflix finally launched in India, with plans starting from INR 500. The service went live in over 130 new countries. In 2016, the company plans to release...
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Movers & Shakers Of The Week [4 January – 9 January]
Lifestyle online retailer Jabong appointed Ranjan Kant as its chief marketplace officer and Kalyan Kumar as the head of merchandise to steer company’s growth. Ranjan was earlier working with Snapdeal...
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Last Minute Hotel Booking App, SavvyMob, Raises $1 Mn From Mohandas Pai &...
SavvyMob, an online marketplace that offers last-minute hotel bookings to customers, has raised about $1 Mn in a seed round of funding led by former Infosys veteran TV Mohandas Pai and Let’sVenture, an...
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17 Absurd But Hopeful Predictions For Tech Startup Ecosystem For 2016
I’m a sucker for annual predictions. It’s an opportunity to suggest preposterous theories grounded in absolutely zero fact or logic. It’s a time to look ahead with unquestionable positivity and make...
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Using Predictive Analysis To Spot Customers With Highest Affinity To Buy
There is an intriguing study being carried out on potential loan defaulters which has nothing to do with their financial status, credit score or spending habits. If the results of initial analysis are...
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Why You Should Always Choose Mobile Prototyping
[Proto.io is a leading mobile app prototyping tool used by entrepreneurs and startups to create fully-interactive realistic prototypes that look and feel like real apps.] Most designers start their...
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Customers Turns Investors: Lumiere Organic Gets Backing Of 20 Angels
Bangalore-based Lumiere seed-to-table organic product firm, Lumiere Organic Venture Pvt. Ltd. has raised an undisclosed amount in a funding round led by group of 20 undisclosed investors. Lumiere...
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500 Startups Puts A Hold On Its India Focussed Fund StartupWallah
Dave McClure led California-based, 500 Startups, an early-stage seed fund, has been reported to hold its plans for its India focussed startup fund StartupWallah. The fund was supposed to be launched in...
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4 Top Tips For Entrepreneurs On Celebrating Success & Communicating Criticism
Entrepreneurs are by nature focused, and typically very driven. When racing towards a greater vision, it is important these individuals pause to reflect and take stock. In slowing down and recognizing...
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Flipkart Starts Selling Warehouse Space To Sellers Against A ‘Priority...
Flipkart has now started offering its warehouse space to its sellers in return of “priority” seller status on the marketplace. The warehouse space that was once occupied by its top seller WS Retail...
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Flipkart Announces New CEO
Ecommerce giant Flipkart has announced major structural change in the management. Founder Sachin Bansal (CEO & co-founder) has now been appointed as the Executive Chairman in the company, on the...
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Oh! Swiggy, Swiggy, Swiggy
So, just when I was just getting ready to have a nice lazy Sunday afternoon post a nice long run (for real), I opened up one of the multitude of apps available to the Indian consumer these days, called...
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Ola Introduces ‘Ola Corporate’ To Provide Travel Options For Corporates
Cab-hailing company Ola has launched ‘Ola Corporate’, to offer seamless mobility experience to corporate travellers across all major Indian metros. With this development, customers can hail cabs when...
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