How Entry Of Online Players Is Boosting Car Dealership Segment In India
The market for pre-owned cars in India has seen a sudden surge in popularity buoyed by factors like greater customer acceptance, the desire to upgrade to high-end models and the fact that the car...
View ArticleGHV Accelerator Onboards IStyleYou And AdUrCup; Invests $100K
Gurgaon-based startup accelerator Green House Ventures (GHV) has backed two startups in two different domains – fashion discovery and ad-tech. The two startups – IStyleYou and AdUrCup, are selected for...
View ArticleRatan Tata Backs B2B Marketplace Moglix
A global marketplace for business and industrial supplies, Moglix, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata. This is Tata’s sixth investment this year and his...
View ArticleMotorcycle Touring Startup, Motoziel, Looks To Raise $3 Mn
Gurgaon-based motorcycle touring startup, Motoziel, is looking to raise about $3 Mn in the next fiscal to expand its vehicle fleet, reported ET. Speaking on this development, Kalyan Mazumder, MD at...
View ArticleSnapdeal All Set To Invest In Online Home-Services Startup Zimmber
Mumbai-based, on-demand home services startup, Zimmber, is speculated to raise funding from Snapdeal, reports ET. The deal which is estimated to be valued at about $7 Mn will see Snapdeal acquiring...
View ArticleSaif Partners & Vertex Ventures Invest In Ecommerce Logistics Startup Xpressbees
Pune-based ecommerce logistics firm, Xpressbees, has raised around $8 Mn (about INR 54 Cr) from SAIF Partners and Vertex Ventures, the venture arm of Singapore government’s investment fund Temasek. The...
View ArticleHow To Hire The ‘Right’ Startup Team!
I was recently invited to share my startup journey at the #Startup Grind by former b-school mate & founder of #StartupPartners Mahesh Kabra. And during the Q&A, he happened to ask me how I went...
View ArticleRatan Tata Invests In Cancer Therapeutic Startup Invictus Oncology
Cancer therapeutic startup, Invictus Oncology, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata in Series A round of funding. With this, Tata will join the existing...
View ArticleMobile-Tech Startup, Hansel.io, Raises Funding Through TracxnSyndicate
Bangalore-based, Hansel.io, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding through TracxnSynidcate, led by Endiya Partners, a newly floated fund by former Ventureast Managing Partner Sateesh Andhra. The...
View Article#NetNeutrality Wins: TRAI Says ‘No’ To Facebook’s Free Basics
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has finally given its verdict on Facebook’s Free Basics platform. It issued the ‘Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016’...
View ArticleWhat Disruption Means And Why You Are Using It Wrong!
This is a word which has had many different definitions given by Thought Leaders and has been used in various contexts. It is associated with successful startups. It is associated with existing market...
View ArticleMeet The 10 Startups Graduated From Jaarvis Accelerator’s First Batch
Jaarvis Accelerator organised its first Demo Day of 2016 on February 5. The one day event saw a turnover of over 40 investors who witnessed the 10 startups, 2015 incubatees of Jaarvis, pitch in their...
View ArticleInc42’s 2015 Wrap-up, On Turning Two and To 42 New Investors!
What started out two years ago as a simple idea discussed over a hot cup of coffee in Delhi’s chilly winters at the Indian Coffee House, situated in the heart of India’s capital, Connaught Place, has...
View ArticleOnline Marketplace For Wedding Vendors & Services, Weddingz.in, Raises...
L-Fast Brands Pvt Ltd that owns Weddingz.in, an online marketplace for wedding venues and vendors, has raised an undisclosed amount in its pre-Series A round of funding from consumer-focused venture...
View ArticleAfter Grofers, PepperTap Shuts Operations In 6 Cities
Gurgaon-based on-demand grocery delivery startup, PepperTap, has been reported to shut operations in six cities. According to the company, it will now shut down business in larger cities such as...
View ArticleJaideep Mehta Invests In Beauty & Wellness Startup Stylofie
Gurgaon-based beauty and wellness services marketplace startup, Stylofie, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Jaideep Mehta, MD- South Asia, IDC. With this, Mehta will join Stylofie’s...
View ArticleThe Benefits Of Going Light
We all are moving into an era where owning depreciating products has become the thing of the past. Today’s millennial wants to have access to lifestyle products than own them. Since their access cost...
View ArticleAmazon India Gets $300 Mn Boost To Take On Flipkart, Snapdeal
Ecommerce giant Amazon has fuelled major investment to compete in the Indian market for the second time in the span of a month. According to filings with the Registrar of Companies, Amazon has...
View ArticleIndian Startup Hubs: Startups & Ecosystem Builders In The Madhya Pradesh...
Far from the startup hubs – Delhi, Bangalore, nicknamed as the “heart of India” due to its geographical location in India, Madhya Pradesh is the second-largest state in the country by area. With...
View ArticleGray Routes Secures Angel Funding
Last mile logistics technology solution provider startup, Gray Routes Technology Pvt. Ltd, has raised an undisclosed amount in a second round of angel funding from Mahesh Parasuraman, co-founder of VC...
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