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Silicon Valley-Based VC Firm Lightspeed Raises $135 Mn Maiden India Fund
Silicon-Valley-based venture capital firm, Lightspeed Venture Partners, has raised $135 Mn (INR 865 Cr) maiden India fund as it looks to double down on the country’s booming startup ecosystem. This...
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Digital Marketing Tool For Restaurants To Solve Engagement Issues, Massblurb,...
Mumbai-based Massblurb, a digital marketing tool that solves the issue of engagement between restaurants and their users has raised an undisclosed amount in an angel round led by Mumbai Angels and...
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One Stop Shop For Agricultural Goods, AgroStar, Raises $4 Mn From IDG Ventures
The mcommerce platform for agriculture has raised $4 Mn in a round led by IDG ventures. Existing investor Aavishkaar also participated in the round. The company boasts of Snapdeal’s Kunal Bahl and...
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5 Steps For Making An Angry Customer Your Biggest Fan
Good customer service is one of the cornerstones for a successful business. In fact, it’s quickly becoming the main factor that distinguishes one company from another. Business consulting firm Walker...
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ShopClues Forays In Hyperlocal Domain With Neighbourhood Market
Gurgaon-based online managed marketplace, ShopClues has forayed into the hyperlocal space with the launch of ‘Neighbourhood Market’. With this, ShopClues will now connect local sellers with buyers near...
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How Crowdfire Discovered That Workcation Actually Works
Crowdfire’s journey as a product had reached a crossroad where we had two choices lying in front of us. It was difficult to choose the right one — that choice that would be the best for our users. We...
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Exclusive: On-Demand Marketplace For Beauty Services, VanityCube Raises Seed...
Calling the beautician at your home is not a new concept for Indians. Many a times, salon workers offer freelance services to their old and trusted clients. “But this model had many bugs, starting with...
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Uber Is Asking The Nation To Speak Up For Its Independence
Cab aggregator Uber has a track record of misfortunes in form of bans and molestation cases. Pulling forth the plight, few politically motivated groups have started assaulting Uber drivers in...
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Ixigo Acqui-Hires Indian Backpacker; Founder Akshay Chhugani Joins Ixigo As...
ixigo, mobile travel search marketplace has announced that it has completed the acquisition of all intellectual property of Desi Backpacking Travelers Pvt. Ltd., company that runs IndianBackpacker.com,...
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Jungle Ventures Backed Mobikon Acquires Triibe, A Customer Feedback...
After recent funding from Jungle Ventures, Singapore-based startup Mobikon, a marketing platform for F&B industry has acquired Triibe for an undisclosed amount. Founded by Chua Chun Kiat, Kenneth...
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Foodpanda India Co-Founder & MD, Rohit Chadda Steps Down
Felicitated with the 40 under 40 young achievers award by Fortune India for 2015, co-founder and managing director at Foodpanda India, Rohit Chadda, has stepped down as MD of the company. Rohit Chadda,...
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Social Networking App VoxWeb, Raises Seed Fund Of $100K From Jitendra Gupta
Mumbai-based social networking app VoxWeb, has raised around $100K (INR 65 Lakh) in a seed round of funding led by Jitendra Gupta, cofounder & MD of Citrus Pay (payment solutions company). Founded...
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Findyahan Services The On-Demand Drive For Social Cause
The home services industry, which is a $100 Bn market, has seen number of startups entering the domain off late. The industry deals with chores like managing home services which can extend from finding...
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How To Plan Your Lifecycle Marketing To Optimize The Customer Journey
The aim of every email marketing program is to turn prospects to customers and customers into loyal customers. But, to move people to the next stage, it’s essential that you target them with the right...
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Hyderabad Based “Database As A Service” Startup CloudBoost Gets Selected For...
Hyderabad-based technology startup CloudBoost, has been selected for Startup Chile program. Startup Chile is an accelerator program that attracts early-stage, high-potential entrepreneurs to bootstrap...
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‘Startup India’ and ‘Stand up India’ Should Be Our Mantra, We Must Be Number...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has coined a new slogan ‘Startup India, stand up India’ during his Independence Day speech today. “We are looking at systems for enabling startups. We must be Number 1 in...
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Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [10 August-15 August]
Silicon-Valley-based venture capital firm, Lightspeed Venture Partners, raised $135 Mn (INR 865 Cr) for its maiden India fund. This new fund will be advised by Lightspeed India Partners Advisors,...
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News Roundup: 10 Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [10August – 15August]
Indian Native Sundar Pichai is the new Google CEO. Google is restructuring itself to slim down the company and renew its focus on innovations. Alphabet is the new company that has been spun off with...
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How To Survive A “Funding Round That Fell Through”?
Once a week, I get a panicked email from a founder who wants me to take a look at their startup and invest since they were looking to close a round, but a key investor or two decided to not...
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How to Succeed With Couponing As Your Marketing Strategy
There has been a constant battle between whether one should go for discounting or not. If you do, you come across as a brand that is too approachable, and if you don’t, you lose out on some great...
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