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Automation Startup ArkRobot Wins QPrize; Bags $350K Funding From Qualcomm
Warehouse automation startup ArkRobot will get $350K (INR 2 Cr.) in equity funding for winning Qualcomm’s, QPrize Make in India contest. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and...
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Ecommerce Logistics Firm Xpressbees Raises Over $12 Mn
Pune-based ecommerce logistics firm, Xpressbees, has raised about $12.38 Mn (INR 85 Cr.) in funding from its existing investors, including SAIF Partners, IDG Ventures India, NEA, Vertex Ventures and...
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What Funders And Founders Can Learn From Each Other
As an angel investor, I sometimes envy entrepreneurs. They are on an exciting journey, during which they are going to learn a lot. There are new challenges they have to overcome daily, which makes them...
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Paytm Appoints Former RBI Exec Shinjini Kumar As Its Payments Bank CEO
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) executive, Shinjini Kumar, currently director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), will join Paytm’s payments bank as chief executive officer. She is expected to join in...
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Sequoia-backed Indonesian startup, Go-Jek, Acquires C42 and Codelgnition
Indonesian bike-taxi service Go-Jek has acquired two Indian startups, Bangalore-based software company C42 Engineering and Noida-based CodeIgnition, for an undisclosed amount. With this the founding...
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Journey From An Employee To An Entrepreneur: 5 Things We Learnt And 5 Things...
A year ago, a bunch of adrenaline junkies quit their high-paying jobs in search of the greater good and to follow their passion. And that’s how Osmnez was born and now it’s time for our first...
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Mumbai Angels And Others Invest In Mobile Platform For Corporate Employee...
Gurgaon-based Advantage Club, a mobile platform for corporate employee benefits, has raised about $400K (INR 2.7 Cr) funding from a round led by Purvi Ventures, Mumbai Angels and other angel investors....
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NASSCOM ‘10,000 Startups Program’ Announces Its Fifth Phase Of Konnect
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has announced the fifth phase of NASSCOM 10,000 Startups ‘Konnect’. This phase is focused on identifying, supporting, incubating...
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Curated Ecommerce Platform, Jaypore, Raises $5 Mn From Aavishkaar
Delhi-based, Jaypore, a curated online retail store, has raised about $5 Mn funding from social venture firm Aavishkaar in its series A round of funding. Jaypore was founded in April 2012 by Puneet...
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How Losing 90% Of His Investment For Furniture Prompted Ajith To Start His...
We are what we choose, and sometimes what we don’t! In the case of Ajith Karimpana, founder of Furlenco or the Furniture Lending Company, it was a poor personal choice that led to a great professional...
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Why GrabOn Is Grabbing Eyeballs With Its New Cool Office
“Save on Everything” reads a caption on one of the walls of couponing company GrabOn’s new office. But one look at the office and you realise that the startup has spared no effort to make it in the...
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The Resilient Health-Tech Startups (Part I): Immune To Challenges
“Generally, health (sector) is just so heavily regulated. It’s just a painful business to be in. It’s just not necessarily how I want to spend my time,” said Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google during a...
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Value Creation 102: Non Transactional Businesses
This is an extension to Value Creation 101. It’s often difficult to measure value from engagement or adoption-led business models. I have been often asked in pitches that how do VCs look at such...
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Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [15 February – 20 February]
Ecommerce marketplace, Snapdeal, raised $200 Mn from Canada-based pension fund – Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Venture capital fund – Iron Pillar and Singapore-based investment entity – Brother...
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News Roundup: 6 Stories You Don’t Want to Miss This Week [15 February – 20...
Myntra took a U-Turn on its app only strategy and re-launched its mobile website in a bid to avoid missing out on customers. The move is aimed at first-time web users, who do not use its mobile app....
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Movers And Shakers Of The Week [15 February – 20 February]
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) executive and current director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Shinjini Kumar, will join Paytm’s payments bank as chief executive officer. Expected to join in March,...
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What Makes A Successful VC?
I have the opportunity to meet lots of people and there is a common question, which is asked during meetings, especially with startups, “What makes a successful VC?” Being a successful VC boils down to...
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Japanese Ad platform App-CM To Expand Its Footprints in India; Partners With...
Japanese smartphone video ad platform, App-CM Inc., has tied up with GHV Accelerator for exploring market expansion and collaboration in India. The agreement is in a bid to boost growth for cross...
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6 Secrets To Maintain Your Motivation
How do highly successful people get and stay motived? How do they tap endless reserves of energy and optimism, encouraging all those around them as well? They say, “Success leaves clues” and I’ve had...
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Ideation Stagnation: Don’t Let Your Brainstorming Session Be Hijacked
You are gathered in a room with a facilitator and sticky notes are flying. You hope that after the session, you’ll be able to tackle your problem to solve with new ideas. The main goal in a...
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