Dr. GSK Velu Sets Up Two Funds Worth $175 MN
Trivitron healthcare founder and Healthcare entrepreneur, GSK Velu, has set up two investment vehicles to invest in healthcare services, consumer- led companies and enterprise technology, reports ET....
View ArticleFlipkart Borrows $67 Mn From HDFC
According to RoC filings, ecommerce major Flipkart has secured a credit line of over $67 Mn (INR 450 Cr) from private sector lender HDFC Bank. A report by TOI stated that Flipkart has provided fixed...
View ArticleAmazon Joins The Digital Wallet Bandwagon
In the race to use digital wallets for optimising their businesses, Amazon is planning to launch its own digital wallet services. Amazon India is looking at multiple acquisitions in the online payments...
View ArticleContent Discovery Platform Reach Raises $500K Funding
Gurgaon-based Reach, an app that enables its users to access music, games and other mobile phone apps, has raised $500K in pre-Series A round of funding led by Japanese venture capital firm Rebright...
View ArticlePaytm Celebrates Women Entrepreneurs, Plans To Invest Over $2 Mn To Support...
Mcommerce platform, Paytm, is planning to invest about $2.23 Mn (INR 15 Cr.) in providing marketing and financial support to women entrepreneurs who have taken a digital stride through their platform....
View ArticleFashion Discovery-Commerce App, Wooplr, Raises Funding From InMobi &...
Bangalore-based fashion discovery app, Wooplr, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from co-founders of InMobi, Naveen Tewari, Abhay Singhal & Amit Gupta and Piyush Shah, Chief Product...
View ArticleWhy Failure Is Important For An Entrepreneur
Life of an entrepreneur hovers around two questions – Will I be successful with this product idea or Will I fall flat on my face? Honestly if you tread the path of starting your own venture then these...
View ArticleHow Awfis Is Aiming To Provide Just-In-Time Offices For Startups At The Click...
Today with everything going hyperlocal, with one click you can order a cab, food, groceries, clothes, furniture, home décor, handymen, stylists, personal assistants, and what not! There is an app to...
View ArticleTech Mahindra Plans To Launch ‘Startup Garage’ For In-House Entrepreneurs
IT services company Tech Mahindra Ltd. is all set to create a ‘startup garage’ for its in-house entrepreneurs. Jagdish Mitra, chief strategy officer and head of the growth factories initiative at Tech...
View ArticleBike Taxi & Hyperlocal Delivery App, NOW, Raises Angel Funding
Noida-based bike taxi and hyperlocal delivery app, NOW, has raised $500K in angel round of funding from Jaipuria Group’s managing director Ruchirans Jaipuria and director of Supreme Motors Anuj Sanghi....
View ArticleMyGubbi Raises $2.5 Mn Seed Funding From BigBasket Co-Founder & Others
Bangalore-based online interior home decor and furnishing company, Mygubbi.com, has raised $2.5 Mn in seed funding from angel investors led by Vipul Parekh, co-founder of Big Basket, Ananda Kallugadde,...
View ArticleHyderabad Based Hyperlocal Commerce Platform, Nukkad Shops, Raises Funding...
Hyderabad-based local commerce platform, Nukkad Shops, has raised $1 Mn (INR 6.7 Cr) in a funding round led by PurpleTalk Inc, a mobile solutions company. Founded in September 2015 by Vivek Shukla, and...
View ArticleGovt Announces Online Ecommerce Platform Mahila E-Haat For Women Entrepreneurs
The Centre on Monday announced the launch of ‘Mahila E-Haat,’ an initiative to strengthen women entrepreneurs in the country. An online marketing platform, ‘Mahila E-Haat’ will help women...
View ArticleThis Women’s Day, Learn From The Best In Business
If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore. – Michele Ruiz, Emmy award winning journalist and CEO, Ruiz Strategies. In these few words, Michele has rightly...
View ArticleRide-Sharing Platform Cloudacar Raises Funding
Pune-based social commute platform for ride-sharing, Cloudacar, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Amit Choudhary, Snapdeal’s Senior VP (Corporate Finance) and Anuj Puri, chairman real...
View ArticleEcommerce Enabler, KartRocket, Closes Series B Funding
Delhi-based ecommerce platform enabler, KartRocket, has announced the completion of its previous Series B round of funding with an additional $2 Mn from a Japanese investor. BigFoot Retail’s existing...
View ArticleMedical Service Provider Medidaili Raises $100K Angel Funding
Bangalore-based medical support service platform, Medidaili, has raised $100K in an angel round of funding from a consortium of private investors. Founded in November 2015, by Akshay Hartalkar and...
View ArticleWomen’s Health Tracker App LoveCycles Raises $740K From Prime Venture Partners
LoveCycles, a comprehensive women’s health tracker app, has raised about $741K (INR 5 Cr) from seed-stage investors Prime Venture Partners. Founded in 2012 by John Paul in Bangalore, LoveCycles,...
View ArticleFood Delivery Startup Cookaroo Raises Angel Funding
Bangalore-based Cookaroo, a food delivery startup that delivers freshly prepared meals, has raised an undisclosed amount in angel round of funding from Vijay Krishna Yadav of Highland hospitalities and...
View ArticleMatrix Partner Invests In Fintech Startup Finomena
Bangalore-based fintech startup Finomena has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from venture capital fund Matrix Partners. Other investors who participated in this round include Kaushal Aggarwal,...
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