BookMyShow Acquires Fan Relationship Management Startup Fantain Sports
BigTree Entertainment Ltd, the company that owns online entertainment ticketing portal, BookMyShow, has acquired Chennai-based Fantain Sports, a startup that offers fan relationship management products...
View ArticleCritical Things You Must Quit Doing Now To Be More Successful
Most of us grew up hearing the mantra “Don’t be a quitter,” and we’ve internalized it to the point where we feel guilty even if we don’t finish a book that’s boring us to death. Our parents weren’t...
View ArticleMu Sigma Founder Dhiraj Rajaram Sued For ‘Grossly Misleading’ Investors
Data analytics company Mu Sigma and its founder, Dhiraj Rajaram, have been accused in a lawsuit of “grossly misleading” its investors, in order to buy back their shares at a lower price, reported...
View ArticleThe Rise Of Revenue First Startups
The Unicorns have fallen. Some didn’t run fast enough, and others have been felled by their own hand (hoof). Unicorns after all are mythical creatures — once you stop believing, they no longer exist....
View ArticleStartups, Here’s Your Chance To Make Traditional Investment Channels More...
Back in the day, one had to borrow money from the scheming Munshis and greedy pot-bellied merchants, by mortgaging one’s prized possession – in order to start one’s own business. Nowadays,...
View ArticleFashion Portal For Pre-Owned Goods, StylFlip, Raises Seed Funding
Mumbai-based portal for pre-owned fashion goods, StylFlip, has raised an undisclosed amount in seed round funding from real estate developers Raj Gala Shah and Zaheer Memon, to develop and market its...
View ArticleMeet The Five Fintech Startups Who Won At The HDFC Bank’s Digital Innovation...
Five fintech startups, in the areas of artificial intelligence, quality assurance, mobile, and biometric payments, were selected as the winners of HDFC Bank’s Digital Innovation Summit. The startups...
View ArticleMuvizz.com Acquires Streaming Rights For ‘The Path of Zarathustra.’
Mumbai-based startup, Muvizz.com, that provides the a platform for those who appreciate quality cinema, has acquired the streaming rights for the critically acclaimed film, “The Path of Zarathustra”....
View ArticleFinding The Right Answers – A Guide For Founders
The one thing there is no shortage of in startup land is advice. The problem for the founder is that because there is so much advice, it’s very hard for him to differentiate between what’s good and...
View ArticleLetsVenture Launches Tinder-Like App For Investors To Discover, Co-Invest And...
LetsVenture has launched a mobile app for investors to discover co-invest and fund startups on the move. The announcement was made at the ongoing conference LetsIgnite event, designed for investors to...
View ArticleHow Furdo Is Using Virtual Reality To Change The Face of Home Decor
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” —Albert Einstein Even inside your new unfurnished home virtually, without having done it physically. This is exactly where...
View ArticleWhy Startups Fail After Product-Market Fit
When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact. — Warren Buffet Rapid Rise and Fall...
View ArticleFlipkart invests $50 Mn in Myntra
Ecommerce giant Flipkart has infused over $50 Mn (INR 338 Cr) in it’s online fashion portal Myntra, according to recent RoC filings, reported Livemint. The move is made in a bid to boost Myntra’s...
View ArticleERP Solutions Startup Icertis Raises $15 Mn From Ignition Partners And Others
ERP solutions startup, Icertis, has raised about $15 Mn (INR 100 Cr) in a Series-B round of funding led by Ignition Partners, reported ET. Existing investors Greycroft Partners and Fidelity Growth...
View ArticleThe One Question Every Angel Investor Should Be Asking
Summary: The majority of angel investments are made by investors with no prior industry experience. This is a problem since one of the best indicators of investment success is the investor’s prior...
View ArticleMy Vote Today Wins “Art of Start” Pitch Session At LetsIgnite 2016
LetsIgnite, an angel summit that aims to connect startups to the angel ecosystem, has announced My Vote Today as the winner of its pitching session “The Art Of Start”. Letsignite had received over 1020...
View ArticleBeep Beep Or Hoot! Roadrunnr And TinyOwl Plan To Merge In All-Stock Deal: Report
B2B online service provider platform for hyperlocal logistics services Roadrunnr and online food ordering platform Tinyowl, are in early stage talks to merge in an all-stock deal, reported ET. This...
View ArticleFunding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [7 March – 12 March]
Flipkart secured a credit line of over $67 Mn (INR 450 Cr) from private sector lender HDFC Bank. Prior to this, Flipkart India and Flipkart Internet together had pledged assets worth INR 1,400 Cr to...
View ArticleNews Roundup: 10 Startup Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week
Data analytics company Mu Sigma and its founder, Dhiraj Rajaram, have been accused in a lawsuit of “grossly misleading” its investors, in order to buy back their shares at a lower price. In the...
View ArticleMovers & Shakers Of The Week [7 March – 12 March]
Housing.com’s co-founder Advitiya Sharma has resigned to launch his new startup. In a mail to his employees he said that the company had to shut down few departments, and rethink its vision. He is an...
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