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PM Narendra Modi Launches Kisan Suvidha App For Farmers
Pitching for the second green revolution in the country based on science, technology and modern inventions in the agricultural sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Kisan Suvidha app for...
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How An iPad Turned Colleagues Into Cofounders Of A Startup That Takes Care Of...
A regular office; people glued to their laptop screens – some working diligently while some browsing through YouTube. An iPad lies on the desk of a cubicle; the blue light emanating from its screen...
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Healthcare Startup LifCare Raises Seed Funding
LifCare, a full service chronic pharmacy, has raised an undisclosed amount in seed round funding led by Rajul Garg, a veteran in healthcare investing with earlier investments in Qikwell, HealthKart...
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Former Foodpanda MD Rohit Chadda’s New Startup Paylo.in Acquires Ruplee
Foodpanda’s former MD Rohit Chadda-led multi-channel offline payment platform Paylo.in has acquired in-restaurant payment app Ruplee for an undisclosed amount. Founded in October 2014 by Natasha Jain,...
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Hyderabad-Based Shuttle Service Provider Commut Acquires H2O Cabs
Hyderabad-based employee transportation startup, Commut, has acquired app-based cab service company H2O Cabs for an undisclosed amount. The deal is done in a bid to strengthen Commut’s verticals and...
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Why Every Startup Needs A Bad Cop?
Who is the bad cop in your startup? Because every startup needs one, atleast! I hope you already have the answer before you read this. If not, it is a problem. Let me explain what falls under the...
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From Mobile Screens To Silver Screens, Paytm Wants To Win-It-All
Gurgaon-based PVR Cinemas have partnered with mobile payments platform Paytm to bring PVR’s movie tickets to Paytm’s ecommerce platform. In the first year of this relationship, PVR targets to sell...
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Avenues India Launches ‘CCAvenue Finance’ To Connect Merchants And Consumers...
Payment gateway CCAvenue has launched ‘CCAvenue Finance’, a financial assistance program that connects web merchants and consumers using the payment gateway platform with trusted lenders, to help them...
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Online Lifestyle Media Recommendation Portal CityShor Raises Angel Funding
Ahmedabad-based CityShor, an online lifestyle media recommendation portal, has raised an undisclosed amount in angel round of funding from GAIN, a Vadodara based Angel Network. Founded in 2013 by...
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Sujal Shah Led Fashion Content Blog BandraRoad Enters Ecommerce Space
Fashion content blog BandraRoad has launched its online store. The online store will offer ‘Comfort Wear’ in quintessential styles for men and women, with shipping across India. BandraRoad was founded...
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Room on Call Secures $2 Mn From CASHurDRIVE (CUD)
Room on Call, a branded budget accommodation marketplace, has raised $2 Mn led by ‘on-vehicle’ advertising company, Cash ur Drive (CUD). Founded in 2015 by Pradeep Sajjan, Amit Goel and Nirupma Dhawan,...
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Edtech Startup Byju’s Raises $75Mn From Sequoia India & Sofina
Edtech startup Byju’s has raised $75 Mn from Sequoia India and Belgium-based investment firm Sofina. Founded in 2011 by Byju Raveendran, Byju’s offers learning programmes for class 6-12 & test...
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Ola Acquires Mobile Payments Startup Qarth To top-up Ola Money
Cab hailing app Ola has acquired Chennai-based mobile payments startup Qarth, reported TechCrunch. The acquisition is done in a bid to strengthen Ola’s mobile wallet service Ola Money. Founded in 2012...
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Olympic Champion Abhinav Bindra Sets Up VC Fund For Startups
Olympic gold medalist and Indian ace shooter, Abhinav Bindra, has started a venture capital fund to invest in startups. He has set up an incubation fund called Shooting Star LLP with an initial...
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Creative Schizophrenia: A Survival Skill For Entrepreneurs
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. – F Scott Fitzgerald What Fitzgerald, a well-known...
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BigBasket Fills Its Basket With $150 Mn From Abraaj Group & Others
Bangalore-based online grocer BigBasket has raised $150 Mn in funding led by UAE-based private equity investor Abraaj Group. Online grocer’s existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Helion...
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How Entrepreneurs Can Stop Feeling Overwhelmed
Imagine if you could cure that feeling of being overworked and overwhelmed, without sacrificing career advancement or progress on your most important goals. The post How Entrepreneurs Can Stop Feeling...
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Sachin Tendulkar Invests In IoT Company Smartron India
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has invested in Bangalore-based Internet of Things (IoT) company Smartron India, and has also become the brand ambassador of the company, reported ET. “I have...
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Can Fitpass Change Our Outlook Towards Fitness?
We love our couches and food much more than anything else. But the startup ecosystem is turning things topsy-turvy and now there’s even a new industry segment called fit-tech. These new crop of...
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Risky, Avoid, Miss: Infibeam’s Much Awaited IPO Gets A Thumbs Down From...
Infibeam Incorporation Ltd has earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian ecommerce firm to launch an initial public offering (IPO). But will it be able to earn the distinction of successfully...
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