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Movers & Shakers Of The Week [21 March – 26 March]
Paytm Hires Former Alibaba Exec Paytm appointed former Alibaba executive Bhushan Patil as President. His core responsibilities comprise building company’s cross border commerce. Bhushan joins Paytm as...
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The 13 Types Of Startup Employees
If you are working in a startup than you must be surrounded by different types of people. There may be people who do not stop showing off – how much work they do and others don’t; and on the other...
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Tech Enabled Logistics Startup Qikship Raises $200K In Angel Funding
Delhi-based on demand logistics startup Qikship has raised $200K in an angel round of funding. Qikship was founded by Vikrant Pathak, Ex IES (IIT Delhi & HEC Paris) and Gaurav Tyagi, Ex Zomato...
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Uber Bets Big On India; Plans To Invest $500 Mn
Uber plans to invest $500 Mn (INR 3,300 Cr) in India by June this year, reports ET. The investment is said to be made in order to take on its biggest Indian rival, Ola. Uber’s founder Travis Kalanick...
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Startup India Initiative To Take Desi Avatar To Empower Rural Population
In order to boost entrepreneurship in rural India, the government plans to launch Deen Dayal Upadhyay Swaniyojan Yojana on the lines of ‘Startup India, Standup India‘. Under the initiative, the...
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Quikr Ties Up With Fixy For QuikrServices
Mumbai-based cross-category classifieds platform Quikr has tied up with Fixy, a startup that provides on demand maintenance services at home and office. The partnership is aimed to boost Quikr’s home...
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Indian Cricketer Robin Uthappa Invests In HealthEmind
Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has invested an undisclosed amount in Bangalore-based healthcare startup HealthEminds. The investment has been made through Uthappa’s fund Caffeine Ventures. HealthEminds...
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Nexus Venture Partners Promotes KG Subramanian As MD, Finance & Operations...
Indo-US based venture capital fund Nexus Venture Partners has elevated KG Subramanian as its Managing Director – Finance and Operations and CFO. He is based in Mumbai and will take responsibilities for...
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Child Healthcare Startup Babygogo Raises $300K From 16 Marquee Angels in...
New Delhi-based child healthcare startup Babygogo has raised $300K (INR 2 Cr.) in seed funding from a clutch of angel investors including Rajul Garg, a veteran in healthcare investment, having invested...
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Predictive Care Startup Touchkin Raises $400K From Angel Investors
Bangalore-based proactive healthcare provider, Touchkin, has raised $400K in seed funding from a few angel investors including Alok Mittal (ex-Canaan Partners), Amit Gupta (co-founder of InMobi), Anuj...
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Viacom18 Launches Digital VOD Platform VOOT
A media and entertainment company, Viacom 18, has launched its digital video on demand (VOD) platform named VOOT. The launch was made today at an event in Mumbai. VOOT will be an advertising led VOD...
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Paytm Wants To Go Solo. But Is It A Wise Bet?
In order to provide ‘Universal Mobile Wallet Acceptance’, last year, mPoS solution providers like ePaisa and Ezetap Mobile Solutions had announced that they will tie up with various wallet companies to...
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Amazon To Open Biggest Campus Outside of US In Telangana; Makes Fresh...
Amazon India has announced to infuse fresh investments in Telangana to launch as the biggest campus in India and largest campus outside the US. The company will start working on its new campus in...
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Updated: Flipkart Acquires Mobile Payments Solution Startup PhonePe
Flipkart has reportedly acquired Bangalore-based mobile payment startup PhonePe for an undisclosed amount. PhonePe was conceptualised in 2015 by former Flipkart employees Sameer Nigam, Burzin Engineer...
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DIPP Launches Startup India Website; App To Be Launched Later Today
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left the country again on a jet plane (this time to Europe), his bureaucrats back home seem to be incessantly working towards making India a better country for...
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Breaking: 100 Ecommerce Companies Team Up To Protest Against DIPP Over New...
Ever since DIPP has formulated the FDI ecommerce policies, it became a heated topic of debate among different sections of the startup ecosystem. On one side, government is announcing different policies...
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Movers & Shakers Of The Week [28 March – 2 April]
Snapdeal is reported to add 450 engineers to its technology and products teams by the end of this year. It is said to have about 1,600 engineers presently. The company is integrating its marketplace...
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News Roundup: 11 Startup Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [28 March –...
DIPP finally launched a portal and mobile app which will act as a single window for receiving latest updates on various notifications, circulars issued by various departments and different funding...
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Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [28 March – 2 April]
IDG Ventures, an investor in Myntra which became one of Flipkart’s stakeholders after the company’s acquisition, is looking to sell its remaining 0.9 percent stake in Flipkart. It is looking to discuss...
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Zomato Launches Cloud Based Point Of Sale Product For Restaurants
Zomato has announced the launch of its cloud-based point of sale product for restaurants Zomato Base. Zomato Base is an Android-based POS system that helps a restaurateur manage their day-to-day...
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