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Apple CEO, Tim Cook unveils the Apple Watch – the most anticipated wearable...
Before iPod, none of us asked a device to have 1000s of songs at our finger tips. We didn’t aspire and dreamt of an internet in our pockets in the form of a smartphone, before the iPhone. Now, Apple...
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Uber meets Instacart meets Wechat, Chandigarh-based Jugnoo on a path of...
While the likes of Ola, Taxi for Sure and MGaadi are already trying to tap the auto-rickshaw market, Chandigarh-based Jugnoo is going a step ahead, and plans to use auto-rickshaws to revolutionize...
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Social movie startup FilmySphere pivots to become one-stop platform for film...
Sometimes pivot becomes inevitable for startups and success of Indian Alibaba – Snapdeal justifies the adage – don’t fear to pivot if it is required. Inspired by the same thought, the Bangalore-based...
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It’s appraisal time, and the entrepreneur isn’t exempted
It’s that time of the year when the water cooler moments are buzzing with talks concerning the annual employee ratings and who has emerged the boss’s favourite. This is the month of employee appraisals...
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What does the mobile app development economy look like?
If you don’t know this already, the guys who sold shovels during the great California Gold Rush made more money than the gold diggers. History repeats itself. In the mobile economy, contract app...
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Hyderabad-based Mapmygenome raises $1.1 million funding in pre-series A round
Indian genomics pioneer startup which offers DNA testing service has raised $1.1 million from a group of angel investors. The company will use the pre-series A fund to scale up its operation and expand...
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With latest round of funding from Shrem Strategies, Localbanya steps into...
Mumbai-based online grocer Localbanya has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its third round from Shrem Strategies. With this capital bolster, the company also forayed into the ‘Oxford of...
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NewsHunt acquires mobile analytics company Vauntz
The local language mobile app, NewsHunt, has ‘acqui-hired’ analytics and mobile platform company Vauntz. This is the first acquisition by NewsHunt after its recent Rs 250 crore in Series C funding led...
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How to quit your job
On countless occasions, I have heard folks lament about their jobs and how they wish they could simply quit and do something else; perhaps start a business of their own. If you are considering that...
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When do startups really need PR agencies?
In September last year, Zero-Sum Ltd, a Bangalore-based ITS (Intelligent Traffic System) startup, was ready to launch its first pilot municipal corporation project in Ahmedabad. They weren’t sure how...
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3000+ doctors are discussing patient cases on Curofy, a mobile social network...
Late one evening in 2012; three engineering students at IIT Delhi were talking about their future. The winds of change had already set in and starting up was a viable option. Pawan Gupta and Mudit...
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ChargeBee recharges with $5M Series A from Tiger Global and Accel Partners
SaaS-based recurring billing startup ChargeBee has secured $5 million in Series B round led by Tiger Global with participation from existing investor Accel Partners. With this, the Chennai-based...
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Autos and Kaali-Peeli taxis go cashless with Ola
In a first for the public transportation and digital payments space in the country, Ola (formerly Olacabs), today announced the launch of cashless rides through its in-app Ola money wallet for auto...
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A practical exit: 100Marks gets acquired by Edtech startup Embibe
Consolidation is in the air. Starting with e-commerce, it is now spreading to other sectors as well as more startups mature. 100Marks is a Morpheus Gang company that was started in April 2012 to help...
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Think modular, think IoT: 8 tips for product developers from Singapore Design...
The Singapore Design Week 2015 kicked off with a panel on ‘Design Thinking: Creating Impactful Products,’ at the National Design Centre. Singapore is recasting itself as a regional hub not just for...
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My two cents on our startup ecosystem and its maturity
Last week, as the story of swine flu was getting wide spread coverage, one Tweeter posed a question to the media in general and TV in particular. “Why wasn’t the media covering the state of India’s...
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And the award goes to: Oscars for mobile e-commerce apps
We know that the Academy Awards or The Oscars is considered the premier awards ceremony in the world and every actor, director and technician making films aspires to win at least once in his lifetime....
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HelpMePAPA makes legal consultation easy and efficient through managed...
In 2009, Rohan Mahajan, a law graduate from Campus Law Center, University Of Delhi, was working in Jakarta, Indonesia. A legal issue cropped up during his stint, and surprisingly, Rohan was left...
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10 global PE firms and Hedge Funds investing in India
The Indian startup ecosystem has taken off and has attracted investors from all over the globe. Success stories like Flipkart, Snapdeal, redBus and more have fuelled the attention towards...
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With big dreams come big responsibilities: a note to the Housing CEO
Yesterday afternoon I was perplexed when I received a press query via WhatApp, “Wanted your reaction to Yadav’s note … ‘dude’, ‘brainwashing’, ‘inhumane’, ‘unethical’ – pretty strong language eh?...
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