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End of traditional food coupons? Paytm food wallet used in over 550 companies
Paytm food wallet which was launched somewhere around April last year is now serving companies like L’Oreal, Hero Motocorp, Quess Corp, KPIT, Allsource Technologies, Shoppers Stop, GAP, Big Basket a
Ola takes Uber rivalry to Australia, launches operations in Sydney
With Europe’s Taxify entering Australia and Ola kickstarting operations, both backed by China’s Didi Chuxing (the company that acquired Uber in China), in Australia, Uber seems to be against the c
Foodpanda appoints former Ojas Ventures VC Gautam Balijepalli as Head of Strategy
Being an IIT and LBS (London business School) alumnus, he has co-founded CartPerk technologies. Gautam has also been an investor and mentor to WarnOven, a food-tech startup.
B2B agri-marketplace Ninjacart raises $1 million in venture debt from Trifecta Capital
Trifecta Capital, since its inception in 2015, has invested in over 25 companies, including PaperBoat, Rivigo, UrbanClap, BigBasket, among others
MedGenome raises another $10 million from HDFC to make it a $40 million Series C
MedGenome claims to have performed over 100,000 genomic tests and has enabled clinicians to diagnose over 40 percent of unsolved cases.
Here’s how BigBasket is riding on Alibaba’s offline retail strategy
With the move, BigBasket may be following the footsteps of Hema, the first digital supermarket incubated in China by Alibaba.
Zone Startups concludes 2nd edition of Fintegrate Zone; Names LendFoundry, Element 42 and Namaste Credit as winners
This year saw the participation from the UK Department of International Trade and was headed by Dan Morgan, Fintech leader for the South Asia market at the UK's Department of International Trade.
Home rental startup NestAway raises $51 million from Goldman Sachs, UC-RNT and others
Goldman Sachs invested $19 million through its Indian and Hong Kong based investment arm, while UC-RNT invested about $16 million in the home-rental startup, media reports said.
Edutech startup Buddy4Study raises $3 million from CBA Capital through its Education Catalyst Fund
It was last month when it received investment from the Education Catalyst Fund making this the second investment of ECF in the same company in two consecutive months.
SaaS-based customer engagement startup Survaider raises $500,000 from Chennai Angels, Axilor Ventures and others
Its services range from NPS tracking, review management, on-site feedback forms, social listenings, business insights, ticketing to competitor analysis, team collaboration and opinion monitoring.
Online lending platform Credy raises $1.4 million from YC, Khosla Ventures and others
Founded by Pratish Gandhi, Abash Anand and Harshit Vaishnav in 2017, the startup enables a platform that connects borrowers seeking capital with lenders looking for ‘better than market’ returns.
LA-based startup Vyng secures investment from Indian Angel Network, gears to enter the Indian market
The round has closed nearly $3 million led by March Capital Partners with participation from Inspiration ventures, HOF Capital, Co-founder of Giphy - Alex Chung, BAM Ventures and Co-founder GroupMe St
Gaana.com raises $115 million from Tencent Holdings and Times Internet
Among Tencent’s recent investments in India was cab-hailing firm Ola where the company led a $1.1 billion round in October last year, with participation from Japanese conglomerate Softbank and other
Energy startup Gegadyne Energy raises investment from Mumbai Angels Network
Founded by Ameya Gadiwan and Jubin Varghese, Gegadyne identifies itself as a ‘high performance’ energy system with tweaks in the density of the battery, to enable charging in seconds and run it fo
Yuvraj Singh backed Startup Buddy invests in AI-enabled chatbot company Triliyo
Founded by Abhishek Moharana and Gaurav Gambhir in 2015, Triliyo provides SaaS based solutions to business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce clients dealing in the hospitality sector.
Cloud-based HR management software Qandle raises $1.2 million from Redwood Internet Ventures and others
Founded by Chayan Mukhopadhyay and Himanshu Agarwal in 2016, Qandle offers end-to-end HR services spanning across core HR, talent management, payroll, expenses, security, among many others.
UK-based Digital Identity startup Yoti enters India, to partner with UIDAI and others
Yoti is planning to invest over $1.4 million to develop India-specific services. The company stated that it is planning to hire 25-30 people and set-up an office in Mumbai.
Ola partners with Delhi Division Railways to enable offline booking through Ola kiosks
Ola, recently partnered with Rapid Metro Gurgaon, Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation to enable the kiosk services at the locations. Earlier this year they also announced partnerships with Ajmer Railway
Narayana Hospitals founder Devi Shetty invests in digital design startup ‘Lollypop’
Lollypop claims to have worked with 20 companies across 11 countries. On its website, it claims to have worked with Stanford University, Myntra, Housing, Swiggy, among many others.
Robotic Inspection startup Planys Technologies raises another $1.04 million in an extended round of Series A
The IIT-Madras incubated company develops underwater robotics and diagnostics in the shallow mid-depth section. The company deals in marine robotics, advanced non-destructive evaluation and post inspe
After river taxis in Assam, Ola kickstarts operations in Mizoram
This marks as the second partnership for Ola. Earlier this year, the company signed a MoU with the transportation department of Assam to pilot river taxi service in the state.
Cashback providing platform CashKaro ventures in Singapore with ZoBucks
CashKaro will now have a presence in three countries -- PouringPounds.com in United Kingdom, ZoBucks.com.sg in Singapore and CashKaro.com in India.
Nokia acquires mesh networking startup Unium to bolster it’s home WiFi portfolio
Founded in Seattle, the company helps slow or dead WiFi hotspots in the home through their mesh networking technology. Unium creates a mesh network, and adjusts the network to improve the coverage and
Rental brokerage startup FastFox raises Rs 10 crore from existing investors Lightspeed and Blume Ventures
FastFox claims to have over 2,500 home listings on its platform. The company plans to use the funds to scale up geographically.
Co-living startup Co-Live raises $1.8 million from Ncubate Capital Partners
Founded by Sundari Rangarajan and Suresh Rangarajan in 2016, the Bengaluru-based company offers serviced homes near educational institutions and working spaces. The company claims to hold 75 propertie
Mobile Wallet transactions in India swell 40 times in just 5 years; beat cash on delivery in e-commerce
With Paytm dominating the Indian market, which accounted for 9.9 percent share in the total ecommerce transaction value in 2017, PayPal came in just behind the Indian giant with a 9.8 percent market s
The Healthy Billion raises $2.1 million from Blume Ventures, Apoorva Patni and others
The Healthy Billion (THB), clinical research and analytics firm, has secured $2.1 million in an investment round led by Blume Ventures and Venture Capital firm Healthquad
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