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Open to any sector legal in India: Green House Ventures explains its funding philosophy

A lot of easy money started pouring in as seed money. But, how many of those ideas which got converted into prototypes received Series A funding?

Dreaming big: Flipkart plans to raise another $1.5 bn, eyes $10 bn valuation

Flipkart may be planning another round of funding early next year.

Indian-origin teen gets Intel funding for low cost Braille printer

Shubham Banerjee, CEO of the Braille printer maker Braigo Labs, had closed an early round funding with Intel Capital.

Flipkart hires Tata Comm's Sanjay Baweja as new CFO

Baweja will be contributing to the overall organisational development along with defining the strategic roadmap for profitable revenue growth for India's leading marketplace.

Attention startups: Infosys is gets serious about finding new partners for innovation

The software major has said that it is going to get serious about partnering startups.

Now you can buy industrial goods online too; just log on to Tolexo

Currently, there are more than 50,000 products listed on the website and at least 10 more product categories will be added this year

Why Jabong thinks merger with Flipkart may not have paid off for Myntra

Jabong's founder Praveen Sinha doled out some advice to its closest competitor, saying that Myntra's merger with etailing giant Flipkart may not have been beneficial to the former in every respect.

Don't have billions to invest in e-commerce? Invest in delivery man instead

For those without billions to pump into the tightly held firms who dominate e-commerce, the best bet may be the delivery men.

Staff strength to acquisitions: What Snapdeal plans to do with SoftBank's $627 mn

Snapdeal plans to ramp up its technology and supply chain using the funds

Ab ki baar, disruption: TiEcon to focus on disruptive technologies and business models

The manufacturing industry will get disrupted because of a lot factors

Watch out Amazon, Flipkart here comes Snapdeal: In talks to raise $600-$650 mn

The amount, set to be the biggest investment in India's growing e-commerce sector after Flipkart raised $1 billion in July, is likely to be announced next week, the people said.<br />

No refusal, mobile apps and easy pay: How Uber is winning big in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia's notorious taxi market is undergoing a shakeout as Uber and homegrown mobile booking applications gain popularity in a region that has long endured inefficient cartels and price-gouging drivers.

Taking on Flipkart: Amazon in talks to acquire Jabong?

Amazon is reportedly in preliminary talks to acquire Jabong, but the acquisition may not come at a low price tag.

Starting up in e-commerce? Tips to create an unforgettable shopping experience

If a website/portal is difficult to use, users don't get the information they are looking for, it doesn't showcase the products and services in an attractive way, customers' will not waste time.

Next billion dollar baby: Zomato may be valued at $1bn but Info Edge will be the real winner

Zomato is reportedly set to raise funds again and could see it being elevated to the list of Indian startups that are valued at $1 billion or more.

Living alone in Mumbai? Here are five start-ups that will come to your rescue

Have you been living alone in Mumbai for over a year now and spend most of your time at work and weekends doing your chores? Well worry not, because there are several start ups now that can do your work for you while you spend your Sunday getting that much needed spa. Here's our top five<br />

Online furniture seller Pepperfry aims for $1 bn gross merchandise value in 4 years

GMV is a term used in online retailing in place of sales or revenue, as site revenue comes from fees and is different from the dollar value of items sold.

Going after Uber: Meru goes cashless with launch of mobile wallet feature

The new features in the Meru app come even as Uber has to figure out a way of dealing with RBI's deadline of ensuring two-step authentication for its in-app credit card payments.

More women entrepreneurs winning venture capital, but gender gap persists

A report paints a picture of a start-up environment that is making strides in some areas, such as backing female entrepreneurs, even as the percentage of female venture capitalists slips.

Myntra launches Fashion Incubator program to tap into budding designers

The emphasis of this initiative will be on identifying a business idea that has the potential to scale and sustain itself.<br />

MSMEs rejoice: Framework for Rs 10,000 cr VC fund to be ready by month-end

The Venture Capital Fund for MSMEs will receive its funding in the form of loans from RBI, based on shortfalls in priority sector lending

Zomato continues acquisition spree, buys Polish service Gastronauci

Zomato is planning to expand into multiple geographies in the immediate future and the company said expansion in Europe is one of it's key focus areas.

Check out Bookpad: The Indian startup Yahoo acquired for Rs 50 cr

Bookpad is the second tech startup to be acquired by a US-based internet company and are reportedly going to make the move to Silicon Valley.

Alibaba is globetrotting and Snapdeal could be its in into India's e-tail

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is reportedly in talks with online retailer Snapdeal to enter India.

Watch out Amazon: Alibaba may enter Indian e-tail through Snapdeal

Snapdeal currently houses over 5 million products across 500 diverse categories from over 50,000 sellers.

Online classifieds Quikr raises another $60 mn in funding

Quikr is a large-scale cross-category online classifieds business with more than 30 million monthly consumer and small businesses users in 940 cities.<br />

Messaging app Hike aims to reach 100 mn users by 2015 end: Kavin Mittal

Hike is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and SoftBank Corporation.<br />

Indian data analytics start-up TargetingMantra raises $1.1 million in funding

TargetingMantra plans to use the funding to continue developing its core offering and developing new products in the targeting space.