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Virtual vidya: E-retailers teach merchants ABC of e-trading

The likes of Amazon, eBay and Flipkart have invested in digital literacy programs to help online vendors better market and deliver their products, thereby increasing customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.<br />

This cinema fund aims for 'blockbuster' returns, whether Modi wins or not

Third Eye Cinema Fund (TECF), a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)-registered alternative investment fund, has decided to raise funds for the movie industry and earn 'blockbuster returns' for its investor.

High on hemp: A start-up hopes Indian farmers will get hooked on to this plant

Started by seven first generation entrepreneurs, BOHECO hopes to use industrial hemp as a means to cultivate and create innovative products, financially empower local farmers and radically change agriculture in India.<br />

Ola's got competition: TaxiForSure, a cab aggregator service, raises Rs 60 cr

The Times of India today reported that TaxiForSure, a cab aggregator service, has raised $10 million from an investor consortium led by Bessemer Venture Capital. The company boasts an impressive stable of investors - Accel Partners, Helion Venture Partners and Blume Ventures.<br />

This Facebook-like Indian startup for geeks just got funded by Nexus Partners

Today Pune-based social network platform Function Space, a newbie in the start-up space, announced it raised an undisclosed amount from Nexus Venture Partners.<br /> <br />

Snapdeal acquires product discovery platform Doozton.com

In a short span of time since its inception, Doozton.com has earned popularity amongst its users, making shopping fun, easy and social, he added.<br />

Match made on TV: Here is India's first 24x7 channel that's all about weddings

Shagun TV, India's first 24X7 matrimonial channel, aims to give a new dimension to the happily ever- after concept

BlackBerry's healthcare bet: Picks up stake in NantHealth

BlackBerry and NantHealth are even working together to develop a new smartphone tailored to the needs of the healthcare sector.

These are Myntra's demands for a possible merger with Flipkart

A possible Flipkart-Myntra merger gets more and more realistic with the Economic Times today reporting that negotiations between the two e-tailing giants have entered the final phase.<br />

How a 10-storey building can add another floor without too much weight or price

Magicrete is a company that is changing the way India builds

Business of elections: Here's how some startups are cashing in on nation's poll fever

A large number of these newbies focus on number crunching, real-time information analysis and voter education. The article highlights ventures like that between Bangalore's SM Netserv Technologies and Springboard Public Relations which helps candidates effectively plan campaigns by providing booth-level analysis.<br />

Good news, entrepreneurs! Crowd-funding is going to become easier thanks to Sebi

Crowd-funding typically involves young entrepreneurs and small groups of people raising funds for their ventures through various online platforms involving individuals as well as organisations.<br />

Entrepreneurs' own country: Kerala's Startup Village gets 527 applications in March

The incubator currently supports 600 startups, out of which 216 have been started by students

Freelancers don't always have it easy. A wedding photographer explains why

A wedding photographer spills the beans on how he rewired his<br /> hobby into a full-service creative business

Flipkart-Myntra merger buzz just got louder, courtesy Mukesh Bansal

While tipping a hat to Flipkart's logistical strengths, Bansal alluded to consolidation probably being the best bet to win big in India's e-commerce market. He, however, did not explicitly name Flipkart.<br />

Seedfund, K Ganesh bet on India's booming e-commerce market with Browntape

Founded by Piyush Goel and Gurpreet Singh in 2012, the Goa-based company helps online merchants manage their orders and inventories for multiple online e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon, Flipkart and eBay, in one place, without having to log in to each site separately.<br />

Sudiksha uses mommy power to make pre-school affordable in rural Andhra

Sudiksha is trying to tackle the problem of access<br /> to early education for the poor

Innotrek 2014: Nasscom to take 25 Indian startups to Silicon Valley in May

Some of the startups on the list are: Global Delight, which makes apps for Apple devices; Chennai-based Contract IQ and Bangalore-based Bookpad, which enables cloud-based document embedding in any web or mobile application.<br />

Bangalore may call itself Silicon Valley of the East. Here's why it doesn't mirror the original

Technology evangelist and CEO of Microsoft Ventures, Mukund Mohan, engages Shonali Advani in a tte--tte about India's slowly maturing startup ecosystem, whether it can produce a Google and why entrepreneurs must learn to part with more of their equity.

E-commerce sites feel the heat of rising competition. What are they doing about it?

The likes of FabFurnish and Pepperfry, dedicated to home furnishing, and fashion portals like Myntra and Jabong.com have several in-house brands in the pipes, according to media reports.<br />

Attention entrepreneurs: This is a surefire way to attract investors

Customers before Investors Once the customers come, the discussion with the investor is more data?driven

Indian e-commerce boom? After Flipkart, Snapdeal eyes $1 bn sales in 2014

According to company CEO Kunal Bahl the company grew 500 percent in the last one year, a period which also saw an eBay-led investor consortium pump in Rs 830 crore into Snapdeal.<br />

What's in a name? Keep these points in mind when you launch a startup

If you are living with the 'what's in a name' philosophy, you may want to think again

Can this woman become one of India's big-time online talk show hosts?

On any Friday of every month, CWNK rolls out the red carpet for the urban Indian woman. For just Rs 2,000 - inclusive of wine and dinner, a mix of homemakers, professionals and entrepreneurs are privy to three speakers

This website wants to be a Facebook for sports lovers. But will fans bat for it?

The idea came to the trip during the 2012 London Olympics and is using the ongoing T20 World Cup as a test run. Rai, Castelino and Cilic were contemplating a platform to connect football fans across the world.<br />

Virtual afterlife: How Shradhanjali is letting your loved ones live forever

Shradhanjali takes new media into a different space with a business that<br /> lets people commemorate the lives of their loved and lost ones

SM Krishna's daughter has her own vineyard and wine. Take a look

SDU Winery characterizes its brand of wines as Indian and uncomplicated

Not your average B-School: Sunstone's MBA will help you face real corporate challenges

After exiting IT outsourcing firm GlobalLogic, Rajul Garg wants to tackle the MBA-skills issue

ibiboGroup's latest acquisition makes one thing clear: it's betting big on mobile apps

New Delhi-based ibiboGroup, on Thursday, announced the acquisition of bus tracking and analytics platform Yourbus.in, owned by Lucido Softlabs Pvt. Ltd, for an undisclosed amount.<br />