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 />
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.
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 />
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 />
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 />
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 />
Shagun TV, India's first 24X7 matrimonial channel, aims to give a new dimension to the happily ever- after concept
BlackBerry and NantHealth are even working together to develop a new smartphone tailored to the needs of the healthcare sector.
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 />
Magicrete is a company that is changing the way India builds
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 />
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 />
The incubator currently supports 600 startups, out of which 216 have been started by students
A wedding photographer spills the beans on how he rewired his<br /> hobby into a full-service creative business
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 />
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 is trying to tackle the problem of access<br /> to early education for the poor
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 />
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.
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 />
Customers before Investors Once the customers come, the discussion with the investor is more data?driven
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 />
If you are living with the 'what's in a name' philosophy, you may want to think again
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
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 />
Shradhanjali takes new media into a different space with a business that<br /> lets people commemorate the lives of their loved and lost ones
SDU Winery characterizes its brand of wines as Indian and uncomplicated
After exiting IT outsourcing firm GlobalLogic, Rajul Garg wants to tackle the MBA-skills issue
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 />