Start-ups, entrepreneurs, students, investors and others experts to congregate at i5 Summit, an event hosted by IIT-Indore and IIM-Indore to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship in the country and support young entrepreneurs by connecting them with investors and mentors to take their ideas to th…
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PropTiger acquires virtual reality startup 3DPhy
Online real estate advisor PropTiger has acquired Gurgaon-based virtual and augmented reality & 3D visualisations startup 3DPhy. “With this acquisition, PropTiger aims to advance its technological platform to further enhance its hi-tech marketing solutions for developers,” the com…
Scorpion Express partners with LogiNext, deploying its technology to optimize operations
Continuing to disrupt the logistics space with their advanced technology, powered by Big Data Analytics and Internet of Things, PayTM backed LogiNext deployed its technology solutions to aid one of the largest 3PL company of India, Scorpion Express Pvt. Ltd., founded in 2000, under the flagship o…
Kwan Entertainment buys 85 per cent share in Gigstart
Celebrity management firm Kwan Entertainment & Marketing Solutions has acquired 85 per cent stake in Delhi-based entertainment startup Gigstart for an undisclosed amount. It plans to operate Gigstart as a marketplace-cum-discovery platform for the creative community. “We are investing i…
Meat delivery company EasyMeat owns ‘Nonveggies’ now
Pune-based meat delivery startup EasyMeat.in is in the process of acquiring meat delivery player Nonveggies in an undisclosed all cash deal. “The Nonveggies team is located in the western part of Pune which is not close to our warehouse that is located in central Pune, through this acquisit…
Travelyaari raises $7 mn from GVFL, BCCL
Online bus booking platform Travelyaari said it has raised $ 7 million (about Rs 46.6 crore), led by Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd (GVFL), Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd (Times Group) and other investors. The Series B investment will be used to facilitate product development as well as business growt…
Guj & Israel discuss possible investment synergies in startups
Israel extended a warm welcome to the visiting Vibrant Gujarat delegation from India. The first meeting of the delegation was Start-Up Nation Central to discuss and connect Government and Business leaders between Israel and the state of Gujarat in India. The Vibrant Gujarat delegates discussed po…
Facebook has snapped up musical selfie startup Eyegroove
One of the latest trends in the social media world is fan-made videos that include music, usually big hits that everyone is familiar with. These clips, which are typically short, funny, and enjoyable to make, number in the millions, and they are being created mostly by young people who see it as …
Rs 4 crore grooming kit for Bombay Shaving Co
Men’s grooming startup Bombay Shaving Company has raised Rs 4 crore ($600,000) in seed funding from a clutch of angel investors including McKinsey India MD Noshir Kaka, and Subramanian Ramadorai, an advisor to the Prime Minister, people aware of the development said. Other investors in the …
Shaadi.com’s Founder finds Rs 3.34 crore match for Vebbler
Shaadi.com Founder Anupam Mittal has led a consortium of 16 investors to invest $500,000 (about Rs 3.34 crore) in Bengaluru-based camera and photo sharing app Vebbler. The investors included Sharad Sharma, Founder of industry think tank iSPIRIT, and Pranav Rai, son of former Infosys board member …