Parth Behani, a ninth grade student in Bengaluru, is challenged to look ‘beyond the obvious’ to solve math problems every weekend. For Behani, mathematics is a discovery of possibilities rather than just knowing formulas and scoring marks. Behani’s enthusiasm and attitude is tha…
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Axilor opens applications for accelerator programme starting in September
Axilor, a Bengaluru based platform for supporting early-stage startups, has opened applications for its accelerator programme starting in September. It is looking to induct up to 15 startups in the upcoming batch. Axilor, whose founders include Senapathy ‘Kris Gopalakrishnan and SD Shibulal…
Startup merger and acquisitions surge on funds crunch
As venture funding slows down, startups seem eager to sell themselves off. This is showing up in a surge in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As). In July, there were as many as 36 M&As, almost twice that in June and about three times the January and February numbers, according to data from s…
Startups now exempted from any prior experience in public procurement
All startups have now been made eligible to get exemption from the prior experience criteria in public procurement, a benefit that was enjoyed only by micro and small enterprises so far. The department of expenditure has issued a directive to all ministries that all startups — “micro,…
Bengaluru startup launches all in one taxi fare comparison app
YoRide, a Bangalore based startup launched the perfect taxi fare comparison and booking app. The app helps users compare availability and fare across all taxi/cab-booking apps. YoRide hit 10,000 downloads mark within 100 days of launching in Android and iOS stores. The number of people booking a …
Ex Shopclues VP Devesh Rai launches B2B marketplace Wydr
Devesh Rai, a founding member and corporate VP of the startup Shopclues, has set up a B2B marketplace Wydr, which deals in wholesale. Rai said it was while dealing with several brands and wholesalers in his past stints with companies that he identified several gaps and pain points in the business…
Sheroes raises Rs 12 crore in Series-A funding
Sheroes.in, a jobs and career platform for women has raised Rs 12 crore in a Series-A funding led by Lumis Partners as part of a larger commitment. The fund raising also saw participation from The HR Fund, angel investor Rajul Garg and existing investor Quintillion Media led by Raghav Bahl. Dexte…
Flipkart CEO Binny Bansal leads $1 million seed funding round in YumLane
Flipkart Chief Executive Binny Bansal has led a $1-million (about Rs 6.6 crore) seed funding round in Mumbai-based fast moving consumer goods startup QwikPik Technology, which owns and operates the YumLane brand of food products. Other investors that have also participated in the round, a first f…
EarlySalary.com to raise $6mn, eyes expansion to smaller cities
EarlySalary.com, a fintech startup that offers personal loans, will raise $5-6 million in the coming months as it looks to expand its presence across cities like Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Jaipur. The Pune-based firm offers loans ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs one lakh for a tenure of 7 to 30 day…
BollyWoo to make a foray into movie tourism
BollyWoo, a recently established e-commerce start-up that sells wardrobe replicas of what actors and actresses wear in Bollywood films, is foraying into tourism of a new kind. It says it plans to offer tours to the destinations featured in movies. Launched this April, it has already tied up with …