IT industry lobby Nasscom has chosen customer relationship management startup SalezShark over the likes of Microsoft and American cloud computing company Salesforce. com to handle sales operations. SalezShark will now manage the entire gamut of operations from marketing, events and publications t…
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Large companies, not varsities are new startup garages| Anand Mahindra
Large corporations, and not necessarily reputed tech schools like IITs or MIT, are the new startup garages as big businesses race to stay relevant, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has said. “The new garage is not necessarily in the MIT or Stanford or the IITs. It is in fact, back in …
Tork Motorcycles bags funds from Ola founders and other angels
Tork Motorcycles, which is building an electric motorcycle, has raised angel funding from a host of investors including Ola founders Bhavish Agarwal and Ankit Bhati and a group of angels led by Co-Cubes CEO Harpreet Grover. Tork was founded by Kapil Shelke, a mechanical engineer with a passion fo…
Smytten raises undisclosed fund in an angel round from Rajan Anandan
Premium products and services discovery and purchase platform Smytten has raised an undisclosed amount in an angel round from Rajan Anandan, Vice-President of Google for Southeast Asia and India. The lifestyle focused mobile application ties up with brands to work on their marketing campaigns and…
ShopMate, the group buying portal offering group deals on 2-wheelers
ShopMate, a unique group buying portal bringing you the best offers from your nearby stores, will now be offering group deals on 2-wheelers. It has been offering similar services on Mobile phones & Tablets. Shopmate groups’ together individual demands for a product and enables local sellers t…
Bengaluru-based startup MyVote.Today aims to be a voice for social activism
In a social media-centered world people may have so many platforms to voice their opinion, but there are few platforms where opinions can be converted into ground-level action. Bengaluru-based MyVote.Today looks to fill that gap by providing a polling platform on various issues. “We pick up…
Twist Mobile promises to take you on a virtual darshan
Indore-based Twist Mobile, a mobile gaming startup backed by Matrix Partners India, has ventured into Virtual Reality (VR) in religious tourism space. The move approved by the investor will tap a huge untapped religious space for virtual reality, starting with Kumbh Mela at Ujjain. Kumbh mela tra…
Tech startups, e-commerce companies cut down on joining bonuses
With the funding frenzy cooling down and concerns of a valuation bubble rising, India’s tech startups and e-commerce companies are cutting back on plum joining bonuses. “Joining bonuses, used to lure quality talent fast, are being offered to about 10% of the staff now from 30%-40% a y…
Naturals to take over Yuvraj Singh-funded startup Vyomo
Vyomo, an aggregator of beauty salon doorstep services funded by cricketer Yuvraj Singh, will become a part of Naturals with the nation’s largest salon chain investing Rs 100 crore for a controlling stake. This deal, the first where a brickand-mortar salon chain is collaborating with an app…
Truckers in for a royal treat from logistics startups like Lobb, Trukky and BlackBuck
Inter-city logistic startups like Lobb, Trukky and BlackBuck are providing fringe benefits to truckers for inclusive growth of the trucking ecosystem. Discounted foods, parking & bed facility at dhabas, fuel & service station facilities, truck financing support and other benefits are attr…