Mumbai-based e-Commerce fashion platform Fynd has raised $500,000 in a follow-on Series A funding round from Silicon Valley-based Rocketship. Rocketship is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in companies using models built through data science. The firm’s founders, Venky Harinarayan an…
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Bleeding start-ups stare at a harsh summer; Hand out pink slips to hundreds
The Indian start-up sector is bracing for more job losses as some half-a-dozen midsized companies issue layoff notices to hundreds of employees in a bid to trim costs and conserve cash in what portends to be a harsh summer for an industry struggling to deal with the effects of fast-paced growth. …
India handloom brand bets on ecommerce to raise market positioning
India Handloom Brand is drawing up new strategies that include retail and e-Commerce, in a bid to raise the market positioning of handloom. There are four stores of the Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India at Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Chennai that stock India Handloom Brand Products…
Craftsvilla expands services to Middle East, New Zealand and Australia
Craftsvilla, an online marketplace for ethnic products, has expanded its services to cover the Middle East, New Zealand and Australia. The company aims to touch Rs 100 crore in revenue in 2016-17, said Manoj Gupta, founder of Mumbai-based Craftsvilla.com. “We have seen a lot of demand from …
Craftsvilla bets on customisation to drive more traffic to its app
Online ethnic products marketplace Craftsvilla is betting on customisation to drive more traffic to its app launched a year ago. With app-only discounts and a marketing budget close to Rs 30 crore, the marketplace has already been able to double the number of in-app conversions. “Close to 2…
Lendingkart joins hands with craftsvilla.com for loans to its sellers
Lendingkart, a online platform that facilitates Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in obtaining working capital loans, has tied up with Craftsvilla.com. The association will facilitate easy and collateral-free working capital loans to Craftsvilla’s sellers seeking monetary assistance. Mumb…