Bengaluru: At a time when foreign capital primarily continues to fund India’s startup ecosystem, Nandan Nilekani, former chief executive of Infosys Technologies, pointed out that there were signs that domestic investors were beginning to weigh in as well. The architect of Aad…
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Trend Tracking: Small fashion e-Tailers stitch together new categories
Several second-rung online fashion retailers are introducing categories not core to their businesses expecting to seize a little more of the market not captured by Flipkart and its units or Amazon. But analysts say they might be merely grasping at straws. Flipkart, along with its fashion units My…
Nykaa.com to raise Rs 80 cr, aims to double sales by fy18
Online beauty retailer Nykaa.com is in talks to raise Rs 80 crore by end of 2016 to push growth as it aims to double sales to Rs 720 crore by 2017-18. “We are in advanced talks to raise Rs 80 crore. We are looking at diluting 10 per cent equity and expect to close the funding […]
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IIT-Indore & IIM-Indore to host i5 Summit to foster entrepreneurship
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…
Start-up world is finally seeing more women at the top
Amidst the euphoria over Start-up India, one fact stands out: only 9 per cent of the country’s 4,200-odd new-age start-ups are led by women. But the good news is that more women are jumping onto the bandwagon. According to Nasscom, there was a 50 per cent increase in women joining the start-up ec…