We interact with countless things each day that support us as we sleep, eat, work and play — the bed, we get out of in the morning, the shower head, your toothbrush, the car steering wheel, your watch and your lunch box. Your stove, blender and refrigerator — you get the picture. What…
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Zomato acquires logistics tech startup Sparse Labs
Online restaurant ordering and discovery portal Zomato acquired logistics technology startup Sparse Labs, as it looks improve the delivery experience. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Sparse Labs has developed an Android-based mobile application which transmits deliver…
Nandan Nilekani commits 5% assets to start-ups
He started late as an angel investor but Nandan Nilekani, the man behind Aadhaar and a Co-Founder of Infosys, has invested $50 million in 11 start-ups in just over a year and has committed to invest $25 million more. “Investing in start-ups helps me keep my business brain active and these busines…
Bengaluru-based startup Blackbuck looks to disrupt B2B logistics market
With disruptive technology, BlackBuck is trying to redefine the business-to-business logistics landscape in India. This Bengaluru-based startup has created an online marketplace for inter-city freight services and has already made a mark. The startup, which is little over a year now, has attracte…
WhatsApp Co-Founder invests in India-bound Trak N Tell
Gurgaon-based car tracking telematics solutions startup, Trak N Tell, has raised an undisclosed sum of funding from a group of investors, led by WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton. While the terms of the Series-A round were not disclosed, Acton, along with two other investors, whose names have also …
SMEs need software which is user friendly, intuitive and affordable | Blueleaf Software CEO Joseph Rasquinha
Oye 10 offers a totally unique GPS Attendance on the mobile for any company needing to keep track of their employees. Made to cater SMEs, this mobile app is user-friendly and extremely affordable for this price sensitive sector. Joseph Rasquinha is a Ph.D. in Economics from St. Andrews University…
Ola to become India’s first app-based ride-hailing service to operate under valid licence
Ola will soon become the first app-based ride-hailing service in India to operate under a valid licence issued by the Karnataka state road transport authority. This comes after two months of the implementation of the Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Aggregator Rules 2016. HG Kumar, A…
Startups are using hyperlocal tech like wifi to build their businesses
After the hyperlocal startup boom, entrepreneurs are now focusing on hyperlocal technology or proximity technology – iBeacon, GPS and WiFi – to build their businesses. A growing number of startups are entering into proximity marketing and the connectivity space. Startups like Ahmedaba…
ixigo launches 1-Tap Cab Booking, that books cabs even without internet or GPS
ixigo, India’s leading travel search app has announced the launch of “1-Tap Cab Booking” on the ixigo cabs app – an innovative feature that allows booking the nearest available cab in one tap of a button on the user’s home screen. Currently available for Android, 1-Tap Cab Booking will wor…
Uber launches UberMOTO in Gurgaon
After Bengaluru, taxi-hailing app Uber on March 30 launched a pilot of its bikesharing product – UberMOTO – in Gurgaon. “Uber today announced a pilot of Uber’s bikesharing product – uberMOTO in Gurgaon… This follows our agreement with the government of Haryana …