The US is all set to become a tax-haven for most companies wishing to save tax after the Trump administration last evening announced lowering corporate tax to as low as 15 per cent from the present 35 per cent. Currently, several Indian tech startups including the likes of Flipkart, Grofers, Prac…
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India’s start-ups see a huge marketing opportunity in the 2017 Indian Premier League
The tenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which will kick off on April 5, is expected to be a sporting extravaganza for cricket aficionados. Just like previous seasons, this year, sensing an opportunity to the grab attention of IPL viewership, startups are in the list of the 14 major s…
Intercity truck aggregator Trukky to raise $500K in pre-Series A round
Intercity logistics marketplace Trukky is raising $500,000 (Rs 3.25 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round from existing as well as new angel investors, a top company executive told. Owned and operated by Trukky Logistics Pvt Ltd, the SME-focused, mobile-first intercity logistics services platfor…
India is now a key market for SaaS start-ups
India’s decade-old software-as-a-service, or SaaS, sector that has traditionally catered to overseas clients is experiencing a reversal of sorts with a surge in domestic demand. A bunch of young SaaS startups, including customer analytics platform CloudCherry , web optimisation firm Zarget …
Nandan Nilekani teams up to set up VC firm to fund mid-stage start-ups
Bengaluru: Infosys Co-Founder and Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani is teaming up with venture capital investor Sanjeev Aggarwal to set up an investment firm that will back midstage startups, according to four people aware of the plans. The fund, with a corpus of at least $100 million, will consi…
6 key reasons why competition is good for start-ups
As a round off to last year’s festive season, the Indian startup industry has been witness to a lot of traded barbs between Flipkart and Amazon India, who are in a race to gain the top slot in e-Commerce. It is indicative of the competitive environment within which Indian startups have to make a …
Gujarat-based CouponClue.com emerges as India’s top coupons site
New Delhi: CouponClue is a new Gujarati start-up that has recently emerged as one of the leading coupons site in India. India’s online coupons market is one of the most competitive niches in the country’s ecommerce sector. Like other companies in this space, CouponClue competes for th…
CashKaro | Cashing you for more e-shopping
If shopping is your favourite hobby then discounts and coupons are definitely your favourite words. CashKaro.com, a one stop savings destination for all online shopping, is here to help you compare prices and earn cashbacks for the shopaholic in you. “CashKaro is enabling our members to compare p…
Oyo in talks with SoftBank for upto $500 mn raise, eyes unicorn club
Mumbai: Budget hotel aggregator Oyo Rooms is in talks with Japan’s SoftBank -an existing investor -for a $500million round of financing, which is expected to catapult it into the so-called unicorn club, comprising tech startups that are valued at $1 billion or more, according to three peopl…
Why FbStart is worth a look for start-ups looking to jump-start their journey
Ask the startup folks, and they will tell you how tricky the first couple of years are—challenges are aplenty, capital is scarce, firefighting is perpetual and chaos is the order of the day. Besides, there is constant pressure to secure funding, a problem that seems to become even more daunting a…