Over the last five years, consumer internet companies have grabbed most of the dollars but it’s the workhorse business-to business start-ups that are racking up revenues
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How start-up speak changed in 2016
The startup vocabulary of 2016 has been markedly different from the glory years of 2014 and 2015 when unicorns were born every other week, and sky-high valuations meant scale and size won over strategy and solid business models. This year as funds dried up, a number of promising startups of 2015 …
How fixing these government policies could benefit start-ups
The government has overwhelmingly acknowledged and supported the mushrooming startup ecosystem in India. However, industry experts still believe that there continues to be nuts and bolts that need to be fixed in the ecosystem in order to carry out business at a faster pace. Initiatives like Start…
Zenoti plans big facelift in US, Europe with newly-raised Rs 100 cr
Software maker Zenoti has raised Rs 100 crore ($15 million) in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners along with existing backer Accel India in the largest such deal this year for a startup offering software as a service. The Seattle and Hyderabad-based company, which provides cloud-based softwa…
Startup merger and acquisitions surge on funds crunch
As venture funding slows down, startups seem eager to sell themselves off. This is showing up in a surge in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As). In July, there were as many as 36 M&As, almost twice that in June and about three times the January and February numbers, according to data from s…