Flipkart Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Sachin Bansal is talking to several Indian entrepreneurs and influential investors to create a lobby group that will represent the interests of Indian consumer Internet start-ups, three people familiar with the matter said. Bansal has approached Ola’s Bh…
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RailYatri.in raises funds from Nilekani & others
RailYatri.in, the train traveling consumer app start-up, has raised fresh funding with participation from all its existing investors – Nandan Nilekani, Helion Ventures, Omidyar Partners and Blume Ventures. This round comes on the back of the round which the company had raised in March, this…
Start-ups can take long-term risk with Indian money: Nilekani
Infosys Co-Founder Nandan Nilekani is all for Indian start-ups, saying they have entered an ‘exciting phase’ with focus on India-specific problems and opportunities, and domestic money is fuelling risk appetite. “I am very bullish on the Indian start-up scenario”, the brai…
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…
India’s growth is in its small businesses: Nandan Nilekani
One of the founders of iconic IT company Infosys and the brain behind Aadhaar, Nandan Nilekani wears several hats these days — that of a philanthropist, angel for start-ups and an evangelist for re-imagining India. In an interview, Nilekani shared his views on a variety of issues concerning the c…
B2B e-commerce players helping SMEs in recruiting skilled employees
A clutch of business-to-business e-commerce players are seeking to attract more business by helping Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) address the issue of recruitment. Ahmedabad-based startup Tradohub, an end-to-end supplier for SMEs, is one such company. It has tied up with local human resourc…
Nilekani invests in e-commerce startup 10i commerce services
Infosys Co-Founder Nandan Nilekani has put his weight behind an ecommerce startup for the first time, backing a venture that seeks to help small traditional shops fight online and organised retailers with the use of technology. After operating quietly for over a year, Bengaluru-based 10i Commerce…
Nandan Nilekani invests in affordable eye care startup Drishti
Bengaluru-based affordable eye care treatment chain Drishti has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Nandan Nilekani, former chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. Drishti, which offers its services in semi urban and rural regions, will utilise the fresh capital to expa…
Nandan Nilekani backed truck network start-up 4TiGO starts operations in six cities
Former Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani and Accel Partners-backed truck network start-up 4TiGO on Wednesday announced commencement of operations in six Indian states, aimed at optimising goods transportation by bringing all stakeholders on to a common platform. The cloud-based technology platform with…
Infosys Co-Founder Nandan Nilekani invests in RailYatri
Infosys Co-Founder Nandan Nilekani has invested an undisclosed amount in train travel app, RailYatri.in. In addition to the Former UIDAI Chairman, RailYatri’s existing investors Helion Ventures, Omidyar Networks and Blume Ventures have participated in this round, RailYatri said in a stateme…