The new e-Commerce guidelines have boosted the growth prospect of upcoming mobile e-Commerce players that connect brick-and-mortar merchants directly to customers. Players like Orderr, m1-Order, Goodbox and SnapBizz say that the new e-Commerce guidelines have created a level playing field for you…
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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…
Ratan tata invests in home rental network NestAway
Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata has invested an unspecified amount in NestAway Technologies Ltd, the leading home rental network firm said on February 28. “As a pioneer in home rental network, NestAway promotes furnished and managed apartments and provides them at affordable prices t…
‘Silicon Valley Spirit’ guides policy-makers, Start-Ups look for a deal
Start-ups have little doubt that this Union Budget will deliver. But they are keeping their fingers crossed for much more; they hope their freedom is not curtailed by reams of policy. Setting the tone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decisively looked at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at Vigyan B…
Angel Funding gains Tracxn with tech A-Listers joining in
Startup research platform Tracxn has raised a new round of angel funding from former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani and former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, along with WhatsApp’s Neeraj Arora and Junglee Cofounder Anand Rajaraman. The startup said that the new set of investors will help it sell…
Ratan tata invests in retail-tech startup SnapBizz
Bangalore based retail-tech startup SnapBizz today announced that it has raised funding from Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons. In January 2016, SnapBizz had announced a Series A funding of $7.2 million led by Jungle Ventures, Taurus Value creation, Konly Venture and Blume Ventures. With t…
The northeast’s Startup Star is on the rise
The “venture fund” set up by the Union Government to promote startups in India’s northeastern states has resulted overwhelming response making the region vibrant with several small and medium enterprises keen to start operation there. Minister of State for Development of Northeastern Region (D…
Ratan Tata invests in cancer therapeutic startup invictus oncology
Tata Sons’ chairman emeritus Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in next generation cancer therapeutic startup Invictus Oncology, the New Delhi-based company announced on February 8. The investment in Invictus Oncology is Tata’s fifth in 2016, and follows the Tata Sons patri…
Firstcry becomes Ratan Tata’s fourth investment in 2016
Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in baby and maternity products retailer FirstCry, marking his fourth investment since the start of 2016. FirstCry, which is owned by BrainBees Solutions, follows an omni-channel strategy of selling both through online and offline stores. “The id…