Mytaxiindia.com, an outstation taxi service startup has entered into a collaboration with Paytm to enable digital payments for its app. Till now, commuters using the app could pay through Payumoney, Cash, Netbanking, Debit Card, Credit Card and EMIs. “The partnership with Paytm is in line w…
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Fourthlion offers Nandan Nilekani’s poll campaign technology to parties
The technology backbone which Infosys Co-Founder Nandan Nilekani’s team built ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election for his poll campaign is now available to parties and elected representatives across the political divide. FourthLion, the tech startup mentored by Nilekani, is offering the pl…
Qlivery raises $230,000 from Hong Kong-based swastika
Qlivery, a cross segment on-demand concierge service, has raised $230,000 from Hong Kong-based Swastika. “Funds raised will be utilised to expand the team, geographical reach and add customers. The team believes technology and analytics is the heart of the business and thus, a substantial a…
Nextra may dilute up to 24% stake to raise funds for expansion
Nextra Teleservices, which offers high speed internet services over broadband and WiFi in Delhi, plans to dilute up to 24% stake to raise funds from private equity for expanding services across India. The four-year old startup which competes with but trails broadband services providers Bharti Air…
Start-ups bloom in small-town India
Raipur, Solan and Motihari are not what come to mind when one thinks of start-ups. But 800 start-ups have come up in the past year in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, creating technology hubs in unlikely towns. Even as e-retail, health, education and payments star…
Government raises fund limits to seed start-ups
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) may invest up to Rs. 1 crore in every fresh start-up that it will seed from the next financial year, Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST said. The DST’s outlay for seeding has been increased four-fold—from Rs. 40 crore to Rs.180 crore—in the coming finan…
LoveCycles start-up gets funding, unveils app in hindi for women
LoveCycles, a start-up which enables women to keep a track of their menstrual and physiological health via a mobile app, has raised Rs.5 crore from seed-stage venture capital firm Prime Venture Partners. The funding round also marks the official unveiling of the app in India. The firm will use th…
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…
MoMark raises Rs 4 Crore to strengthen its Mtech platform
MoMark Services, a mobile app-based customer engagement platform and mobile wallet aggregator, has raised a pre series-A funding of $600,000 (aroundRs 4 crore) led by YourNest Angel Fund. Kolkata-based LNB group also participated in the funding round. MoMark facilitates loyalty and analytics-led …
Start-up SBricks.com plans to expand its footprint in the south
SBricks.com, a tech-based start-up that offers on-demand services such as home cleaning, laundry and repairs, is planning to expand its footprint in Hyderabad, before expanding to other major cities in the South next year. The firm has opened three walk-in store services in three locations (aroun…