To tap the growing market of out-of-warranty/second-hand cars, start-ups are getting active in the car servicing and spare parts retailing space. These new players are also tying up with manufacturers to sell original spare parts. These start-ups use technology to form a marketplace that will con…
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V-Cats to hold road-show for start-ups
Seed investor and start-up accelerator Venture Catalysts (V-cats) plans to conduct a road-show for start-ups looking to raise pre-Series or Series A funding. ,This will be similar to those held by companies that plan to go for an IPO (Initial Public Offering). At the May 18-19 VC Roadshow, which …
To grow, Essar Retail incubates 5 start-ups
To give a fresh impetus to its retail initiatives, the $35-billion Essar Group is incubating five new start-ups. Further, the Group has rechristened its retail company as Impact Retail. Essar Retail, known for operating the largest chain of mobile outlets under ‘The Mobile Store’ brand, will be a…
Top tech buyers to listen to pitches from Indian startups
For the better part of two decades, chief information officers of some of the world’s largest companies such as General Electric, Apple and Citigroup have looked at India as a lowcost destination to fuel their back-office software projects. That narrative started to change over the past few…
College startup develops affordable home automation module ‘Smitch’
A startup by two college students has developed a compact home automation module claiming it to be the most affordable in the market. The prices of ‘Smitch’ module, ranging from Rs 2,999 to Rs 13,499 and focusing on savings and comfort, will be launched at a consumer fair here on Apri…
E-commerce breathes life into obituaries startups
Rajkot-based online obituaries startup Shradhanjali is expanding its presence by entering into multilingual obituaries, adding social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and soon joining the obits e-Commerce market. Others such as Tributes.in, a venture from India online, which recently en…
Huge scope for start-ups in Maritime sector | Investors
Sagar Defence Engineering, which had launched the first unmanned marine surface vehicle for the Indian Navy, is looking to develop the technology further so that it can be used in extreme applications. The company, a start-up, is eager to cater to the needs of the maritime sector with its unmanne…
French beauty products maker L’Occitane leads $6-million funding round
French beauty products maker L’Occitane is leading a $6-million funding round in on-demand beauty services startup MyGlamm, which will be the largest round of funding in the sector. The funding, which also saw participation from existing investor Tano Capital and Brand Capital (part of the …
Red Hat mulls more investments in startups to push growth
IT firm Red Hat is actively looking at investing in start-ups working on innovation, infrastructure and open source technologies to further accelerate its growth in the country. Red Hat, which has invested in start-ups in India and Israel, is also expanding its workforce in the country to cash in…
Mobile players like SnapBizz, Goodbox welcome new e-Commerce guidelines
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…