With startups innovating with technology in the education space, veterans in the publishing space also want to be a part of this change too. From digitising their content to investing in ed-tech startups, these players want to reach their audience in an all-new tech-savvy avatar. “You have …
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Waste management startup industry to grow to over $1 billion by 2020
A growing number of angel investors are backing waste management startups in India, leading analysts to estimate the domestic industry will grow to over $1billion by 2020. Half a dozen startups in the space have raised funds in the past six months. Among them are Saahas Waste Management, which is…
Sequoia Capital finds it great to make new investments in startups
Sequoia Capital India strikes a discordant but optimistic note when it says 2016 will be of a “wonderful vintage” and a great year to make new investments in startups. Armed with its largest India-focussed fund of $920 million (Rs6,100 crore), raised this year, Sequoia is scouting for…
13-Year-old Akshat Mittal creator of odd-even.com sells his company
Thirteen-year old Akshat Mittal creator of Oddeven.com, which matches individuals to potential ride-share or carpool in the direction of their commute, has sold his company to carpool app Orahi.com for an undisclosed amount. The site was developed and launched in December 2015 by the standard 9 s…
B2C e-commerce players to focus on reducing ‘cash burn rate’
For consumer internet companies used to spending their way to market leadership or otherwise, conserving cash has now become a priority to extend their runways. In the new regime, startups are shunning previously popular buzz-phrases such as ‘growth over profit’ and ‘winner take…
Vista rooms to enter five new countries by 2016-end
Budget hotels aggregator Vista Rooms is embarking on an international expansion with plans to enter five new countries by the end of this year. The startup, which has forayed into the Sri Lankan market, is seeking to respond to interests from its customers in certain international destinations. &…
Local information provider CityShor gets Angel funding
Lifestyle start-up CityShor has received angel investment from Gujarat Angel Investors Network (GAIN). Launched by entrepreneurs Pallav Parikh and Pankaj Pathak in 2013, the start-up provides information on local products, places and things to do around the city. CityShor also provides a platform…
Crowdsourcing job referrals gains popularity over traditional methods
Anandram Sarda, a chartered accountant in Hyderabad who has done his articleship from PriceWaterhouseCoopers, finds the concept of a crowdsourced referral platform far more cost effective against traditional methods for job referrals. MintMesh, a crowdsourced referral platform for jobs and servic…
Paytm targets seller base of 5 lakh by FY17-end
Mobile payments firm Paytm said it will increase seller base on its online marketplace multi-fold to 500,000 by the end of next financial year. The company has 100,000 sellers on its marketplace that offers a host of buying options to consumers. “Our target is to increase our seller base fr…
Four Indian startups selected by Airbus BizLab accelerator
Airbus BizLab has selected four startups from India for its six month business accerator program. These are Blue Morfo, Shoonya Games, Qualitas and Open Turf. These four companies were selected from about 80 startups that had applied to the call for proposals in Bengaluru. Apart from these, Velme…