Bengaluru-based online furniture and home decor startup Urban Ladder has revised its maternity benefits policy, in line with industry trends and in an effort to prevent women at mid to senior levels dropping out of the workforce when they become mothers. “We enjoy a healthy diversity ratio …
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Kalaari seed programme backs three companies
Kstart, a seed-stage programme launched by venture fund Kalaari Capital in February 2016, has invested in three startups in its first batch. Affordplan, a fintech platform aimed at affordable healthcare; Indee, a secure platform for web video streaming; and Active.ai, an AI engagement firm for fi…
IBM, Kalaari partner to promote startups
IBM has partnered with start-up incubator Kstart, an initiative of Indian venture capital firm Kalaari Capital, to offer training and mentoring sessions to Indian start-ups. Kstart’s entire roster of seed-stage portfolio companies will have the opportunity to apply for the IBM Global Entrepreneur…
Urban ladder looks to clock GMV of $250 mn by June 2017
Urban Ladder, which posted losses of Rs 58.51 crore in FY15 on revenues of Rs 19.21 crore, is looking to transact a GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) of $250 million by June 2017, Rajiv Srivatsa, COO and co-founder of Urban Ladder, said. Declining to reveal any numbers to back his claim, the company …
Ratan Tata, US varsity to invest in Indian Start-ups
The private company of Tata Group doyen Ratan Tata will jointly invest with the $100-billion investment arm of the University of California, in start-ups and companies in India that focus on the segments of mobile telephony, energy, health care and emerging technologies. The investment cycle woul…
SBI to set up special branch for start-ups in Bengaluru
The nascent yet burgeoning start-up ecosystem has caught the attention of SBI. The country’s largest bank will soon set up a first-of-its-kind branch to cater exclusively to the growing banking needs of start-ups. The bank has zeroed in on Bengaluru, the so-called Silicon Valley of India, for set…