Technology giant Google is deepening its engagements with startups in India and is working with a bunch of “high growth“ ventures as part of a global programme to mentor and deepen its technical engagement with the potential winners of tomorrow. Over the past year, Google has been working with In…
Tag: UrbanClap
Foodtech start-up BOX8 secures $1 m venture debt from Trifecta Capital
Mumbai-based on-demand food delivery start-up BOX8 has raised about $1 million (Rs 7 crore) in venture debt funding from Trifecta Capital. This development comes right on the heels of the start-up raising $7.5 million (Rs 50 crore) Series B funding from IIFL Seed Ventures Fund and Mayfield Ventur…
Gurgaon may shine with big names, but Delhi homes more start-ups
The total number of start-ups in the NCR is 4,218 but guess what, Gurgaon is not topping this list. While Noida contributes to 20 per cent of the total number, with 784 start-ups, Delhi still has the lead with 45 per cent — concentrated mostly in South and Central Delhi. Nationally, Gurgaon comes…
Social fitness app Fitso raises $200K from former Flipkart exec, others
Gurgaon-based Jogo Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs health and fitness app Fitso, has raised $200,000 (Rs 1.3 crore) in angel funding from a clutch of investors including former president – operations at Flipkart Sujeet Kumar, Intelenet Global Services CEO Bhupender Singh and PolicyBazaar CEO Ya…
Planning a New Year party? These start-ups will help you out
New Year is around the corner and to add more cheers this time it’s falling on a weekend. While most of the people love to go out for a party, many love the idea of planning a house party as it’s more comfortable and pocket-friendly too. Given today’s fast moving life and busy schedules, people […
Demonetisation Effect | Start-ups shift into high gear
Even as the demonetisation announcement of November 8 and its fallout continue to receive mixed reactions, aspiring entrepreneurs took to maneuvering strategically, taking several measures to make people, especially the underprivileged, aware about the ban and helping them ease their woes. This, …
How online start-ups are reshaping the informal jobs sector in India
For Bharathi, a Class X pass woman with two kids, life has been tough. The Bengaluru based cook would often start work at 7.30 am and not wrap up before 8 pm, with a two-hour afternoon break. Living near the factory of Bharat Earth Movers Ltd, she would work at seven houses in the neighbourhood, …
Currency Ban Impact | Start-ups encouraging online transactions, gaining new customers
Even if temporary, markets wore a deserted look today across India as high value cash in hand became just a paper overnight for Indian citizens. Modi’s surgical strike on black money has had an impact on traders and parallel economy who used to deal only in cash, especially in India’s…
Start-ups roll up sleeves to train the unskilled
Prior to joining healthcare service provider Care24, 33-year-old Rahul Nair earned a daily wage of Rs 800. He was trained for a week to enhance his skills as a nurse after which his daily remuneration shot up to Rs 1,200. Nair is one among the 2,500 unskilled or semi-skilled healthcare workers in…
Ratan Tata-backed UrbanClap to launch in Middle East & SE Asia
Bessemer Venture and SAIF Partners funded start-up Urbanclap plans to launch its services in international markets such as Middle East and South East Asia in 2017, CEO Varun Khaitan. “We are following a model of very less feet on street. This gives the agility of launching in any city faster. Thu…