Tag: Facebook

Faircent acclaimed ‘Breakthrough Brand’ by Interbrand

Faircent.com, India’s largest peer to peer lending marketplace has been acclaimed as the ‘Interbrand Breakthrough Brand in Finance’ by Interbrand. The inaugural Breakthrough Brands report is in partnership with Facebook, Ready Set Rocket and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Faircent.com is the…

Gupshup to launch bots to customise workflow for SMEs

Bot builder platform Gupshup plans to introduce templatised bots in a bid to make them accessible to small and medium businesses. A bot is a software application that can run automated tasks on the Internet. They are being deployed by businesses to replace basic customer interactions. Over the ne…

SBI rolls out Rs. 200-cr start-up fund

State Bank of India seems to be setting great store by start-ups in the financial technology (FinTech) space. After starting an exclusive branch for start-ups in Bengaluru earlier this year, it has set up a Rs. 200-crore fund to provide assistance to them. SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya said…

‘Google Tax’ to impact start-ups

The equalisation levy or popularly known as ‘Google tax’ which came into effect from June 1 is set to have an impact on the operations of Indian start-ups with higher financial burden and administrative overload. Start-ups which are highly dependent on online platforms like Google, Facebook, Twit…

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…

South Asian diaspora matchmaking app Dil Mil raises $2.7 million

Despite frosty fund raising scenario, matchmaking continues to be hot as matrimonial app for South Asians, Dil Mil, on March 31 said it has $ 2.7 million in its Pre-Series A round from a clutch of investors. The money would be used to experiment and harness emerging technologies and expand the pr…

Viber opens up its public chat system to Indian startups

Viber has opened its public chat system to Indian startups, as part of the messaging platform’s efforts in India to reach out to fledgling businesses. Zopper, ObiNo, Vuclip, Lootore and KhauGaliDeals are among the startups that in the past two to three months have joined Viber Public Chats …