India’s vibrant start-up ecosystem has been largely dominated by software-led companies and e-commerce firms, attracting the attention of customers and investors alike. The hardware segment, though much more inter-disciplinary—involving elements of software, electronics, semiconductor and design …
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AppsDaily raises $3.75 mn from founders, others
Mumbai-based mobile protection and security firm AppsDaily Solutions Pvt. Ltd said it secured Rs 25 crore ($3.75 million) from founders and existing investors. The fresh capital would be used to finance growth plans, AppsDaily said in a statement. The company’s existing investors include Zodius C…
Decoding the Indian fintech start-up sector
Two surveys, by Kalaari Capital and Tracxn, delve deep to check out the strategies, the investments and people that help run these rapidly-growing firms which marry money and software. Source: ET Tech
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Aadhaar, eKYC, UPI to fuel innovation in fintech, says report
Financial technology built around India Stack, (a set of tools to build software) Aadhaar, electronic know your customer (eKYC) process and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) will fuel innovation that can help 400 million more Indians access credit, insurance and investment opportunities, a report …
B2B e-commerce players helping SMEs in recruiting skilled employees
A clutch of business-to-business e-commerce players are seeking to attract more business by helping Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) address the issue of recruitment. Ahmedabad-based startup Tradohub, an end-to-end supplier for SMEs, is one such company. It has tied up with local human resourc…
Bluestone raises Rs 200 crore from IIFL, RB Investments
IIFL and RB Investments Pte have led Rs 200 crore Series D round in online jewellery retailer Bluestone at undisclosed valuation. Existing investors in the company Kalaari Capital, Accel and IvyCap Ventures participated in the current round. The company competes with Tata Group backed Caratlane i…
Mukesh Bansal’s new startup ‘CureFit’ bags $15 million funding
Mukesh Bansal, the Co-Founder of fashion portal Myntra, has snagged funding for his new startup — CureFit — from a group of marque investors, who backed his maiden venture and have now stepped up to close one of the largest seed investment rounds in the Indian startup sector this year. Accel Part…
Here is a ‘speed-dating’ opportunity for startups with venture capitalists
Following highly successful conferences over the past 5 years in Singapore, Jakarta and Tokyo, Tech in Asia, the online hub for Asia’s tech community, is bringing its conference formula to Bangalore, the epicentre of India’s tech ecosystem. Held on July 6-7 at Manpho Convention Centre, the confer…
Kalaari Capital invests Rs 3.4 crore in cloud security startup ParaBlu
Kalaari Capital, an early investor in online retail companies like Snapdeal and Myntra, has backed cloud security startup ParaBlu as a part of its newly-launched seed and incubation programme — KStart. The VC firm has invested Rs 3.4 crore in the startup, founded by former top executives at McAfe…
Kalaari Capital leads $2 million Series A funding round in Creditvidya
Early-to-mid-stage venture capital firm Kalaari Capital has led a $2 million (Rs 13.3 crore) funding round in financial technology startup Infocredit Services, which operates credit score advisory platform CreditVidya . Additionally, the three year-old, Mumbai-based startup has received Rs 1 cror…