New Delhi: Adding one more to his start-up funding list, leading industrialist and serial investor Ratan Tata has invested in virtual fitness coaching platform GOQii. The size of the funding was, however, not disclosed. The company, which is a leading player in the Indian wearables market, is bac…
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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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World Tourism Day Special: Travel start-ups to spin the tourism era
Travel based startups have of late been getting more funding than even e-commerce portals. Travel startups are also witnessing a boom for past two years. According to research firm Tracxn’s data, first half of this year saw $457.67 million in funding versus $75.4 million during the same period in…
Start-ups that are clear market leaders will gear for IPOs: Tracxn, Co-Founder, Abhishek Goyal
Venture capital firms have been active in India since 2006. Yet, even after pouring more than $19 billion into Indian start-ups over more than a decade, most venture capitalists (VCs) have struggled to get attractive returns on their investments. Now, VCs will have to increase their focus on comi…
RBI highlights steps for growth of entrepreneurship & reduce start-up mortality
In a bid to make work environment more start-up friendly and ease regulations, the Reserve Bank of India has said that it will soon consult with the Centre and implement the recently announced proposals on start-ups. This includes permitting start-ups to access rupee loans under the External Comm…
Large companies open purse for start-ups
The participation of large Indian corporate’s in providing financial backing to startups is growing, and while only firms such as Infosys and Wipro have set up dedicated startup funds, others are tracking disruptive technologies in their own sectors with clearance from their boards to sink …
Startups see uptick in funding as investors return to Hyderabad
Startups in Hyderabad are seeing an uptick in funding as investors return to the city after a hiatus caused in part by the political instability in the region. According to Tracxn, which collects data on the Indian Startup industry, 25 Hyderabad-based ventures have been funded so far this year, c…
US fund Maverick in online pharmacy startup
US-based investment fund Maverick Capital Ventures is leading a Rs 100-crore financing round in 1mg, formerly HealthKartPlus, as investors continue to be bullish on the huge potential of online pharmacy startups. The Sequoia Capital-backed 1mg had spun off last year from its parent HealthKart and…
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…
Delivery startups explore additional income streams
With investors turning increasingly cautious, hyperlocal delivery start-ups are exploring additional revenue streams such as advertisements and promotions to try and mitigate the impact of losses incurred by their core offerings. Shadowfax Technologies Pvt. Ltd and Opinio (Moonshots Internet Pvt.…