Indian Startups: News
11 Jul 2017
PaytmReportedly, Paytm Mall to invest $200 million in BigBasket
As per reports by FactorDaily, Paytm Mall is in talks to acquire a majority stake in BigBasket for $200 million.
10 Jul 2017
IndiaPaytm Mall gets 800 employees, will hire 2,000 more
Paytm appears to be readying itself to become the third major e-commerce entity besides Flipkart and Amazon in India. It recently shifted 800 employees from One97 Communications to Paytm Ecommerce Pvt Ltd which runs Paytm Mall.
05 Jul 2017
IndiaIndian start-ups need to find the route towards profit soon
The honeymoon period is slowly coming to an end for Indian Internet firms.
04 Jul 2017
IndiaNandan Nilekani, Helion MD's $100mn fund for Indian start-ups
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and senior manager of Helion Sanjeev Aggarwal have announced a $100mn fund for promising new ventures that show potential to grow into billion-dollar companies.
03 Jul 2017
IndiaFormer Housing CEO Rahul Yadav joins Anuj Puri's ANAROCK
Former Housing CEO Rahul Yadav is now the Chief Product and Technology Officer at ANAROCK Property Consultants, the new venture of real estate industry stalwart Anuj Puri.
24 Jun 2017
Delhi PoliceSnapdeal files FIR against former GoJavas' promoters
Snapdeal's parent company, Jasper Infotech, has registered a First Information Report (FIR) with the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police against former senior executives of Quickdel Logistics which owns e-commerce logistics company GoJavas.
24 Jun 2017
BengaluruBengaluru based start-up Practo being investigated for tax evasion
Bengaluru-based healthcare start-up Practo is reportedly being probed by the Income Tax department for tax evasion allegedly through a cross-border corporate restructuring.
23 Jun 2017
FlipkartSnapdeal-Flipkart merger comes to a halt as Azim Premji objects
According to reports, Snapdeal's merger with rival Flipkart has hit one more roadblock, which can potentially drive down the embattled firm's agreed upon valuation of $1 billion for the sale, if not jeopardize the deal completely.
21 Jun 2017
IndiaAircrafts aggregator start-up JetSetGo records 700% revenue growth
Founded as an aircraft aggregator for charter jets, Indian start-up JetSetGo has been flying high after recording growth of over 700% in revenues this year.
20 Jun 2017
PaytmHow can you sell and buy Digital gold on Paytm?
According to reports, Paytm's Digital Gold, which was launched on April 27 this year, has grown 100% month-on-month in sales volume.
20 Jun 2017
StartupsHousing.com founders cry foul play on new owner's actions
If someone ever had to tell the story of hubris in Indian start-up space, he would talk about Housing.com.
20 Jun 2017
IndiaPaytm eyes license to launch money market fund in India
The country's biggest online payments company, Paytm, is reportedly looking to gain a license that will enable it to launch a money market fund.
10 Jun 2017
IndiaSupr Daily, your friendly digital doodhwala gets $1.5 million funding
Supr Daily, an Indian start-up fresh out of the Y Combinator accelerator program, has managed to rake $1.5million funding for its operations.
09 Jun 2017
IndiaFlipkart eyes new avenues, entry in Fintech, more tech hires
India's home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart is looking forward to taking the next big leap; the firm is poised to include new categories such as furniture and groceries in its foray.
30 May 2017
SnapdealSnapdeal's future gets messier with unexpected funding, issuance of shares
Just when you thought the Snapdeal saga was at its very end, there is a new twist in the tale.
26 May 2017
IndiaStart-ups get an extended window of benefits from the government
The NDA government has now rehashed the definition of a start-up under its 'Start-up India' scheme.
23 May 2017
IndiaAbu Dhabi plays host to two day Start-up India summit
The two-day Start-up India summit, organized by the Indian Embassy in Dubai and the Consul General of India, Abu Dhabi, in partnership with iSPIRIT, a Dubai based nonprofit think tank commenced in Abu Dhabi today.
19 May 2017
GoogleOla partners with Google, launches extremely lightweight app
At the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, Ola announced a partnership with Google to launch what is called a Progressive Web App (PWA), or a lightweight website version of their app.
19 May 2017
FlipkartNestAway eyes fresh funding, public listing after profitability
Bengaluru-based rental start-up NestAway, which caters to tenants, mainly from the 22-30 age-category, is now planning to raise around $40 million funding.
09 May 2017
SamsungOppo wants to invest in Indian start-ups to topple Samsung
Oppo might have lost the top-smartphone-seller tag in China to Huawei in the first quarter but that doesn't mean it's going to stop anytime soon.
01 May 2017
IndiaGoogle's "Solve for India" initiative to help entrepreneurs
Google has now launched the "Solve for India" initiative with the aim to support budding developers and entrepreneurs in the country.
28 Apr 2017
Saif Ali KhanGoZoomo resurfaces from the dead for acquisition deal
GoZoomo made headlines when the firm decided that they would give back the unused money it had raised from the investors, as it was closing down.
26 Apr 2017
IndiaAwfis Space Solutions gets $20 million from Sequoia Capital
A very brief definition of Awfis can probably be that it is a start-up that provides work-spaces for start-ups.
20 Apr 2017
IndiaSoftBank's tryst with India's start-up scenario
SoftBank may have tasted failure with Snapdeal but it still believes in making a profit with its Indian investments.
19 Apr 2017
TencentBigBasket engages Grofers in merger talks eyeing SoftBank funding
According to sources, BigBasket has opened up a dialogue with its comparatively smaller rival Grofers for a possible merger.
17 Apr 2017
IndiaHike to add payments mechanism with UPI integration
Sources confirmed that Hike Messenger is all set to roll out a payment mechanism on the app which will be the first in India to be integrated with the government's UPI interface.
16 Apr 2017
IndiaSnapdeal gets two fatal blows among acquisition talks
Amidst acquisition talks, Snapdeal gets hit with two more devastating incidents that could potentially cripple the already faltering home-grown e-commerce giant.
06 Apr 2017
FlipkartFlipkart's mergers if okayed, starts the proper e-commerce war
The market is currently ripe with rumours regarding two major Flipkart mergers - one with eBay and another with Snapdeal.
17 Mar 2017
The Viral FeverWhat is Flock all about?
Rival to Slack, Flock is a web-messenger tool used at work to run projects within the team.
31 Aug 2016
iOSY Combinator: The world's most prestigious start-up school
Y Combinator, based in California is a start-up accelerator.
