Cab-hailing app Ola has now rolled out Ola share in Chennai and Kolkata. Ola has recently launched the Share feature wherein up to three users can share an Ola cab ride. The user can either choose to ride someone from a pre-created social group or with anyone, on the same route, using the Share option.
Hike messenger, India’s homegrown competitor to Whatspp, has touched an important milestone – it claims to touched have 100 million users. Started in December 2012, Hike has seen a steady growth in its users since its inception, though it saw stiff competition from Whatsapp among India’s user base.
Capgemini has appointed Srinivas Kandula as chief executive officer for India, replacing Aruna Jayanthi, who has moved to a global role within the group.
British bank Barclays Plc will shut its cash equities division in India. This is in line with a decision to exit this business across the Asian region. The move is expected to result in around two dozen job cuts.
For the thousands that mill around Mumbai Central waiting for their trains every day, there’s now a new distraction. Google’s much-anticipated Wifi service for Indian stations launches tomorrow at the station. Waiting commuters will now be able to access high-speed Google powered Wifi at the station premises.
Housing has raised Rs. 100 crore from Softbank in new round of funding. Softbank is already the largest investor in Housing and has a 33% stake in the company.
CREO, a Bangalore based Technology Company, has secured $3 Million funding from Sequoia India, Beenext Ventures and India Quotient.
India is in the middle of a taxi startups wave. What companies like Ola and Uber started, has evolved and gone through phases. After the local Kaali Peeli cab union in Mumbai announced launching their own cab app 9211, in a progressive move, Mumbai roads will soon see a radio cab service exclusively by the LGBT community. City-based community organisation Humsafar Trust, along with Wings Travels, launched the initiative Wednesday.
Baby and maternity products retailer, FirstCry.com, which is owned by Brainbees Solutions Pvt Ltd., has received funding of undisclosed amount from eminent industrialist Ratan Tata. Tata has already invested in over a score of companies including Snapdeal, Paytm, Ola and CarDekho in his personal capacity.