Tesla Unveils New Battery; Model S Becomes The Fastest Production Car In The World
Tesla has just announced a 100Kwh battery pack for its Model X and Model S variants, which will be an improvement over its…
Category: Startups
This Startup’s Latest Investors Are Sachin Bansal, Vijay Shekhar Sharma And Kunal Shah
It’s not easy to raise money for your startup. It’s even harder to raise it from people who’re stars in the ecosystem. And…
This Indian Company That You Probably Haven’t Heard Of Was Just Sold For $900 Million
Indian firm Media.net has just been acquired by $900 million by Chinese conglomerate.
India Third After US And UK In Tech Startups: ASSOCHAM Study
India occupies the third place in the world in number of technology-driven startups after US and UK, according to an ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers…
Sachin Bansal Says He Was Removed As Flipkart CEO Due To Underperformance
Sachin Bansal has said that he was removed as Flipkart CEO due to poor performance.
Flipkart Launches Flipkart Assured In A Big Way With Full Page Ads & Twitter Trends
Flipkart has launched its value added customer service in Flipkart Assured. Under Flipkart assured, a customer gets free delivery on all orders placed on Flipkart. The products also go through stricter quality checks and a delivery assurance in any case of any mishaps or defects in the order.
After Her Silver, PV Sindhu Has Become Every Company’s Unofficial Brand Ambassador
PV Sindhu, India’s only badminton player to bring home a Silver medal from the Olympics created history yesterday. And while the whole nation poured praise and wishes on her, it’s the Indian brands that have found an ideal marketing peg in her.
While some companies have put out well-timed and strategised creatives to wish her for the stellar show on their social media, some brands are going out of their way to salute Sindhu’s performance with a couple of offers thrown in for their (the brand’s fans.)
Hike Has Just Become The Fastest Indian Company To Become A Unicorn
The latest addition to India’s unicorn club – Hike – was also the fastest to reach the milestone.
4000 Employees Fired As AskMeBazaar Shuts Down
Founded as a classifieds and local search platform in 2010, AskMe shot off into an ecommerce marketplace AskMeBazaar by 2012. And to set itself apart from the Flipkarts and Snapdeals, it decided to cater to the small and medium term merchants on the platform. 4 years later however, as is the case with most other heavily-funded startups in India, investors are beginning to second- guess themselves and funding ran dry. Left in the lurch by its prominent investor, AskMe has needed to take a tough call and shut down operations altogether.