AngelList Enters India With Plan To Launch Syndicates
Seeing the growing interest in the startup ecosystem in India, the US-based online platform for venture capital, AngelList, is making its foray into the country.
Category: Startups
Why Is Naveen Tewari Doing Planks To Promote Xiaomi’s New Phone?
Xiaomi Vice President Hugo Barra put up a video showing him planking while promoting the Redmi 3S. He also challenged InMobi CEO Naveen Tewari to follow suit, and he complied.
Jet.com Has Been Acquired For $3 Billion
This is the usual startup lifecycle, but on crack. Jet.com was founded in late 2014. It became a unicorn in 2015, hitting a valuation of $1 billion 4 months after its launch. And today, it was acquired by Walmart for $3 billion.
Entrepreneurs Are Sharing What Their First Few Jobs Were
When the hashtag #FirstSevenJobs started trending on Twitter in which people shared what their first seven jobs were, entrepreneurs also chimed in. And it made for fascinating reading.
Orkut Co-founder Is Back, Starts A New Social Network ‘Hello’
Orkut Buyokkoten, the co-founder of the eponymous social network Orkut has co-founded Hello, a social network based on common interests, almost 5 years after Orkut was deprecated by Google. Hello is based on connecting people based on their passions and shared interests.
Uber Fares Have Soared In China After Didi Deal
Days after the Didi-Uber deal, Uber has cut back on its subsidies and discounts in China.
Big Bazaar Finally Goes Online; Products To Be Available On Paytm
The Future Group is letting go of its offline-only stance, and that too in a big way.
UTOO Cabs To Offer Apartments To Retain And Motivate Drivers
The latest entrant to the taxi-hailing service space, UTOO Cabs, which has commenced operations in Chennai, has announced a novel scheme to retain and motivate drivers.
In A Strange Turn Of Events, Uber Is Now An Investor In Ola
Modern businesses are notoriously complex entities. They transcend geographies and political boundaries, and can often have a confusing set of investors and partners. So when things happen in one business, they can impact other unrelated businesses – often with surprising results.