Sachin Bansal’s Attempt To Embarrass Snapdeal Backfires Spectacularly On Twitter
Flipkart CEO Sachin Bansal delivered an uncharacteristically brutal attack on Snapdeal and Paytm, but it ended up backfiring.
Category: Startups
Uber Accused Of Defacing Freshly Painted Pillars In Bangalore [Updated]
Uber has been accused of defacing freshly painted pillars in Bangalore with its promotional posters. Overnight, the under flyover pillars that were cleaned up and painted on by scores of anonymous activists working with an anonymous citizen activist group Ugly Indian have been defaced with Uber’s promotional posters
Infibeam IPO Oversubscribed In Spite Of Tepid Response
Infibeam’s much-awaited IPO was fully subscribed on the third day as the company successfully managed to raise the 450 crore that it had set out to do. Though interest in the IPO was muted, Infibeam created history by becoming the first Indian e-commerce company to go public.
After Uber, Jugnoo Too Accuses Ola Of Making Fake Bookings
Ola’s being chewn apart by its competition – but not on the roads. After Uber had approached the Delhi High Court accusing the company of making fake bookings on its app to sabotage its business, Jugnoo has followed suit with similar claims of its own.
GoCardless Raises $13 Million; To Expand Into New Geographies
London-based startup GoCardless has announced raising $13 million in a funding round led by Notion Capital to extend its service to new geographies. The total funding received by the venture has now touched $25 million. Set up in 2011, GoCardless offers an alternative to card payments by offering bank-to-bank payments online, also known as Direct Debit.
Ankit Nagori And Mukesh Bansal’s Flipkart’s Exits Were Connected After All; Duo Launches Startup Together
Mukesh Bansal and Ankit Nagori have teamed up and put in $5 million of their own money and will launch a startup in the area of healthcare, sports and fitness.
Sachin Tendulkar Builds An Off Pitch Partnership; Invests in IoT Startup Smartron
Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar may have retired from the world of cricket a couple of years ago, but for the master blaster doing epic things is classic. Tendulkar has just made his startup debut by investing in an Internet Of Things (IoT) startup called Startron recently.
Directi Has Some Serious Employee Perks And A Funky Office
When it comes to its work culture and office, Directi has pulled out all stops to make the office a fun, relaxing, and seriously indulgent place that feels like home. The company has some cool perks like inhouse gym, a generous referral system, dance classes and personal butlers.
Uber Alleges Ola Employees Trying To Sabotage Its Business With Fake Accounts
There’s no love lost between Ola and Uber. Both companies are fiercely competing for a share of India’s lucrative cab hailing market, and have been engaging in price wars, advertising and the occasional jibe to get a leg up over the other. But if Uber is to be believed, things have just got a lot more serious.