Uber has signed a partnership with the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment under which job seekers who want to drive with Uber can sign up via the government’s official employment portal.
Amazon has upped the ante in Bangalore’s already crowded grocery delivery market. It has launched Amazon Now, which will provide 2 hours deliveries of essential household items in 70 pin codes across the city.
Inspiring story of a failed up startup in India and the invaluable learnings from it, as shared by the co-founder, who left a job at Google to start up.
Bangalore-based HouseJoy has acquired laundry services startup MyWash in what represents consolidation in the cluttered home services space. As a part of the deal, the founders of MyWash will receive equity in HouseJoy and along with other team members, will join the HouseJoy team.
In a management reshuffle at Mu Sigma, wife Ambiga Dhiraj has been named CEO in place of husband Dhiraj Rajaram, who becomes the Chairman. Ambiga becomes the first woman CEO of an Indian unicorn.
Uber, first time in its 6 year run time, has rolled out a new logo and a new branding. The black and white upturned U against a black background, has been replaced with a blue square with many graphic elements in it.
21 year old Indian girl Payal Lal had an opportunity to intern at an Israeli startup Erated based in Tel Aviv. She recounts her experience at the startup and life in Tel Aviv and draws insights for Indian startups to learn from.
A study by Deloitte has reported that Uber’s ridesharing service in Australia is delivering benefits to consumers in the form of cheaper, quicker and safer rides as compared to taxi services. The study was commissioned by Uber.
Myntra, having suffered a fourfold increase in its losses this year in India, is now looking at other lands. It has set up a subsidiary, Myntra Inc, which will help its entry into American markets.