Working at a startup means crazy working hours, uncertainty, and dealing with a lot of complexity, but at least you will get paid well for it. According to the 20th edition of the Aon Hewitt annual Salary Increase Survey 2015-16, early stage companies and startups will offer the highest salary increase of 15.6 per cent during 2016.
You’d think that a company whose flagship product is called “Qtiyapa” wouldn’t be an ideal candidate for investment from a big top-tier VC, but you’d be wrong. The Viral Fever, the comedy collective that has made hit online series including TVF Pitchers and Permanent Roomates, has just raised $10 million from Tiger Global. The investment values the six year old company at Rs. 270 crore.
It now appears that the final nail has been dug into the “app-only” coffin. Flipkart’s fashion brand Myntra, which had shut down its site and had been available solely on its app since May last year, is now back with its mobile website.
Paytm might have the biggest digital wallet in the country with over 120 million subscribers, but the users haven’t come cheap. Paytm revealed that it spent Rs. 588 crore in cashbacks to customers in 2015. The company had incurred a loss of Rs. 372 crore in FY 2014-2015.
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Months after starting a startup incubator, T-Hub, in the cyber city Hyderabad, the Telangana government is looking to boost the state startups even further by launching an accelerator programme in the T-hub.
Startups Like Ola and Uber are moving beyond just arranging taxis. How can we call an Ola, an Uber, A Zipgo or A Bike Taxi “Cab hailing apps”. Open most media articles and till date Ola And Uber are referred to as “Taxi Hailing apps” or cab aggregators” or similar, but misfitting nomenclature. Let’s call them Commutech.
The future is well and truly here. EpiBone, a US-based startup, is grow human bones. Recovery in bone fractures is a slow and painful process, and bone grafts from another body run the risk of rejection or disease. EpiBone attempts growing personalised bones in the lab using the patient’s own cells.
Jabong’s largest warehouse, situated in Pataudi on the outskirts of Delhi, has been destroyed in a fire. Initial reports indicate that the fire was caused by a short circuit. There were no casualities.