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15 Pet Focussed Startups You Need To Know About

December 29, 2015May 16, 2016 OfficeChai Team

Fortunately the startups wave has struck the animal lovers who’ve turned entrepreneurs to help your pets in every way. From booking their spas to buying the best of pet accessories, these startups are creating a whole new industry which hitherto was confined to the neighbourhood pet shop. Though petcare in India is nascent and not as mature as in western countries, the Indian petcare industry is growing at about 26% a year, fuelled by a significant increase in spending by Indians on pets in the last few years
We reached out to all the pet startups in India and got a lowdown from all of them on what they do, for you to bookmark.

Foodpanda Fires 300 Employees

December 29, 2015 Bart Eshwar

The layoffs in India’s food tech sector are well on their way to continuing onto 2016. After Zomato had fired 10% of its workforce, and TinyOwl had let go of 100 employees which resulted in its cofounder being held hostage in their Pune office for 2 days, Foodpanda has fired around 300 of its staff in India. This represents 10% of its workforce.

Flipkart To Soon Sell Cars And Motorcycles

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 Bart Eshwar

Flipkart has another addition to the ever-expanding list of items available on its site. Soon, buyers will be able to buy motorcycles and cars from the online retailer.

Microsoft To Set Up Center Of Excellence In Vishakapatnam

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 Bart Eshwar

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are slowly cementing their place as the locations of choice for IT firms setting up offices in India. After Google, Amazon and Uber had announced plans of setting up major offices in Hyderabad, Microsoft promised to set up a Centre of Excellence in Visakhapatnam. The company will also work with Telangana government’s startup incubator T-Hub.

Uber Is Doing Marketing Right, Offers Puppies On Demand

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 OfficeChai Team

Uber is purportedly trying to bring some cheer to your Mondays by rolling out the “Uber Puppies” programme, an initiative in which users can request a 15 minute play time with puppies.

How Technology is Changing the Face of Coupon Industry

December 28, 2015April 25, 2023 Guest Author

Since its inception in the form of small sheets of paper, coupon offerings has changed drastically with the advent of eCommerce and online marketing. There are new ways, through which retailers have started using coupons. Digital coupons now not only serve the purpose of deals and discounts, but helps in increasing customer loyalty and brand building.

Indian Startups – Year In Review 2015

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 Bart Eshwar

All that happened in Indian startups in 2015.

Amazon Claims To Be Largest Ecommerce Marketplace In India

December 24, 2015December 26, 2015 OfficeChai Team

In a recent company statement, Amazon claims to to be the largest marketplace in India in terms of products on offer. Amazon adds 50,000 products on the website everyday, the statement says. While the corresponding numbers for Flipkart and Snapdeal are unknown, it’s hard to say with authority if Amazon is indeed the biggest marketplace.

RBI Helpline To Assist Startups With Forex Issues

December 24, 2015 Bart Eshwar

For young startups, negotiating the bewildering maze of foreign exchange regulations is often daunting. With Indian startups becoming increasingly global and doing business with entities based abroad, startups often need a ready reckoner on how to deal with monetary transactions that span across borders. In order to assist startups with such transactions, the Reserve Bank of India has announced a dedicated helpline to answer queries.