Rural e-Commerce Startup StoreKing Gets $16 Million Funding; To Expand Operations Pan India
Rural e-commerce startup StoreKing, which is presently operating in the southern states of India, has received funding of $16 million (about Rs 100 crore) from Malaysia’s Axiata Digital.
When The Paytm CEO Stood In Queue To Ask Jeff Bezos A Question
when Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma attended Recode’s annual tech conference, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was one of the guest speakers, something quite strange happened.
5 Indian Women Feature Amongst The Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful
These women are taking the charge, making a dent, getting things done, influencing the powers that be, and changing the world. One stereotype broken at a time.
What’s heartening is that 5 of these women are Indian. In a country where women are still trying to find their feet in a largely male dominated public space, and battling issues like female infanticide, lack of sanitation and higher education, and sexual harassment, these women make the country proud.
Will The Pelican Come To Rescue The Nano?
Seven years down the road, Nano is facing an uncertain future. Against an installed capacity of 250,000 cars per annum, the car factory at Sanand (Gujarat) produced only 23,605 cars in 2015 (January to December). Company data reveals that sales have dwindled since 2011-12, when it sold 74,521 cars. In the last three years (2013-14 to 2015-16), Nano has sold 21,130 cars, 16,903 cars and 21,006 cars respectively.
Here Are The 7 Startup Ideas Women Entrepreneurs Presented At The HerPitch Event
HerPitch brought together women entrepreneurs who wowed the audience and the jury with their wonderful ideas. After receiving an overwhelming number of applications, 10 women-led startups were shortlisted to pitch live in front of the judges.
Ex-Adobe MD Joins Facebook India As MD, Replaces Kirthiga Reddy
Facebook has appointed Umang Bedi as the Managing Director of Facebook, India. He would be replacing Kirthiga Reddy who stepped down last year as the MD. She was the first Facebook India employee and served as the MD for 7 years and now will be taking up a role at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, CA.
The Indian Cricket Team Is Looking For A New Coach
With Ravi Shastri’s term nearing its end, the BCCI must find a new man to coach the Indian cricket team. And it’s done what any employer does – put out a job description.
How Startups Can Manage Their Accounting
Here’s a quick primer for startups that want to learn the basics of accounting for their businesses.
The 22-yr-old Who’s Traveling All Over India To Meet Startups
22 year old Akshay Gunteti is on a mission to explore the startup ecosystem in India, quite literally. He’s on a 100+ city startup tour, which involves meeting the startup community, incubators, achievers, and friends to discover, share, and learn from India’s burgeoning startup ecosystem – all on a cycle, and some public transport.