Tag: Indian startups
India Becomes World 3rd Largest Startup Ecosystem
If you suspected that India’s startup boom was reaching world-class proportions, you now have numbers to back it up. In a report released jointed by consultancy firm Zinnov and Google, India has been placed 3rd in the list of startup ecosystems worldwide.
Investors Go Grocery Shopping In India, 9 Month Old PepperTap Raises $36 M Series B
Gurgaon based on demand grocery delivery platform pepper tap has raised $36 million(about Rs 239 crore) in series B funding from Snapdeal, Sequoia, SAIF and few other investors.
Former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin Acquires Minority Stake In Saavn
Music streaming service Saavn roped a big name on their advisor board. Mr Arun Sarin ,former CEO of Vodafone has acquired a minority stake in music streaming Saavn and will take an advisory role at the India-based company
Practo on Acquisition Spree; Becomes World’s Largest Healthcare Appointment Platform
Practo is on an acquisition spree after it’s series c funding from Tencent. Practo just acquired Qikwell, a start-up which provides appointments scheduling at hospitals. This is the fourth acquisition by Practo in last 5 months.
Prime Minister Modi To Address The India-US Startup Konnect 2015
Following the Prime Minister’s clarion call of ‘Start up India, Stand up India’ from the ramparts of the Red Fort, NASSCOM, TiE Silicon Valley, and IIM Ahmedabad’s CIIE India are hosting the first India – U.S. Startup Konnect in the Silicon Valley on 27th September, to showcase the strengths of India’s startup ecosystem.
Largest Taxi Aggregator In China Is Fuelling Ola To Make Things Hard For Uber
War between Ola and Uber is getting more and more intense with every passing day and soon it may be even spill beyond the streets of India. Didi Kuaidi, China’s biggest Taxi aggregator app backed by Alibaba is planning to invest in homegrown Ola
Ola introduces Number Masking To Protect Customers’ Privacy
ompany has now released a safety feature that will keep all the users number private. From now onwards even drivers will not be able to see them.
Manipal Graduates Develop Electronic Bar Tending Machine, Barsys
Name a need, and there’s an app for it. Technology these days can help you find jobs, cars, and even love. But what if all one wants is a nice stiff drink at the end of a long day? Some young Indian kids think they have a solution.