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Hyperlocal Tasks Management App dunzo Bags $12.3M From Google

5Dec By RishabhNo Comments

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Hyperlocal Tasks Management App dunzo Bags $12.3M From Google

Alphabet Inc's tech giant Google has led a $12.3 million round in Bangalore based Dunzo Digital Pvt Ltd owned daily tasks management app Dunzo, ET reported. The round also saw participation from its existing investors Blume Ventures and Aspada Investment Advisors, a person familiar with the development told the source. The investment is part of Google's Next Billion Users (NBU) push. The startup, which is present only in Bengaluru right now, plans to expand to other cities across India. "We want to expand to top 5-6 cities by end of 2018 and scale up from 1 lakh transactions a month right now to 1 lakh transactions a day," Biswas told ET. dunzo provides hyper local services like employ its app for an assortment of errands such as pick up food or grocery from that don't have deli...

A Quick Tour Of Cities That Have Opportunities For Potential Startups

6Aug By AnkitaNo Comments

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A Quick Tour Of Cities That Have Opportunities For Potential Startups

Startup is a risky business. 'The million dollar idea' alone won't suffice. One has to have better understanding about the customer targeted, and how to reach out to them; followed by extensive planning and then finally, an eventual place for the launch of your product(s). It’s very important that one finds the right city according to his or her startup’s requirements. (more…)

Online Furniture Company ‘Furlenco’ Starts Operations in Pune

5Apr By AnkitaNo Comments

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Online Furniture Company ‘Furlenco’ Starts Operations in Pune

Furlenco, India's first online furniture rental company has partnered with Uber to introduce UberPLAY in Pune. Under the move, Furlenco will be furnishing a premium range of Uber cars on the city roads with LED screens, recliners, and your very own drinks cooler so that the customers can catch all the action while on-the-move.! After beautifying 5000+ homes in Bangalore and Mumbai, the company has rolled out its range of awe-inspiring furniture packages to transform the living experiences of Pune residents. The customers can now get their hands on premium home furniture without having to invest heavily on buying it. They can place their orders online at Furlenco and get free doorstep delivery and installations within a week itself. Commenting on the launch, Founder and CEO Furlenc...

Need a Car Service At Home in Bengaluru? Try Carista

31Mar By kriti singhNo Comments

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Need a Car Service At Home in Bengaluru? Try Carista

How many times did you have to compromise your car services because the authorized service centers are just too expensive? How many times did you have to travel miles just to get a minor problem in the car fixed? How many times were you duped into believing that your technician was using “genuine” parts? “Car is one of the most valuable possessions of a household and you cannot trust just anyone with it.” Hence, founders Harsha Vardhan and Pradyumna Challa came up with the idea of Carista. The Journey Founders Harsha Vardhan and Pradyumna Challa along with 2 other members started their entrepreneurial journey with Carfields.com, an aggregator of car workshops. With around 30 dealerships onboard and 8 months into product development, the founder realized a difficult truth – Their...

OLA and Uber Launched Bike Taxi Services in Bengaluru

3Mar By AnkitaNo Comments

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OLA and Uber Launched Bike Taxi Services in Bengaluru

Taxi service providers in India, Ola and Uber have launched Bike Taxi services in Bengaluru on the same day. The minimum fare of UberMoto starting at Rs. 15 and Rs. 30 for Ola Bikes. Starting fare of Ola bikes are Rs. 2 per km and Re. 1 per minute of trip time. While UberMoto price will be Rs. 3 per kilometre, and Rs. 1 per minute of trip time. Uber India President Amit Jain said, "We are very excited to pilot uberMOTO in Bengaluru pairing our on-demand technology platform with motorbikes, the predominant mode of transport in India". Uber said that it offers GPS tracking, 2-way feedback, and the ability to share trip details with family and friends. It is also taking registrations from people who own motorbikes and scooters to become drivers on the platform and recoup the costs o...

22Feb By PriyankaNo Comments

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40,000 Crores Service Industry Found a Aggregator Platform Foodcentral, Founded by IIT Kanpur Alumni

The world is changing faster than ever. And with every change comes an opportunity for people to come together for one reason or the other. There are countless social gatherings possible, personal or professional. And with every possible social gathering, it becomes imminent for somebody to host the gathering. The catering services industry in India has been consistently growing at the annual growth rate of 15 to 20 percent and in 2016, is expected to attain the worth of INR 40,000 crore. One good thing about the Indian catering industry is that despite the tumbling stock market and recessive economy, it didn't have a direct impact. You may ask why? Well, since it is not directly related to how the market behaves, it is more of a personal thing than strict business. The catering s...

5Feb By NitishNo Comments

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Bangalore Based Bhive Workspace Raised Angel Funding

Bengaluru-based Coworking Space BHIVE WORKSPACE has raised an undisclosed angel round of funding from investors including Raghunandan of TaxiForSure, Arihant Patni of Hive Technologies, Rajesh Rai (Venture Capitalist & Co-Founder, Venturesity), Arun Narayan from UK India Business Council, Sanjay Mirchandani (Owner, Mirchandani Group) and others. BHIVE started out as a provider of accessible and quality plug ‘n’ play workspace in Bangalore, a year ago. Co-working spaces are essential to developing a growing and vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in India. Finding the right workspace, maintenance of office space, bill payments and operations, housekeeping and security, procuring food and beverages etc. are a few such distractions. Setting up the perfect backdrop to fix this issue or ...

Investopad Launched Its Third Centre In Bengaluru

22Jan By NitishNo Comments

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Investopad Launched Its Third Centre In Bengaluru

As per report, Investopad a Gurgaon-based an early stage incubator has launched its third centre in Bengaluru. This centre will include 20 start-ups at a time over a period of six months, the company said on Thursday. Investopad, founded by Arjun Malhotra and Rohan Malhotra in 2014. They have opened two hubs in Delhi and Gurgaon before starting Bengaluru one. They incubated and invested nearly half a million dollars in companies like Zenatix, MyPoolin, Wealthy, Mavin and Octomatic among others in recent months. The platform helps entrepreneurs with resources in design, digital marketing and recruitment and connects them to other mentors and investors. Investopad made close to nine investments in the past year, plans to make close to 15 investments every year at the early stage in s...

Bangalore-based startup grown human liver in laboratory

28Dec By NitishNo Comments

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Bangalore-based startup grown human liver in laboratory

A Bangalore-based biotech startup, Pandorum Technologies, founded in 2011 has grown a human liver in the laboratory. The startup is formed by Arun Chandru and Tuhin Bhowmickin in 2011, who were pursuing their higher studies at the IISc. They came together to work on the development of artificial human organs after winning a business competition. The “liver” is actually 3D-printed living tissue — grown from human cells — that can function as the human liver. These tissues will reduce the costs of research as they can be used for medical trials without depending on human or animal tissue. With their use, the discovery of drugs and vaccines will become cheaper and more efficient. “We developed everything here in India,” said Mr. Chandru to The Hindu. “We can grow thousands of these tissue...

Web Summit, World’s Most Important StartUp Event, Comes to India as SURGE

4Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

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Web Summit, World’s Most Important StartUp Event, Comes to India as SURGE

Web Summit, the planet’s largest and most influential tech and startup event, is launching its Indian edition as SURGE 2016. Aimed at the tech and startup communities in India and internationally, SURGE 2016 will be held in Bangalore on February 23-24, 2016. Paddy Cosgrave, CEO of Web Summit, announced the event today along with Vikram Ahuja, founder, Beyond Travel, and outlined how SURGE will act as a catalyst in supporting the startup community in the country and the region. Web Summit has been recognised as staging “the best technology conferences on the planet” (Forbes). Paddy Cosgrave, co-founder of Web Summit said: “Web Summit is now the biggest and most influential startup gathering in the world. In recent years, we’ve seen a significant rise in the number of Indian startups att...

For Indian Local Food Discovery, Try Talking Street a Nasscom Integrated Startup

7Nov By AnkitaNo Comments

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For Indian Local Food Discovery, Try Talking Street a Nasscom Integrated Startup

Ever wondered where to go for the best Chowpatty-like Pav Bhaji in a particular city, or where to find Delhi-style chaat when you are craving for it, or wanted to eat at an authentic local joint when traveling? The idea behind Talking Street is to help people discover popular, local food and distinct local joints when in any city in India, including street food, hole-in-the-wall eateries, unique cafes etc., which aren’t traditionally a part of popular restaurant & dining discovery platforms. Talking Street is, thus, a local food discovery platform. While existing players in the food discovery domain help people find restaurants based on cuisine, dishes & location (filtered by reviews, ratings), Talking Street helps people discover food which is difficult to locate on these p...

Indian Angle Network Invests in bangalore based Consumer Healthfood Startup Jiyo Natural

27Oct By AnkitaNo Comments

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Indian Angle Network Invests in bangalore based Consumer Healthfood Startup Jiyo Natural

Indian Angel Network (IAN), India's first and world's largest angel investor network, has invested in Bangalore-based Jiyo Natural which offers personalized nutritionally balanced, calorie-monitored and chemical-free food through web and app. Rajiv Mehta and Sumit Dhingra have led this round of investment and will join the board of the company to further mentor and nurture the team and venture. "Jiyo Natural has, as part of its core values, a strong sense of social responsibility that forms the foundation of its existence. While we are committed to the long term vision of being a key catalyst in creating a Healthy India, we are also committed to contributing to the society and will endeavor to promote a clean environment," said Jayas Damodaran, Co-founder of Jiyo Natural. Mr. Rajesh ...