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Zapmart to Raise $10 Million From First Round of Funding
FUNDING

Zapmart to Raise $10 Million From First Round of Funding

Mumbai based online grocery startup Zapmart is all set to raise $10 Million in its first round of funding from investors. Zapmart which is a self-funded startup by Parvez Siddiqui has got a seed funding of Rs.3 Crore, which was led by two businessmen from the real estate sector. "The seed funding will be used to strengthen our technology backbone and logistics within Mumbai," said Parvez Siddiqui, founder of Zapmart. Zapmart is also keen to raise $10 million from its Series A round of funding, in which they are in talks with few angel investors and are looking out for large venture capital funds. “The Series A funds will be utilized for geographic expansion in Maharashtra and especially in Pune within this year. Another main usage of the funds will be utilized for turning k...
Bengaluru Most Hospitable to Tech Startups; NCR Next Best
ANALYSIS

Bengaluru Most Hospitable to Tech Startups; NCR Next Best

(ANI): Bengaluru is host to the largest share of technology driven start-ups, followed by the Delhi NCR and Mumbai while Hyderabad and Chennai are also quite popular among the techies who are budding entrepreneurs, according to an ASSOCHAM study. The study done in association with the thought arbitrage found that in the technology driven start-ups, India has moved up to third position with the US occupying the top position with more than 47,000 and UK with over 4,500. India's tech start-ups number around 4,200 up to 2015. In terms of total number of start-ups, comprising tech and non-tech areas, India again figured among the five largest hosts in the world along with China. The number of start-ups in both India and China was 10,000 each. The US is at the number one position among...