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RailYatri To Raise $10 Million Funding From Omidyar Network

Indian Railway query platform RailYatri is in talks to secure a funding of $10 million from its existing investor Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm. This third round of funding will also see participation from its other existing investors including Blume Ventures, Helion Venture, Nandan Nilekani according to the source ET. “While the talks are […]

Travel App RailYatri Acquihires YatraChef

Noida based RailYatri acqui-hired Kochi based food-delivery technology start-up YatraChef. Yatrachef team will now manage the pan-India supply side of the former’s in-transit delivery business. “YatraChef brings a deep experience of nearly four years in food delivery and vendor management, and have a track-record of delivering outstanding consumer experience to travelers. Their skills will help us jointly develop new offerings that would re-define the […]

Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani Invests in RailYatri.in

Nandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder and former chairman of UIDAI  invested an undisclosed investment in RailYatri.in. Founded by Kapil Raizada, Sachin Saxena, and Manish Rathi, Railyatri is a web and mobile app-based startup that provides real-time and analytics-based travel-related information to passengers. The startup claims to serve 2 million users a month. Helion Ventures, Omidyar Networks and Blume […]

Google & Xiaomi Eyeing Investment in ‘Where is my Train’ App

Technology giant Google and Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi are eying an investment in an app called ‘Where Is My Train’ that provides live updates on trains without the use of internet and GPS. Google is in talks to acquire the two-year-old startup, whereas Xiaomi has held discussions for an investment. It is expected that Google […]

TravelTriangle Raises Funding From Nandan Nilekani and Others

Travel Triangle, India’s fastest growing travel marketplace recently raised Rs 78 crore Series C funding from Fundamentum, a growth-capital fund for mid-stage tech startups in India financed by Nandan Nilekani and Sanjeev Aggarwal. This funding round also saw the participation of several existing investors such as SAIF Partners, Bessermer Venture Partners, RB investments and a […]

Nandan Nilekani Teams up With Sanjeev Aggarwal For $100 Million Fund

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has partnered venture capital veteran Sanjeev Aggarwal to set up a USD 100 million fund that will focus on building “enduring technology companies” out of India, specially consumer technology. Called the The Fundamentum Partnership, the platform will lead investment rounds ranging between USD 10-25 million in companies that are looking at […]