IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing Rs. 171 Crores in Indian eyewear company Lenskart, to help the company expand access to high-quality and affordable eye-care products in tier-3, tier-4 cities. IFC was the lead investor for the Rs. 400 cr Series D investment round which also saw participation from TPG Growth, […]
With a number of career options/companies available, the job search is the most daunting task now a day. Looking for a job change is really challenging as it requires a lot of research & time investment. Thanks to the explosion in mobile apps and smartphones, job seekers can now take their job search on the […]
From a period of exuberance, India’s e-commerce sector has entered a reality check phase with players focussing on cost cutting and business viability as investors seek performance, tech investor T V Mohandas Pai said today. Pai, ex-CFO of software major Infosys, said 2015 was a year of exuberance as a lot of money flowed into […]
It is appraisal time again and employees can look forward to an average hike of 10-12 per cent, while top performers can eye as much as 25 per cent, but this once-a-year evaluation norm may change as firms are shifting to a more regular feedback culture, say experts. Most companies have a bell curve system […]
IndiaMart, a name heard by many, not only in India but all over the world. IndiaMART is an Indian online marketplace, serving since 1998 and based in Noida. The company have around 1.5 million suppliers listed on its website, with around 10 million buyers visiting the online platform every month. We recently met with the […]
NEW DELHI: Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Start Up India initiative, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy today said it will encourage entrepreneurship and generate jobs. “At the end of the day… it is about the power of entrepreneurship, how it can create lots of jobs and how there is a need to encourage our youngsters to create […]
Chennai: Country’s largest oil marketing company Indian Oil on January 11, announced its partnership with logistics start-up firm http://www.fortigo.com/Fortigo, aimed at providing technology based solutions to small truck owners. Fortigo is funded by various venture capitalists including Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilenkani. The partnership between Indian Oil and Fortigo, a first-of-its-kind in the industry, would help […]
Making it a year of startups, Indian and foreign investors have pumped in a whopping USD 8.4 billion in new Indian startup ventures, including e-commerce platforms in 2015 through close to 1,000 deals, even as questions have begun to be asked about their hefty valuations. Those opening the purse for Indian start-up s included industry […]
The Success of a startup depends on a brilliant idea as well as an inspiring leader. In fact, most of the times, it leans towards the leader because the ‘idea’ of the startup is taken for granted. For an angel investor or a venture capitalist, ‘idea’ or the business viability is a necessary condition to […]
Mobile wallet and e-commerce venture Paytm has acquired Near.in, a marketplace app that connects users with local businesses for home services. The Economic Times, which first reported the development, said the deal is valued between $1.5 million and $2 million. A formal press release on the announcement is expected shortly. he Paytm-Near.in deal is the […]
Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd, known as the Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) brand among other businesses, has received the green signal from securities market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to float its initial public offer (IPO). India’s biggest coffee chain firm had filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi through its lead […]
Axilor Ventures today announced that Kris Gopalakrishnan will be taking over as its Non-Executive Chairman. Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder of Infosys and its former Vice-Chairman, is recognized as a global business and technology leader. Kris was selected to Thinkers 50, an elite list of global business thinkers, for the year 2009. A Padma Bhushan awardee, he […]