The next food order that you place from your favorite restaurant online might be delivered to your doorstep by Zomato itself. The Gurgaon-based company is planning to foray into last-mile delivery business. The company is in the process of finalizing its strategy for the same and is considering multiple op ions for introducing last-mile delivery […]
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There are over 500 startup accelerators in the US and over 1000 worldwide. Most accelerators are aligned with Universities (at over 35%), some are government funded (local government mostly) at 29% and some (15%) get grants from rich individuals and institutions such as Kauffman Fund. The remainder (21%) are privately funded accelerators such as 500 […]
Ezetap, which had previously raised $ 8 million from Helion Venture Partners, The social +Cpaital Partnership and Berggruen Holdings and has led itself to procure INR 150 Cr in its latest round of funding from its existing investors along with new investors, Horizon Ventures and Capricorn Investment Group.
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 […]
After a three-year stint, Mukund Mohan, Director of Microsoft Ventures is leaving the organization run by the Redmond-based software giant. In his personal blog he wrote, 3 years ago to the month, I was at the crossroads. Having moved back to India and grown, then sold BuzzGain, I had started my next startup and had […]
Mark Prior accepted the Chicago Cubs’ offer on January 27 to a one year, $3.65 million contract. That is $900,000 more than the salary he would have earned under the contract he voided in November. Since Prior’s definitive season in 2003 (18 6), he has cooled off somewhat, and has only managed to go 17 […]
In January, I participated in the Chicago Booth Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab, where I had the opportunity to work with the great team at Second Century Ventures, a consumer and SMB tech focused VC based in Chicago, for 6 months. Having spent a considerable amount of time talking to entrepreneurs, sourcing deals, conducting due […]
Inshort, a mobile app focused towards providing news to its users in 60 words, has raised $20 million from New York- based Tiger Global investors. The company plans to utilise the raised capital to improve user experience and expand its presence. News in shorts video> News in Shorts, Noida-based firm, founded by Azhar Iqubal, Anunay […]
Simplilearn, a Bangalore-based Edu-tech start-up, which provides online certification courses to professionals, has acquired Market motive, a Silicon Valley-based startup, which trains professionals on digital marketing. Market Motive, founded in 2007, is led by Michael Stabbins, John Marshall and Avinash Kaushik. Simplilearn, which already has its presence in the US, is looking at the prospect […]
This post is for non-developer founders who want to build a SaaS application. Before writing about 5 steps to make SaaS application it’s important to know about “What is Saas?” SAAS, or “Software as a Service” in general refers to a software application which is hosted by a provider on their own servers, but accessible […]
What is an Accelerator? Seed accelerators also known as startup accelerators are fixed-term, cohort-based programs, that include mentorship and educational components and culminate in a public pitch event or demo day – wikipedia Business Accelerator exploration is the engine that drives innovation, innovation drives economic growth, and to be on this right track to explore […]