Self-drive car rental aggregator JustRide will get up to $50,000 (around Rs 3.3 million) in equity-free seed funding from Google as part of being selected for the internet giant’s startup accelerator programme, Google Launchpad. Google Launchpad is specifically for mobile startups in India, Brazil and Indonesia. The Launchpad accelerator provides a two-week mentorship programme, up to […]
When Paper Magazine said that Kim Kardashian was out to break the Internet, maybe they weren’t wrong? Kardashian’s emoji app, Kimoji, debuted in the Apple App Store Monday to great fanfare. Currently, it is the top paid app (knockingMinecraft: Pocket Edition off the pole position). Kimoji is also the App Store’s no. 11 highest-grossing app, […]
Betting big on the booming smartphone demand in the country, Chinese handset maker Vivo has set up a manufacturing and assembling facility in India with an investment of Rs 125 crore. Located at Greater Noida, the unit has a maximum production capacity of one million devices a month. “The unit will cater to the manufacturing […]
Planet GoGo Pvt. Ltd, which operates news aggregation website Planet Gogo, has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed round from HT Media Ltd through its subsidiary HT Digital Media Holdings Ltd and US-based investment firm North Base Media (NBM). The fund will be used in growing its user base, Damandeep Singh Soni, co-founder of […]
Personalities like Nandita Das, Anu Aggarwal, Sujata Rao, Ayan Ali Khan and many more were there! The date was 6th December and the occasion was an event held in the spirit of ideas worth spreading organised by TEDx WalledCity under the roof of India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, where speakers with their revolutionizing ideas come […]
“Why own a car, when you have a taxi at your doorstep?” has emerged as a trending concept in India. India is witnessing a revolutionary change in urban road passenger conveyance – from traditional horse carriages of only a few decades earlier to modern-day fleet cabs, radio taxis and rental cars. The industry, very new […]
CHICAGO and NEW YORK – Cision, a global media intelligence company, has announced an agreement to acquire PR Newswire, a premier provider of multimedia communications, from UBM plc, in a transaction that will create a global leader of communications software and services. The transaction, which requires approval by the shareholders of UBM plc as well […]
AASAAN, is a mobile-based chat platform, where the user sends in their enquiry about anything they may require in the form of a chat message. He then receives a response within 90 seconds about the possible delivery options, and the price quote of the service and product they desire. Once the user confirms the order, […]
It’s late morning on a Thursday in September, and Slack Technologies CEO Stewart Butterfield has convened a meeting with his design and product heads in the company’s low-key San Francisco headquarters. On the agenda is the question that’s been most on Butterfield’s mind lately: how his $US2.8 billion ($3.9 billion) start-up, which makes business-collaboration software, […]
Zomato, the restaurant discovery and food ordering app, today announced a partnership with Dunkin’ Donuts India, the country’s first all-day part adult QSR. The partnership will allow consumers to order the newly launched ‘Too Much Burgers’ online on Zomato, the only platform offering this option. Dunkin’s complete range of burgers, sandwiches, wraps and donuts will be […]
Tata Trusts, and Khan Academy, a Silicon Valley-based not-for-profit education initiative founded by educationist Salman Khan, announced that they were entering into a five-year partnership to leverage the power of technology to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere in the country. The partnership will focus on developing tech-enabled, high quality and localised education resources […]
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 […]