For the first time, Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners, leading VC firms have been seen to invest together. The VC firms have reportedly invested $ 8 million (Rs 51.2 crore) in WizRocket, a user engagement and mobile analytics platform, based in Mumbai.
In china, farmers too are becoming tech-savvy which is leading to a good harvest from better care of the crops.These farmers are using technology to the fullest and the result is visible in the increased incomes of these farmers. Chinese internet conglomerate, Alibaba, too is supporting these farmers take the leap, with plans to invest 10 […]
What if your neighbour has cooked pasta for lunch while her neighbour has rustled up a Nizami biriyani and you had the option to order in both piping hot at your workplace? That is no more wishful thinking now with Million Kitchen, a brand new mobile-based home food discovery and ordering platform that enables home […]
In 2014, after graduating from the YIF, I rented a flat in South Delhi with the help of a broker found through Housing.com. He took me to four houses, and I finalized the one that I liked the most. It was well ventilated, airy and independent. The landlord lived 50 km away in Greater Noida, […]
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 […]
Matti Makkonen, widely considered as the “father of SMS” after developing the idea of sending messages via mobile networks has died from illness at the age of 63. Matti Makkonen (16 April 1952 – 26 June 2015) was a Finnish engineer in the field of mobile communications. He was employed (among others) by Nokia Networks […]
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 […]
Working quietly since 2006, Premji Invest investment firm has built up positions and funded around 40 publicly listed and private companies out of a corpus of $1 billion (Rs4,290 crore). Yet, its operations are shrouded in secrecy and the firm has consciously avoided building a public profile. Premji Invest is a private equity fund owned […]
A recent observed change in the Indian Startup ecosystem is raising eyebrows over the projected growth in a recently started new year. As per a leading think tank in the country iSPIRT(Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable), approximately 75% of the young tech startups eyeing the global market may shift overseas to make a new base, […]
With over 243 billion Internet users and 14% growth in 2014, India not only makes the third largest user base in the world but also drove dramatic revolution in business practices and economy. When it comes down to the business world, startups are the closest entities that can benefit the most from this bustling impact […]
If you’re a person who works on the web, which is probably why you are reading this, then you might have often wondered where most of your traffic comes from. Of course web analytic systems clearly show some social network or a user forum but truth be told, all those forces might not even make […]