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Cyber Shaadi: How a job layoff led this founder to build a Rs 1900 cr matchmaking company
From braving a lack of electricity and extreme poverty, this son of a dockyard coolie has built a multi-million dollar company that listed this September on BSE. → Read More
Cryptic world: Billdesk launches India's first crypto-currency exchange
The exchange plans to support 20 mainstream crypto-currencies by 2018. → Read More
Culture Change: Uber's CXOs are now flying to India to meet cab drivers
While building products, Uber's CXOs are now talking to driver partners in markets outside the US to find out what works and what doesn’t, a possible result of a change in the company culture. → Read More
Bengaluru to Chennai in 20 mins? Karnataka ropes in Hyperloop One for feasibility study
If the project comes to fruition, passengers will be able to travel from Bangalore to Chennai in a matter of just 20 minutes. → Read More
Controversy erupts over MTV Dropout winner, accusation found fake
The winning group is making a product which will help people carry their Aadhaar linked digital profiles everywhere... → Read More
How an Indore cloth trader built a Rs 2700 crore snacks company
Almost bankrupt in 2001-02, a wholesale cloth trader from Indore Amit Kumat has built a multi million dollar company Prataap Snacks Limited which listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange in September... → Read More
Time to Pedl! Zoomcar to offer bicycles for rent at Rs 20 per hour
The company's newly launched cycle-sharing brand called 'Pedl' will compete with Alibaba backed Ofo that plans to enter India in 2018. → Read More
How bike taxis are becoming a livelihood source for India's youth
Two wheeler taxis are become a source of full time jobs in India for courier delivery boys who are graduating to become 'bike taxi drivers'. → Read More
Big Billion Days: Amazon attacks RedSeer Consulting on Diwali sale rankings, firm retorts
Besides Bangalore-based Amazon, Noida based Paytm Mall also questioned the research methodologies of RedSeer Consulting, saying it were not relevant for their model. → Read More
Founders of Flipkart, Ola, MakeMyTrip to launch a 'nationalist' lobby group
The lobby group is likely to have representatives of Flipkart, Ola, MakeMyTrip, Quikr, and Hike Messenger who are expected to push for policies favoring domestic companies. → Read More
Now, book a private jet seat to Goa for just Rs 10,000!
Mumbai-based private jet aggregation startup Bookmycharter has started a ‘Ferry Flight’ concept where in a client can let other passengers travel en route on empty seats... → Read More
Ground Zero: Mood at Amazon office as Diwali sales kick off at midnight
Moneycontrol gives readers a sneak peek inside the Amazon India 'war rooms' as it kicked off its biggest Diwali sale ever at midnight, this week. → Read More
Flipkart raising billions doesn't bother us, we are largest in e-commerce: Amazon India VP
With Flipkart having raised USD 2.5 billion recently, Amazon is likely to get fierce competition in fashion and electronics space. → Read More
India’s impact investing mkt to grow to US$8 bn annually by 2025: McKinsey
There are over 50 active impact funds in India. Average holding period at exit for impact investment funds in India has been about five years unlike 10 years in PE space, indicating better returns in social ventures. → Read More
USAID-backed Catalyst launches incubator, to invest $50k in each startup
Catalyst is funded by USAID, and will offer USD 50,000 to each graduating startup as seed money. → Read More
Faulty algorithms collecting fake 'taxes' from cab passengers in Delhi-NCR
Algorithms of online taxi aggregators do not take into account the registration plates before calculating fares. The state of UP, for instance, never collects entry tax on its cabs, but it is collected from passengers as a Rs 100 'surcharge' by firms... → Read More
Oyo gets a USD 250 mn infusion from Softbank to fight MakeMyTrip, others
This is Softbank Vision Fund's second big investment in India after a massive USD 2.5 billion round in Flipkart, last month. → Read More
Power2SME raises USD 10 mn from International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Started in 2011, the company has raised about USD 43 million so far, including this round. The company also counts former UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani as its angel investor. → Read More
Planning to invest heavily in electric vehicles: Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal
Ola has also made multiple presentations to Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge to extend the e-vehicle services to the state. → Read More
Evading taxes while living in a posh locality? Taxman could ring your door bell soon!
Delhi-based geo mapping company MapMyIndia is helping tax department in accurate assessment of incomes of tax payers using their location component → Read More