Weekly Recap: Startup Predictions for 2014; Real Gold Diggers of Ecommerce Industry & More
January 25, 2014 2014-01-25 10:20Weekly Recap: Startup Predictions for 2014; Real Gold Diggers of Ecommerce Industry & More
Weekly Recap: Startup Predictions for 2014; Real Gold Diggers of Ecommerce Industry & More
This week was again fuelled by a slew of funding related activity, with Inventus Capital raising a $106 Mn second fund to invest in Indian startups and online education service iProf raising Rs 55 Crore in a Series B round, being some of the highlights.
The launch of Bitcoin only e-commerce store HighKart also proved to be a positive development in the Indian Bitcoin ecosystem among all the current regulatory confusion.
We also covered some insightful trends on the Google VS Facebook advertising war, made our Startup Predictions for 2014 and a look at the real gold diggers of the e-commerce industry.
If you missed out on any of the action on NextBigWhat last week, here’s a quick recap.

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——— Channel : Indian Startups / Resources
With Konotor, App Developers Can Talk to Users For In App Customer Support & Promos
Startup Owlgrin Launches Accounting Solution for Indian SMBs
Invitereferrals Wants To Help Website Owners Better Manage Referral Campaigns
EasyLaw, Where Entrepreneurs Can Find Legal & Finance Professionals
With Holidify, Go Where You’ve Never Been Before
At Dailyshopin, A Supermarket Doubles Up as a Warehouse
Indian Startup Founders Earn 40% Lesser than Silicon Valley Counterparts. Frugal?
——— Channel : India Online
Delhi Based Entrepreneurs Launch HighKart, A Bitcoin Only E-commerce Store
Baby Products Retailer FirstCry Looks to Open 50 New Offline Stores in 12 Months
The Worst is Behind Us & We Are Beating Targets: ShopClues CEO Sanjay Sethi [Interview]
In 2-3 Years, Flipkart Will be Largely an M-Commerce Company: Sachin Bansal [Interview]
SEC Bans Sandeep Aggarwal from US Exchanges
Government Of India Launches eBiz Platform With Integrated Payment Gateway
With Its New Fulfillment Center In Bangalore, Amazon To Improve Service In The Region
——— Channel : APPS/ Stuff
Asia Pacific Region Is The Most Affected By Bitcoin Mining Malware
Tata Communications Launches Mobile VOIP Platform For Mobile Network Operators
Apple Launches Educational Tools iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U in India
India Second Largest Market For Mobile Ad Monetization; Android Tops [Report]
Big Education Projects in India Sustain Hewlett Packard’s PC Sales
At 91%, Java Accounts For The Highest Number Of Web Exploits [Report]
Mobile Phone Landscape in India: Phone Launches Double; Phablet Launches Grow 10x
—–––– Channel: Indian Startup Funding
Digital Security Firm Uniken Secures Rs 30 Cr Funding from Nexus Venture Partners
MobMe Puts Off IPO Plans, Raises $3 mn: Here’s Why [Interview With Sanjay Vijayakumar]
Inventus Capital Raises $106 Mn Second Fund to Support Indian Startups
Commonfloor Raises Rs 64 Cr in Series D Funding from Accel India, Tiger Global
FirstCry Raises Rs 92 cr Funding from Temasek Holdings, IDG Ventures & Saif Partners
Learning Services Startup Hippocampus Secures $600k Funding
MySmartPrice Secures $ 1 mn Series A Funding; Plans to Become A Horizontal Player
iProf Raises Rs 55 Crore in Series B Funding from DMGI & Existing Investors
Angel Investing in India: Things Get Real in the Startup World
Investor Sentiment Dips in 2013, 18% Lower VC Activity Vs 2012
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