Indian Cab Industry : Survival of the fittest
Ashish Sinha
Recent news on Softbank, writing off its investment in OLA; and change in revenue model by Uber; clearly validate the below hypothesis which was published in my previous article. Hypothesis#…
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How Excessive Funding Can Ruin Your Startup: Aswin Ram @UnPluggd
Startups = Funding. At least that’s what the world has come to relate to. But then, (excessive) funding has killed more startups than the lack of money. Money forces founders…
Why Is raising funds not the greatest thing for a startup?
Founders today think about raising funds much before they think about starting up their venture. Questions like; can this idea attract funds? What will be my burn rate? How can…
Swiggy raises Series D funding of $15 million from Bessemer Venture Partners
Food ordering and delivery platform, Swiggy has raised $15 million in a Series D funding from Bessemer Venture Partners. Existing investors also participated in this round. This is close on…
Lenskart raises Funding from Premji Invest
Lenskart.com has raised funding from Premji Invest, the investment office of Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman and Founder of the Wipro Group. Lenskart’s aim is to expand access to high-quality and…
AI Startup Mad Street Den Raises Series A From Sequoia Capital
Chennai and US based Mad Street Den has raised Series A funding from Sequoia Capital. The startup earlier raised $1.5mn seed round in 2015. The company’s product, Vue.ai helps ecommerce…
Livspace raises INR 100 crore led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Jungle Ventures and Helion
The round was led by Bessemer Ventures Partners with increased participation from Jungle Ventures and Helion. This round of funding comes within weeks of the launch of the world’s first ‘Home Design Automation Platform’.
NearFox Raises Funds From Clutch of Investors, Plans Expansion In NY
NearFox, a local lifestyle content and discovery platform headquartered in Mumbai, has recently raised an undisclosed amount from Globevestor Angel Fund, CoverFox CTO Devendra Rane, GenY Medium Co-founder and Ex-Principal…
Zoomcar Raises $24mn In Series B Led By Ford Smart Mobility
Zoomcar, a self-drive car rental company offering car sharing services has closed $24M in a Series B investment round. Ford Smart Mobility LLC, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, led…
Quikcilver raises a new round of funding led by Sistema Asia Fund
Qwikcilver’s technology is deployed across more than 500 cities and towns in over 10,000 premium brand stores, ecommerce portals and mobile apps. Qwikcilver has established and reinforced the Prepaid & Gift Card network in Indian retail, with close to 90% share of the customer engagements across 150+ leading brands & retailers in 25 consumption categories.