Weekly Recap : Interesting Posts on Startups/India Biz..and More
November 10, 2008 2008-11-10 10:03Weekly Recap : Interesting Posts on Startups/India Biz..and More
Weekly Recap : Interesting Posts on Startups/India Biz..and More
Few selected posts published last week [Nov 3rd – 9th]
[+] indicates articles that had good discussion/insights.
Startups Profiled
- LeadSimplified helps you manage Sales Leads
- Bandhan – Matrimony (Meta) Search Engine [+]
- Locomi takes Facebook route – redirects homepage to it’s FB app
- MingleBox changes track..focuses on Education [+]
- Valklub : Discount Coupon Service Delivered on your Mobile [++]
- Ubona powers Tata Sky’s call center
- askLaila testing click to call service (Google failed to implement in India) [+]
- OnYoMo powers Reliance’s Local Search on Mobile
- MobMe Partners with Malayalam Daily, 44K Registrations in a day
- RouteGuru to power Zoomtra’s Driving Direction
Funding
- Myntra raises $5mn from NEA-IUV, IDG Ventures and Accel
- Carwale raises $7mn from Sierra Ventures
- Mobile VAS player TeleDNA Raises $10Mn from Peepul Capital
- CleanTech startup D.light Design secures $5.5mn
Otherwise Interesting:
- ISRO’s Bhuvan to beat Google Earth [+++]
- Nokia Life Tools for the Indian Rural Market
- Rediff Q2 Revenue Shows Slump, Traffic Flattening?
- BSNL launches voice based ‘Mandi on Mobile’ for live commodity feed
- Top Confusions in Digital Media [+]
Tech
- Wikipedia Helps a poor man pass his 11th grade exams
- Free Microsoft products for students [+]
- Salesforce shows it’s Force
- Mobile News: mChek PCI DSS 1.2 Certified, Rediff Mobile
TriedPool
- MyDuniya shuts down [+]
- TriedPool..not DeadPool [++]
Misc
- Bharti changes Brand Identity – to diversify into Retail, Financial and Agriculture Business
- Zapak takes ad-supported Mobile Gaming Route
- TiE-ISB 2008 Winners [++]
- Qn: Virtual SIM Hosting or Short Codes?