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March 4, 2016 Magic Crate raises seed funding from Mohandas Pai, others
The firm said it ships several thousand activity crates each month, customised to specific age groups, with the prices starting at Rs.549. Bengaluru: Funfinity Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which makes Magic Crate subscription-based activity kits for children, on Thursday said it has received seed investment from Aarin Capital, T.V. Mohandas Pai, chairman of Manipal Global […]
ALL DEALS March 4, 2016 Gingercrush raises seed round from Saha Fund, others
Vadodara-based Gingercrush operates a portal where customers can customise products ranging from shirts and mugs to phone cases and toys. Bengaluru: Gingercrush.com (operated by Swadesh Essfil Private Ltd) on Friday said it raised seed funding in an investment round led by Saha Fund, a venture fund for women entrepreneurs, to scale up its platform. Ankita […]
ALL DEALS March 4, 2016 Zimmber set to raise up to $7 million from Snapdeal, others
Zimmber claims to have over 1,000 transactions per day on its platform. Bengaluru: Home services start-up Zimmber, run by Rejuvenate Solutions Pvt. Ltd, is close to raising $6-7 million from online marketplace Snapdeal and other investors, two people aware of the development said. Founded in 2014 by Anubhab Goel, Gaurav Shrivastava and Amit Kumar, Zimmber […]
ALL DEALS March 3, 2016 Gurgaon based beauty start-up Stylofie raises funds from IDC’s Jaideep Mehta
The company did not disclose the amount raised. New Delhi: Gurgaon-based beauty and wellness start-up Stylofie on Tuesday said it has raised funds from International Data Corp.’s (IDC) managing director for South Asia Jaideep Mehta. The company did not disclose the amount raised. With this, Mehta joined Stylofie’s board of directors and will mentor the […]
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March 3, 2016 Affimity raises $1.2 million from Silicon Valley angel investors
Affimity allows users to focus on their passions and specific interests, filtering out irrelevant content and displaying only those posts that are relevant to the users’ interests. It currently has over 35 channels. Mumbai: Bengaluru-based social networking start-up Affimity Inc. said on Wednesday it has raised $1.2 million in angel funding from a group of […]
NEWS March 2, 2016 Snapdeal raises $200 million from Canadian pension fund, Iron Pillar
In August, Snapdeal raised $500 million mainly from Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group, Foxconn Technology Group and existing investor Softbank Group, which valued the Delhi-based firm at about $4.8 billion post money India’s second largest e-commerce firm Snapdeal on Sunday said it has raised $200 million in fresh funds from investors led by Canada’s Ontario […]
ALL DEALS March 2, 2016 Aasaanjobs raises $5 million from Aspada Advisors, others
Aasaanjobs last raised $1.5 million in a round led by IDG Ventures and Inventus Capital in January 2015. Mumbai-based Aasaanjobs Pvt. Ltd, which owns and operates recruitment website Aasaanjobs, on Monday said it had raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Aspada Advisors, with participation from existing investors. Aasaanjobs last raised […]
ALL DEALS March 2, 2016 TableHero raises $1 million from growX ventures, Freecharge founders, others
Apart from growX, FreeCharge founders Kunal Shah and Sandeep Tandon, India Value Fund Advisors partner and former chief executive officer of Network 18, Haresh Chawla, Powai Lake ventures and Globevestor also took part in the funding round. New Delhi: TableHero, a start-up providing an intelligent operating system for small local businesses, said on Tuesday that […]
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March 2, 2016 Tracxn raises funding from Nandan Nilekani, Mohandas Pai, others
According to documents filed with the registrar of companies, Tracxn posted revenue of Rs.2.31 crore for the year ended 31 March 2015, up from Rs.9.78 lakh in the previous year. Bengaluru: Start-up data analytics firm Tracxn Technologies Pvt. Ltd on Wednesday said it has raised funding from a group of angel investors, including former UIDAI […]
ALL DEALS March 2, 2016 RAW Pressery gets fresh funds from Sequoia Capital, others
Started in 2013 by the former marketer as an experiment to fill the gaps in India’s health beverages market, RAW Pressery has become a fad among fitness enthusiasts. Rakyan Beverages Pvt. Ltd, the maker of organic cold-pressed juices sold under the brand RAW Pressery, has raised close to $4.5 million in series B funding from […]
ALL DEALS March 1, 2016 Ibibo to raise $250 million from Naspers
A file photo of Ashish Kashyap, founder and chief executive officer, Ibibo Group. Photo: Mint New Delhi: Indicating a huge opportunity in the travel and hotel booking space, South African media company Naspers Group on Wednesday announced its plans to invest an additional $250 million in online travel venture Ibibo Group, which owns and operates […]
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February 29, 2016 Debate and drama: What the Congress expects from this session of Parliament
Photo Credit: Adnan Abidi/Reuters 16.6K Total Views President Pranab Mukherjee flagged off the Budget Session on Tuesday with a joint address to both Houses, in which he said that Parliament was a place for debate and discussion, not disruption or obstruction. Just before the session began, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the Opposition to utilise […]
