After Moglix, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy bets big on UrbanClap

Walmart-owned Flipkart”s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kalyan Krishnamurthy has put Rs 1.6 crore in UrbanClap, the Gurugram-based home services start-up. Kalyan Krishnamurthy, who has earlier invested in startups such as Moglix, CureFit, Tiger Global-backed NestAway, Sequoia-backed edtech startup Unacademy, etc., has now invested in UrbanClap. He will also act as

Bhavitaavya Dharanikota April 9, 2019 No Comments

Amazon India partners with Ketto to launch crowdfunding initiative for sellers

Amazon India has joined hands with Mumbai-based crowdfunding company Ketto to help its sellers raise funding for business expansion, product development and even for medical assistance and launched a first of its kind program, “Amazon Wings” for its sellers. Ketto is Asia’s most trusted and visited crowdfunding platform that helps

Bhavitaavya Dharanikota April 8, 2019 No Comments

Byju’s valuation crosses $5-billion mark, Investment from GA, Tencent to help in international play

India’s fourth largest startup, Byju”s has raised funding of $31 million (around Rs 214 crore) in a financing round led by US-based investor General Atlantic(GA), along with Chinese internet giant Tencent and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). The investment takes the valuation of the Bengaluru-based company to over $5 billion, from

Bhavitaavya Dharanikota March 26, 2019 No Comments

Axilor Ventures Pvt. Ltd. is back with its Accelerator Program Summer’19 batch!

As an early-stage founder, there is a lot to worry about – product, growth, funding, the list is long. And there is often not much time or resources! Ever wondered what do successful startups do in early stages to improve their odds of success? Axilor Ventures founded in 2015, is

Bhavitaavya Dharanikota March 25, 2019 No Comments

OYO launches first in-app SOS button to make hotels in India safer. Also announces investment for India and South Asia, launches new Collection O Hotels

South-Asia”s largest, and the world”s fastest growing hospitality chain, OYO hotels and homes reiterates its commitment for enhanced safety of the guests by integrating technology and launching the first ever in-app SOS button. This is to assist users in OYO or partnership hotels alert the authorities in case of an

Bhavitaavya Dharanikota March 12, 2019 No Comments

T-Hub Invites Startups for the Second Batch of Lab32 Incubation Programme

The first batch of the Lab32 programme witnesses remarkable success The second batch of the programme will start from 1 May 2019, and the call for applications begins on 18 February 2019 T-Hub, which is among the world”s leading startup engines powering entrepreneurship and innovation, today announced the start

Saritha Keshamoni March 1, 2019 No Comments

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