Business
On-Demand Food Delivery Startup Runnr Hoists $7 Million
How it Becomes Possible ? Bengaluru-based startup Runnr, offering online food delivery service has raised $7 mn in a round of funding that was co-led by the Blume Venture Partners and Nexus Venture Partners. Ex- investor Sequoia Capital did not attend the funding round. Established by Arpit Dave and Mohit
White House To Let Foreign Startups Work In The U.S. With The International Entrepreneur Rule
Is the long wait for entrepreneurs to step overseas finally over? The startup world has had a dramatic awakening with recent news of the Obama administration proposing a new rule to allow foreign startup founders to come to the United States! Provided they have raised money from American investors, these
28-Year-Old Son Picks Digital Music Over Billionaire Father’s Palm-oil Business
Now that’s what passion is all about ! BandLab is the easy-to-use, all-in-one, social music creation platform founded by Kuok Meng Ru, son of Singaporean billionaire Kuok Khoon Hong. The ambitious youngster Kuok Meng Ru chose digital music over world’s largest palm-oil business Wilmar International Ltd., created by his own
Govt Intends To Initiate A TV Reality Show For Indian Startups
Golden Opportunity for Startups Govt is taking some more steps to encourage startups in India after PM Modi’s Startup India, Stand up India initiative. Now Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has come up with an idea of launching TV reality show for the Indian startups while commencing a dedicated TV
Startup Nearfox Hoists Funding
Good Going Nearfox! Nearfox Planning for Expansion Mumbai-based startup NearFox has recently raised an unrevealed amount of funding led by CoverFox CTO Devendra Rane, Globevestor Angel Fund, Craftsvilla Product VP Arpan Nagdeve, GenY Medium Co-founder Ravi Jain, amid others. Established in the year 2015 by Kiran Patil and Pritesh Mittal
Google to Withdraw Device Assist App from Nexus Handsets
An Unexpected Step by Google! Google is killing the Device Assist app that it had commenced last year to provide the troubleshooting tips on Android One devices and Nexus. Users are being informed about the removal of the app by a “detected issue” card that will direct them to the
Huawei Launches Its Largest Project Service Centre In India
Huawei Moves to India for Its Largest Project Huawei, Chinese telecom equipment maker set up its biggest global service center in Bangulure, India with 136 crores as its initial investment. The GSC in India is going to handle over 50 projects, supporting more than 30 countries in the Middle East,
IoT Company Witworks Raises Seed Funding Inclined Towards Launch Of Its Smart Watch, Blink
Funding for the Blink, in a blink! Founded in 2014 by three IIT Kharagpur alumni i.e. Ankit D.P, SomnathMeher, and ChandrashekharIyer, Bengaluru-based IoT Company Witworks is a startup that makes smart connected devices in the home and lifestyle space. Recently, it has raised an undisclosed seed round of funding from
Uber Announces Its Driver Retirement Program With Betterment
Uber is on the move once again! International cab aggregator Uber has announced that drivers in several cities will be offered retirement plans through an automated investment service, Betterment. Uber and Betterment Betterment is an online investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission based in New York. In works
OYO Rooms Welcomes Couples With In-App feature “Relationship Mode”
India’s Largest Branded Network of Hotels is now couple-friendly! At OYO, discrimination between guests is no longer a problem customer will have to face. With its new launch of “Relationship Mode” feature on its app, OYO welcomes unmarried couples or guests with local ID’s; a usual hassle in most hotels.
