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Flipkart introduces two new features; “Fliptech” and “Hobby Hub”
Now, customers can easily make informed purchases! Flipkart recently came up with two new features: “Fliptech” and “Hobby Hub”. This is applicable for the content across categories of Electronics, Fashion, Mobiles and Home.These features were introduced by this ecommerce pioneer to help customers make informed purchases and thus, become a

Packaged Food Startup Secures Funds from Flipkart CEO
Stepping in the Food Industry! Funding YumLane Launched in March this year, Mumbai-based packaged food startup YumLane recently raises $1 million (INR 6.6 crore) in seed funding round led by Flipkart Co-founder and CEO Binny Bansal. People Group Founder Anupam Mittal, MakeMyTrip Co-founder Sachin Bhatia and Darius Pandole, partner at

Farhan Akhtar-backed App, Flickbay Raises Funding
Discovering Entertainment at Your Fingertips! Funding Flickbay Who doesn’t know Farhan Akhtar? Recently, the celebrity-backed film discovery app, Flickbay raises $890,000 (around 6 crore) in seed funding from Paul Roy, Chairman of Dubai-based Riva Digital. The app allows users to discover movies, rate them and create personalized watch lists for

Flatchat Office Bunged By Quikr
Believe it or not! A Huge Step Taken By Quikr After acquiring CommonFloor six months back, Quikr shuts down Flatchat office in Bangalore. Meanwhile, the employees of the Flatchat have given the option to join any of Quikr’s portfolio companies in other states. But, relocation is not possible for all

Ex- Housing.com Employee Launches Pinvest, A Startup For Wealth Management
Liquefy your assets globally! About Jeeten Desai Jeeten Desai is the former employee of Housing.com launched Pinvest, wealth management startup. Desai has worked with Housing.com in Hyderabad, where was in charge of setting up their marketing team in the city. He was driving growth in a startup environment and escalating

HealthKart Secures $12 Million
All the best, HealthKart! About HealthKart Founded in 2011, Gurgaon-based startup Healthkart is an online platform to buy a range of health products such as fitness and nutrition supplements, sports nutrition, personal care, eye care, pet care, parenting and fitness equipment. This startup is operated by Bright Lifecare Pvt. Ltd.

Yepme Stratagem To Launch 400 Stores By The End Of This Fiscal Year
Good Go, Yepme! An Initiative by Yepme to boost up sales Gurgaon-based online fashion retailer, Yepme is about to open 400 stores by March 2017, following the same omnichannel strategy to bump sales that all other online retailers are a part of. As per Vivek Gaur, CEO, Yepme has already

Media Konnect, Platform For Talent Exchange
Discover. Connect. Collaborate! About Media Konnect: Media Konnect will be the first global online portal, providing end-to-end solutions for all filmmakers across the world irrespective of their country or the language. Ranjit Thakur, Founder and CEO of Krian Group launches a lucrative platform, which aims to provide end-to-end solutions for

Roadies Fame, Rannvijay Singh Invests in IStyleYou
The Icon Inspiring the Youth! About IStyleYou Founded by Pallav Modi, Amit Kejriwal, and Vinayak Khanijo in November 2015, IStyleYou is a Gurgaon-based online styling platform, where users can interact with fashion stylists for taking few style tips. Rannvijay Singh, known for hosting the popular show Roadies, has invested an

Ford Backs Zoomcar In Series C
Another Investment by Ford in July! About the Funding Round Recently, Bangalore-based self-driving car rental startup Zoomcar raises $25 million in Series C round of funding, which was led by renowned American automaker Ford Motor Company. Existing investor Sequoia Capital along with new funder, Reliance Ventures also participated in the