Startup

Women Job Portal Startup Sheroes Raises $1.8 mn
A great stride towards women empowerment Recently, one of the latest women oriented job portals, Sheroes raised an impressive $1.8 mn Series A funding. According to a press statement, the investment was led by Lumis Partners along with participation from the HR Fund and angel investor Rajul Garg. Existing investor

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

Sonic Blocks Launches Customizable Wireless Speakers
Amplified Modular Music System! About Sonic Blocks New York-based startup, Sonic Blocks introduces world’s first Modular Wireless Speakers that is easily customizable according to your needs and specifications. Users can enhance their audio by selecting, swapping and optimizing the speakers unit. You can choose the type of woofers, tweeters and

Is It Possible To Use On-Demand Services Like Uber Without Smartphone?
Good News for Senior Citizens! An Innovative Idea by GoGoGrandparents Smartphones are the need of the hour and have become an important part of today’s fast-paced world, but the matter of concern is that smartphones are still a challenge for seniors. It is not easy for elders to understand the

Video Distribution Startup Zype Raises $2M
It’s all about Raising Funds! Zype Raising Funds Again Zype has raised $2 Million for helping the publishers deliver and minting money from videos across devices. Last year, Zype had raised $1.6, Million. This US-based startup had raised $3.6 Million in the seed round. The recent round of funding was

PayPal Invests In An Irish Startup, Pulsate
Stepping in the Software World! PayPal Funding Pulsate Headquartered in Dublin and founded by Patrick Leddy 4 years ago, Pulsate is a mobile marketing software startup. The renowned global payments company, PayPal, government agencies as well as a leading investment fund backs an Irish startup, Pulsate with $ 1.5 Million

Snapchat Brings Excitement To Its Users With Geostickers
Great Going, Snapchat! Time for Snapchat Users to Update their App Snapchat brings a high dose of excitement for users in the form of its new feature, Geostickers, which are same as geofilters. Both are location-based, but the only difference is that geofilters highlight the location from where they are