Startup

Microsoft Partners with Kind, a Legal Weed Startup
Is Microsoft breaking the corporate ethic? Microsoft’s Plan with Kind Recently, Microsoft is taking a lot of interest in working with startups. Now, Microsoft teams up with Kind, a California-based legal weed financing startup. Founded in 2013, Kind can also be categorized as a tech startup. David Dinenberg is the

Microsoft Acquires Wand Labs
Boosting the Artificial Intelligence! Remember ‘AI’ or ‘Minority Report’, where the protagonists spoke with machines in real time? The technology that seemed far-fetched a decade ago is now at the forefronts of the new technological wave. The trend commonly known as chatbot trend is quickly making its way to various

Tata and Uber Shake Hands
2016 Witnesses a Significant Example of Merger! Shaking hands Both the biggies don’t need any introduction. The Tata Group and popular ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc freshly announced its new collaboration to offer driver partners on the Uber platform as well as a comprehensive vehicle purchase and ownership solution, amongst

SBI Invests Rs.200 Crore into Fintech Startups
SBI, A Bank to Bank on! Recently, in an event in Mumbai , SBI chairman, Arundhati Bhattacharya, announced a Rs 200 crore fund for fintech startups. These startups are a perfect amalgamation of financial and technological services. According to Arundhati Bhattacharya, SBI will offer up to 3 crore to each

Voonik secures $20 million in Series B
Well done, Voonik! About Voonik & its Series B round of funding Bangalore-based online fashion app, Voonik is a personal shopping app for women that allows the users to buy apparels from multiple stores, according to their body type, lifestyle and budget. Recently, Voonik raised $20 million (INR 133 Crore)

Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in a Startup
“The easiest way to make money is -create something of such value that everybody wants and go out and give and create value, the money comes automatically.” – Jordon Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street Leonardo’s Soaring Titanic in Investment Leonardo DiCaprio, doesn’t need any introduction. The charming actor is

Cloud Services Startup Joyent to be acquired by Samsung
Joyent to become Joyful! Today’s world is the cautious about tremendous competition. Therefore, witnessing companies getting merged or getting acquired isn’t a something new. Lately, US-based Joyent, a public and private cloud provider has become the face of acquisition. It is because Samsung Electronics had recently made an announcement of

Indian Facebook Users Can Easily Combat Suicidal Thoughts. Find out how
A great step taken by Facebook! Facebook to the Rescue The world-renowned social networking site, Facebook introduces tools and resources on its site for Indian users to combat suicidal thoughts. In India, suicide news is a very common. Since Facebook has reached and influenced the Indian masses, it is a

Airbnb raises $1 billion in debt financing. Find out why..
Good move by Airbnb! Airbnb’s investors & its funding Unlike other big startups like Uber and Lyft, Airbnb doesn’t have to pour out money to make money. Freshly, Aribnb has raised $1 billion in debt financing from a bunch of major banks such as J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Bank of America

Zuckerberg’s Venture Invests in Global-tech Startup, Andela
Chan Zuckerberg debuts in investment! Couple Dairies Founded in 2014, New York-based startup Andela trains software developers in Africa (Lagos, Nigeria, Nairobi and Kenya). The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, created by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, is leading a $24 million in Series B funding round of Andela. Investors