Startup

What is the Reason behind Helpchat Lay-off?
With employee slacking, Helpchat also shuts chat wing. Find out why… Bengaluru-based personal assistant app Helpchat has fired its 150 employees, as per Yourstory as well as called off its chat-based assistance service that allowed users to book cabs, movie tickets, order food and so on. The fired employees are

Little Black Book Secures Funds from IDG Ventures
Who doesn’t like to invest in lifestyle platforms? Founded in the year 2012 by Suchita Salwan and Dhruv Mathur, Little Black Book (LBB) is a Delhi-based media-tech startup for discovering local cultural and lifestyle recommendation guide that includes restaurants, shopping, adventure, travel and events in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida. LBB

FundTonic to revolutionize the way start-up funding works in India
A first of its kind funding platform that enables funding for ventures that maximize returns Aims to reach 2000 Investors and 5000 start-ups by next year Download Application fundtonic.com/share Mumbai – 26th May, 2016: FundTonic, a fin-tech company, which aims to revolutionize the entire start-up ecosystem, launched their first online platform

Founders Fund and Sequoia Capital Invests in Indian Startup ClearTax
Taxwale Tax Le Jayege! Indian startup ClearTax raises $2 million from FF Angel, the seed-stage fund run by Founders Fund and Sequoia Capital. Each firm contributed $1 million. With this, Founders fund debuts its investment in India. Just a month before an angel round of funding was held. Till date,

Popular Photo Sharing App Raises Billion Dollars
OMG! Techcrunch reports Snapchat raises $1.8 billion The most renowned photo sharing app, Snapchat raises a lump some amount of $1.8 billion in Series F round according to the SEC filing. General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, T. Rowe Price, Lone Pine, Glade Brook Capital, IVP, Coatue Management and Fidelity are the

Startup to Introduce Milk From Peas
An unimaginable innovation of milk! Ripple Foods is a Silicon Valley-based startup that makes an innovative form of milk from peas. Nowadays, the milk you get in the market is produced from lab-grown cattle, which is unhealthy. Hence, Ripple comes up with a solution of creating milk with pea protein.

ChargePoint raises $50 million
Applaud to the achievement of raising funds by Chargepoint! Founded in the year 2007 by Richard Lowenthal and Praveen Mandal, US-based electric vehicle charging network ChargePoint raises $50 million in its latest round of funding, which was led by Linse Capital. Braemar Energy Ventures and Constellation Energy, an electricity supplier

Toyota Strategically Invests in Uber
Again Uber makes in the news! A slew of car manufacturers and tech companies are investing in rideshare services. Toyota was no different! The Japanese Automaker Toyota makes a strategic investment in the top-notch taxi-hailing app Uber to explore ride-sharing industry. The terms and conditions of the deal remain undisclosed.

Top 10 Crowdfunding Platforms for Startups
The popularity of crowdfunding is hitting the roof evidently as more and more startups prefer this means of raising funds. Crowdfunding is soon expected to surpass all the traditional means of receiving finances like venture capital, borrowing and bank loans. Though major crowdfunding platforms connect you to many potential investors,

3D Printed building Debuts in Dubai
Now, one more addition in the itinerary of Dubai! Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, recently inaugurates the world’s first fully functional 3D-printed building in Dubai. The building is said to be commercialized. This unique piece of art is