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

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

 Now, no more waiting in long queues! About Sminq & its seed funding round Pune-based queue management app, Sminq lately raises $1 Mn in a seed round of funding, which was led by Saama Capital and Blume Ventures. Angel investor Vaibhav Domkundwar of micro-venture firm Better Inc. also participated in

Great Going Rental Market!  An Overview of GrabOnRent and its funding round Bangalore-based on-demand product rental platform, GrabOnRent lately raises an undisclosed amount of funding in Pre-Series A round, which was led by IvyCap Ventures and Unicorn India Ventures. GrabOnRent was founded in 2015 by three IIT-Guwahati graduates, Manish S.

On top of the World! Now you can fly with Uber Taxi service has grown a lot over the year. With companies like Ola and Uber providing door to door pick-up and drop services, people prefer to travel via these services rather than any normal cab. Recently, Ola introduced its

Not all tech startups today are founded by engineers or computer scientists. There are some trailblazers who jumped into the tech startup world without proper tech knowledge themselves, and yet they have held their own in the super-competitive startup environment. Here are some of them: Brian Chesky of Airbnb: Brian

Chilla –woman safety app that detect screams and send alerts An application founded by an engineering student from Kolkata, Kishlay Raj. Chilla comes to the aid of women in emergency. The app finds place in the recommendations of the Ministry of Telecommunications and IT, in India. KEY ASPECTS It can

Twitter has some strings attached to music! About the funding Renowned social networking site, Twitter invests in Berlin-based music streaming startup, SoundCloud. As per the reports, the deal is closed at $70 million. Other financial details remain undisclosed. With this investment, Soundcloud aims to build value for creators and listeners

On the go power nap!  Importance of Powernap Power nap is important for refreshing your mind, thus contributing higher productivity. Few companies allow their employees to take a power nap in the day time for improved work flow, increased creativity, boosted concentration and higher productivity. Similarly, it can help students

Health is Wealth! The startup scenario today is backed by a lot of fund raising rounds as well as acquisitions. Recently, a Canada-based startup makes in to the news of fund raising. League Inc., a health insurance startup has raised $25 million in a funding round. And, the investors participating