Local startup woos global investor Bangalore-based Niki.ai, which runs an artificial intelligence-based personal assistant, recently raised $2 million funding. The funding round saw participation from several eminent players. This include San Francisco-based fund SAP.iO (first investment in India) and existing investor Ronnie Screwvala's Unilazer Ventures. The funding also saw participation from investors such as Haresh…
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‘Let’s Barter India’ looks to raise VC funding by year-end
'Lets Barter India' allows you barter with more smarter choices! Unused items are either lost somewhere in closet or dumped in the junkyard. Yet there are people trying to make use of such items. Let’s Barter India is a community that has created a platform to barter products such as books, vouchers, clothes and much…
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‘ Home4Pet ‘ looks to expand across metros
Some homes have it all for pets The three of them are sworn animal lovers. Early on, they identified a gap in the market for pet services. There was clearly no single platform which took care of all pet needs under one umbrella. The trio soon decided to bring diversity to the project. They came…
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‘CashKaro’ plans to hit south-east Asian shore soon
Eat India, Splurge India and CashKaro India From an investment banker to an entrepreneur, Swati Bhargava, (34) owns CashKaro, a Gurgaon-based startup. She takes pride in the fact that Ratan Tata invested into it. Bhargava is herself a BSC honours in Mathematics and Economics from London School of Economics, UK. She considers ‘being persistent’ as…
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Kids may soon go bagless! Thanks to E-Class.
Learning could be fun too, for kids Being a second generation entrepreneur definitely has its advantages. For Hardik Shah, founder and director, E-Class Education Systems, it has been a learning experience. Being a part of the family-run business taught him many things. It gave him a strong foundation in understanding how a business works. …
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‘ Entropy Innovations ’ plans to open 1000 pilot stores by 2020
Entropy Innovations disrupts two-wheeler service Millennials are enthusiasts who choose passion over profession. 31-year old Niraj Taksande is no less. An MBA from IIM (Indore) and a graduate in Mechanical Engineering, Mumbai University, Taksande was looking after R&D, Product Development at Mexus Education, before entrepreneurial bug bit him hard. In early 2013, Mumbai-based Taksande co-founded Entropy…
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