- Meet The Seven Startups That Won At The 4th India-UK TECH Rocketship Awards The Grand Finale of the 4th India-UK TECH Rocketship Awards was held today at the India-UK Createch Summit in Mumbai. A total of seven finalists were awarded in the grand finale from the 15 semi-finalists that pitched at Bengaluru last month. Among them were artificial intelligence startup Staqu; table reservation platform Dineout; AI enabled fraud […]
- Online Procurement Startup Adurcup Raises Funds; Plans To Reach 10K Unique Orders A Month with 2,000+ SMEs The organised food business in India is worth $48 Bn, of which food delivery is valued at $15 Bn – An IBEF 2017 Report. ‘Food’ in any form is a business in itself. Whether it’s farming, processing, procurement, delivery – food forms an evergreen industry with niches worth exploring. IIT Kanpur alumni – Abhishek Verma, Harshit Mittal, […]
- Times Internet’s Gautam Sinha On Turning A Legacy Media Company Into A Conglomerate Of 37 Digital Startups [Note: This article is part of The Junction Series. Gautam Sinha will be speaking at “The Junction” in Jaipur in January 2017. Get a deep dive on entrepreneurship and more with him. Learn more about The Junction here!] Gautam Sinha, CEO of Times Internet, the digital arm of the Times Group, is no newbie to tech. Right from […]
- Now Google Search Will Allow Users To Place Orders From Zomato, Swiggy Google India, in its recent blog post, has announced that users can now place food orders on their phone directly via Google search. When anyone will search for a nearby restaurant, if it’s listed with either Zomato or Swiggy, then they’ll see an option to “Place an order” in the search results. “Just tap that […]
- News Roundup: 13 Startup Stories That You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [1-6 August] The most awaited, GST Bill got passed this week. The mainstream media marked this development as an achievement of PM Narendra Modi. GST is said to be a game changer for startups as it will lead to lower tax burden for small businesses, simplified IT return filing process and reduced logistics cost in inter-state trade. […]
- Now Book Your Table At Elite Restaurants With Dineout Plus Table reservation platform Dineout has launched its new service Dineout Plus – a Premium Dining Programme. The members of the programme can book tables at over 150 five-star restaurants across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata, and also get a 25% discount on their total bill. The Dineout Plus programme is available on Dineout’s iPhone & Android platform. Restaurants […]
- Dineout Trolls Zomato Over Social Media On Its Claim To Be The First Table Reservation Platform In a recent interview with Indian Express, Deepinder Goyal, CEO and co-founder of Zomato said that the company will start accepting table reservations in the coming months. He also mentioned, “With reservations coming soon, we want to ensure that we are the first in the market.” This is something which surprised a lot of people […]
- Offline Ad Network, AdUrCup, Raises Seed Funding From Dineout Founders AdUrCup, a BW ACCELERATE Batch 1 startup from Delhi, has raised undisclosed amount in its first round of funding led by the founders of Dineout, Ankit Mehrotra, Sahil Jain, Nikhil Bakshi and Vivek Kapoor who have invested in the startup in their personal capacities. The raised capital will be used to create a first of-its-kind […]
- Table Reservation Platform Dineout Acquires inResto To Offer End-To-End Solution In Restaurant Management Table reservation platform, Dineout has announced that it has acquired Bangalore-based inResto, an open platform for restaurants for an undisclosed amount. inResto is an open platform, which means that any service across the food-tech ecosystem can integrate with them helping them to reach a wider set of restaurants. This ensures that a restaurant doesn’t need […]
- 2014 In Review: Here Are The Top Startup Acquisitions Of The Year Year 2014 witnessed the rise of big ticket startup fundings and the much needed M&A activity in the Indian startup ecosystem. Ranging from ecommerce to television rights, it feels like 2014 was an year of acquisitions. Following is a list of some of the most notable acquisitions in 2014 in the Indian space. Little Eye Labs […]
- Dineout Blends With TimesCity In A Deal Valued Between Rs 60-70 Cr Earlier this week, TimesCity acquired Dineout, the table reservation system. Where TC has moved a step ahead for offering a 360 degree solution to its consumers in lifestyle and food domain, Dineout has found a final abode. We caught up with Ankit Mehrotra, one of the four co-founders, to understand what it takes to sell […]
- TimesCity Adds Another Dimension : Acquires Dineout, The Table Reservation Startup We just increased our appetite by acquiring the coolest table reservation platform in town! Times Internet’s online nightlife and restaurant guide, TimesCity has acquired online table reservation platform Dineout, which enables users to book a table (online or via phone), while availing exciting discounts. “At TimesCity our vision is to be full service, from discovery […]