- After Flipkart Assured And Amazon Prime, Snapdeal Follows Suit To Launch Snapdeal Gold The online retail sector in India is becoming a battleground and all the big players are devising new ways to attract the most number of users. Hardly a week after Flipkart launched ‘Flipkart Assured’, followed by Amazon India’s flagship service Amazon Prime, now Snapdeal has launched a new service for their customers: ‘Snapdeal Gold’. Snapdeal […]
- On Demand Talent Marketplace Zolo Raises Seed Funding, Looks To Expand To Other Cities Noida-based on-demand talent marketplace, Zolo, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Switzerland-based Software company Hitouch AG. The startup will use the funding to expand to other cities after establishing its base in Delhi-NCR. Also, Zolo intends to add more categories and services to its portfolio. Apart from the funding, Zolo is a […]
- How An iPad Turned Colleagues Into Cofounders Of A Startup That Takes Care Of Your Home Appliances A regular office; people glued to their laptop screens – some working diligently while some browsing through YouTube. An iPad lies on the desk of a cubicle; the blue light emanating from its screen suggests that device is not in the standby mode. Both the iPad and the cubicle belong to one Nitin Malhotra and […]
- Paytm Acquires Hyperlocal Services Marketplace Near.in To Boost Presence In Online To Offline Space Noida-based mobile payment and ecommerce platform, Paytm, has acquired hyperlocal services marketplace Near.in in a cash-and-stock deal in a bid to strengthen its presence in online to offline space. The financial terms of the deal has been left undisclosed. But, according to people close to the transaction, the deal is estimated to be between $1.5 […]
- What If Ecommerce, Services & Recommerce Startups Were A Single Entity? Imagine you are at Vythiri Resort; an exquisite eco-friendly getaway in the heart of Wayanad, a district in north-east Kerala. Replaced is the daily dose of pollution with a cool forest breeze and while you’re listening to the symphony of nature in the presto agitato of a nearby waterfall, your phone suddenly starts to ring […]
- Automotive Service Provider ServX Is Fuelled Up & Ready To Go Delhi-based automotive service provider startup, ServX, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Manish Gupta, chairman of the Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) group of institutions. ServX is a marketplace for authorised automotive service providers. It will use the raised capital to create on-field operation base, for implementation of tech and expansion to […]
- Professional Services Marketplace EasyFix Grabs Funding From Axilor Ventures Gurgaon-based, a professional services marketplace, EasyFix, has raised an undisclosed amount in its first round of institutional funding from Axilor’s early stage funding program Axilor Ventures. Axilor Ventures is a business incubator founded by S.D. Shibulal, S. Gopalakrishnan, Prof. Tarun Khanna, Srinath Batni and Ganapathy Venugopal. The investment is made by the individual funds of […]
- Gurgaon Based Services Marketplace UrbanClap Raises $10 Mn From SAIF & Accel Partners Gurgaon-based mobile service marketplace, Urbanclap has raised $10 Mn from SAIF Partners, Accel Partners. The company had previously raised a seed round of $1.6 Mn (INR 10 Cr) from aforementioned investors and Snapdeal’s founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal. The company plans to use these funds in building its technology, hiring and expanding to at least 15 cities […]
- Online Services Marketplace Continues To Get Investors’ Money; Increase In Competition With No Clear Winner After food and fashion marketplace, online services marketplaces is the most sought after domain where startups and investors, both, are betting big. The rise of hyperlocal delivery model and on-demand service has raised bars with players like LocalOye, Near.in, Taskbob, Findyahan, UrbanClap, Qyk amongst others that have raised funds in the past few months. Announcing […]
- Exclusive: Investors Love For Services Marketplace Is Here To Stay; FindYahan Grabs Funding From The Phoenix Fund Research shows that over 1200 Cr. searches are being done on daily basis by the people looking for service providers and over 6 Lakh service providers are being contacted everyday. But as an individual looking for a service provider its not that smooth to reach out the service provider which they are actually looking for. […]