Now, an app that would allow users to bid for items in a reverse auctionViresh Reddy and his friends were watching the auctions for cricketers for the Indian Premier League last season when a business idea struc...
Smile Group to overhaul biz model of DealsandYou after closing footwear portalSmile Group, one of the earliest Indian firms to foray into e-commerce, is restructuring its businesses in a bid to make a comeback in the ...
Top-level exits hinder growth plans of several startupsAt least a dozen startups, including Myntra, Commonfloor, Zomato and Olacabs, have lost senior leaders around a year after their joining.
Global biggies eye stake in deal site MydalaMydala has held talks with Russian billionaire Yuri Milner's DST Global and Sweden's Kinnevik as it looks to raise $40 mn of fresh funds.
Smile, TPG Growth set up $100m fund to help Silicon Valley startupsThe joint venture will invest in digital businesses from the United States and Europe that are looking to expand in Asia, Africa and West A...
India's start-up bubble: Deluge of ideas won't guarantee success; funding remains constrainedMumbai Angels and Indian Angel Network have members who run spices, chemicals and cement firms, who have the cash but not the experience.
Fashionandyou revamps its operational teamOnline flash sales site Fashionandyou, which has seen its chief executive change twice since 2012, is hiring a number of senior professiona...
Startups: How to deal with conflicts between foundersExperts said conflicts are increasing because startups are impatient for quick growth and people from diverse backgrounds are finding it di...
Lots of good ventures in enterprise software: Promod Haque, managing partner Norwest Venture PartnersIn conversation with ET, Haque says the focus on enterprise software, a stronghold for the firm, will continue.
5ideas to fund 40 start ups in next 3 yearsSeed-fund provider 5ideas aims to work with 40 technology start-up ventures in the next three years and assist budding entrepreneurs in "sc...
- Manish Vij to raise $10 million for Tyroo and SeventyNine
Manish Vij is on the fund raising path and is looking to raise $10 million in venture and institutional funding for Tyroo and SeventyNine.
- E-Retail sector holds strong employability quotient
ASSOCHAM estimates that Indian Online Retail industry will be Rs. 7000 Crore by 2015, a 250% growth from current position. The optimism is ...
India's e-commerce industry braces for consolidation as stronger online retailers gobble up minnowsIndia's e-commerce industry is primed for a shakeup as sales soar, valuations drop and the fitter among the companies gobble up weaker riva...
- 'Online group buying may grow 200-300 pc in next 2 years'
With the rapid growth of the country's retail industry, coupled with higher Internet penetration and improved spending power, online group ...
Group buying websites offering discounts up to 90% on a slew of products are latest rageWith group buying sites pushing up revenue of companies, entrepreneurs are actively making space for it in their sales strategy.