Big-Basket buys Delyver in a cash-and-stock transactionBigBasket will use the Delyver fleet to reach orders within 90 minutes, directly competing with other delivery platforms including Grofers,...
On-demand home services firm Zimmber in final stages to raise $12 millionThe year-old venture is in talks with three prominent venture capital firms to raise its next round of equity financing that will take plac...
Hyper-local marketplace Zopper teams up with Citrus Pay Solutions for in-app purchasesSolvy Tech Solutions, which owns and operates Zopper, has tied up with Mumbai-based Citrus Pay Solutions, a leading payments service operat...
Grofers raises another $35 million, valuation triples in less than 2 monthsThe deal would give Grofers' valuation a three times jump since it announced its previous round in February this year, which valued it at R...
Grofers raises Rs 62 crore in venture capital funding“Local retailer penetration in India is very high and there are a lot SKUs (stock keeping units) available to customers in a small catchmen...
Startups: Home delivery of products, services grow with increasing usage of appsHome delivery of products, services and increasing usage of mobile phones and messaging apps such as WhatsApp is prompting several startups...
Startups eye delivery space: Young firms like Delyver, Grofers deliver a whole range of servicesA customer can log on to their respective smartphone app or website for placing orders from listed local stores and restaurants.
Neighbourhood delivery startup Delyver mops up Rs 6.5 croreDelyver, which is present in 21 neighbourhoods in Bengaluru, covers over 1,000 retail outlets across 10 categories.
Serial investors back home decor, e-pay sitesHusband-wife duo K Ganesh and Meena Ganesh are chasing white spaces in consumer retail and digital content leveraging heavily on technology.
Poaching of deliverymen by e-tailers like Flipkart hurting other sectorsThe growing need for delivery staff is likely to put more pressure on restaurants like Domino’s and retailers that rely on home delivery.
Serial investor Krishnan Ganesh makes investment in Overcart.comWhile the Bangalore-based investor did not disclose the exact investment ticket size, he typically invests between $500,000 and $2.5 millio...
Serial entrepreneur Krishnan Ganesh plans to launch 2 new startupsGanesh is preparing to launch 2 new startups, one in the housing & construction sector and another offering higher education for working pr...
Cycles and motorbies drive local deliveriesBangalorebased firm, Delyver, has tied up with pizza and restaurant chains to deliver food and other goods locally on motorbikes.
Sebi's decision to allow startups to list shares will spur entrepreneurshipSebi's decision to allow startups to list their shares without an initial public offer has boosted sentiment across the country's startup e...
Online ventures directing customers in search of home food to cooksCreating a digital link between passionate cooks and those with a craving for home-cooked meals is proving to be good business for a number...
Power of ideas: Five hottest sectors for startups that may yield healthy returnsWith technology finding new ways to sneak into our lives, it is little wonder that the sector has thrived and has been dishing out healthy ...
Pearson completes 100% acquisition of TutorVista, appoints Srikanth B Iyer as CEOPearson has acquired the remaining 20% equity in TutorVista to complete 100% ownership in the Bangalore based online education services com...