Uber’s CEO, a seasoned dealmaker, pursues his biggest one yetIn the negotiations, Grubhub had been seeking a ratio of 2.15 Uber shares for each one of Grubhub’s, a person familiar with the talks said....
15 May, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Vacay-check: Don't advertise travel plans on FB, be cautious with public WiFiAround 30% of holiday fraud victims were scammed after spotting a great offer which turned out to be too good to be true.
19 Jul, 2019, 08.09 AM IST
As Airbnb transformed the travel sector, a startup ecosystem developed around itThe so-called alternative accommodations market suddenly isn’t so alternative. It’s big business.
02 May, 2019, 10.43 AM IST
Jungle Ventures makes first close of Fund-III at $175 mJungle Ventures has brought on board German development finance institution DEG and Cisco Investments as its new limited partners (LPs) for...
30 Apr, 2019, 09.23 AM IST
Uber board selects Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to lead company out of crisisThe Expedia CEO is set to succeed Travis Kalanick, who grew Uber into a $20 bn annual booking biz last year, only to resign as CEO in June ...
28 Aug, 2017, 07.38 AM IST
Indian Super League football to be held from October 1 to December 18The first leg of the semi finals are scheduled on December 10 and 11 followed by the second leg on December 13 and 14 leading up to the fin...
26 Aug, 2016, 06.37 PM IST
Airbnb faces growing pains as it passes 100 million guestsWith a valuation of $30 bn, Airbnb is worth about 30 percent more than the world’s biggest hotel company, Hilton, and nearly eight times mo...
12 Jul, 2016, 10.18 AM IST
Jungle Ventures hires 3 senior executives including Google’s Menka Sajnani to beef up management teamThe new appointments come four months after the venture fund said it’s raising a $100-million fund, of which more than $65 million has been...
27 Jan, 2016, 02.29 AM IST
How finance will follow Airbnb & ExpediaExpedia paid almost $4 billion earlier this month to be more like Airbnb -- that is, it acquired HomeAway, which offers vacation rentals.
17 Nov, 2015, 05.00 AM IST
IFC may invest up to $20 million in India and Southeast focused VC firm Jungle VenturesWorld Bank arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) is looking to invest up to $20 million in the new fund being raised by Jungle Ventur...
20 Aug, 2015, 06.09 PM IST
After Kalaari Capital, Ratan Tata joins VC firm Jungle Ventures as advisorThe firm was founded by Anurag Srivastava and Amit Anand with a $10 million seed-to-early stage fund. It is currently raising a second fund.
03 Jul, 2015, 06.31 AM IST
Six wireless ways to make your life easierWireless is the way of the future and we're not talking about cordless phones and wireless mice. These gadgets offer a unique way to simpli...
12 May, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Six wireless ways to make your life easierWires are so last century! Wireless is the way of the future and we’re not talking about cordless phones and wireless mice.
06 May, 2015, 06.25 AM IST
Guesthouser: A startup that verifies accommodations, offers travellers taste of local cultureThe Gurgaon-based company has 14,000 properties listed and has received over 2,000 booking requests since the portal was officially launche...
06 Feb, 2015, 05.49 AM IST
Five global trends for travel & tourism industry in 2015The question now is what will drive the world's largest industry in 2015. The biggest trend that we saw in 2014 was the around mobile.
14 Jan, 2015, 12.36 PM IST
How to make money off your second homeFirst, and most important, is marketing. Hire a photographer to take professional pictures that would appeal to renters.
18 Jun, 2014, 08.52 AM IST
- After LinkedIn success, Zynga may file for an IPO by June
Zynga may file for an IPO by June-end to capitalise on investors' demand for shares of social-media startups, according to reports.
26 May, 2011, 06.30 AM IST