Beauty and the beast: Startups deliver beauticians to your home but are they safe in a stranger's place?The services industry focuses on customers but they should also worry about the safety of their women employees.
03 Feb, 2016, 12.38 PM IST
Startups like TimeSaverz, Roadrunnr, Housejoy, Commonfloor verifying on-demand services staffThe visitor manager application eliminates the need for a delivery executive or service professional to enter their details into a log book...
26 Dec, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
E-commerce companies enhance security checks after Kormangala caseKoramangala being a startup hub is in the centre of this issue, making the startups in and around the area seemingly alert to avoid any suc...
01 Dec, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
LocalOye to provide Rs 2 crore life insurance cover for service partnersLocalOye today announced that it will provide life insurance cover worth Rs 2 lakhs to its top 100 service partners.
25 Nov, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
LocalOye lays off 60 employeesLocalOye, an online platform to book services online, today said it has laid off 60 employees, as part of a restructuring effort.
16 Nov, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
Koramangala makes easy way for home-services startupsA hoard of players like Local Oye, doormint, urbanclap, Zimmber and HouseJoy are lined up to help customers with all the services they need.
12 Oct, 2015, 12.02 PM IST
UrbanClap hits $10 million mark; becomes one of the fastest growing internet service companiesUrbanClap has 10,000 live professionals on the platform across four cities — Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai.
09 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Koramangala is an extremely peaceful yet fun neighbourhood: Aditya Rao, LocalOyeLocalOye is currently present in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Gurgaon. By the end of August, we should also be present in Delhi and Noida.
31 Aug, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
Home services firm LocalOye to launch online services; eyes tier II, III citiesLocalOye provides dozens of home service options offline in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurgaon, and currently receives 3,500 service requests a ...
27 Aug, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
LocalOye.com to ramp up hiring by year-endFrom a 25-member team in March this year, it intends to scale up employee strength to 500 by end October this year.
14 Aug, 2015, 01.15 AM IST
If security concerns not addressed, on-demand service startups could spell disaster for firmsSeveral on-demand service startups in this space outsource this time-consuming, human-intensive process to third-party agencies such as IDf...
06 Aug, 2015, 05.19 PM IST
Here are the perks of working at on-demand service companies like Homecare, Housejoy, LocalOye and UrbanClapWhile the industry is slowly maturing, these ambitious companies are not only fighting for customers, but are competing to bring onboard as...
30 Jul, 2015, 07.10 AM IST
How startups like LocalOye and GoodServices are catering to customized requestsThese startups are serious on meeting demands for customised services because it plays a part in creating a loyal customer base.
14 Jul, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
Home Services Startups like UrbanClap, LocalOye eye beauty, fitness and at-home personal careAs many as two dozen companies have sprung up in the business of connecting local service providers and users online in the past two years.
30 Jun, 2015, 04.55 AM IST
Online local services player UrbanPro raises Rs 13 crore from Nirvana VentureUrbanPro has raised about Rs 13 crore from Nirvana Venture Advisors, joining a clutch of players in the market that have received early fun...
26 May, 2015, 04.11 PM IST
Grofers raises Rs 220 crore in fresh roundGrofers will launch services in Hyderabad and Pune, in addition to being present in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.
15 Apr, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
LocalOye raises Rs 31 crore from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tiger Global ManagementLocalOye, which lists local and home services across Mumbai, has raised its first round of venture capital funding from Lightspeed Venture ...
14 Apr, 2015, 12.40 PM IST