The question that changed the face of tech firm Sulekha"We found it hard to monetise this model due to lack of curated set of listings and reluctance of either side to pay for the services."
10 Jul, 2018, 08.17 AM IST
Unicorn India invests in Inntot TechnologiesInntot typically charges an upfront licensing fee from OEMs along with a royalty per piece sold of radio with its solution loaded onto it.
06 Jun, 2018, 04.58 PM IST
Violent customers add to the burden of ecomm cos and their staffFollowing assaults from customers, soldiers of ecommerce giants have more than just traffic to worry about.
04 Apr, 2018, 08.22 AM IST
Believe in the business to stay ahead of the curve: Falguni Nayar, Nykaa"The journey actually began in June when we did well due to marketing, though we were actually not ready operationally."
21 Mar, 2018, 08.01 AM IST
Meal-in-a-bowl was our ticket to speed: Rashmi Daga, CEO, Freshmenu"As we started getting some orders, we found that putting together that kind of a meal was becoming hard during busy hours," she said.
14 Mar, 2018, 08.30 AM IST
"Gift cards were the turning point for us back in 2010"Qwikcilver co-founder Kumar Sudarshan talks about what helped his company get a market share of 90%.
07 Mar, 2018, 12.28 PM IST
How a pivot brought PayU India to the right routeWhile we had raised money on the back of the Citrus payments business, there were concerns amongst investors over Cube as a new business li...
12 Feb, 2018, 10.40 AM IST
'The watershed moment for BookMyShow was in 2002 when the dotcom bust happened'Internet was a bad word and those were the days of B2B and B2C which were actually ‘Back to Banking’ and ‘Back to Consultancy’.
24 Jan, 2018, 08.39 AM IST
Decision to stay focused on core created PropTiger: Dhruv AgarwalaWe raised a large amount of seed capital back in 2006, about $6 million — an enormously large amount for an angel or Series-A round back th...
06 Dec, 2017, 08.09 AM IST
Winning idea came out of a pain point: Abhiraj Bhal, CEO, UrbanClapTipping Point is a once-a-week series that captures the defining moment of a prominent personality in India’s startup ecosystem, what the p...
28 Nov, 2017, 08.41 AM IST
I am married to and through Bharat Matrimony: Murugavel JanakiramanBehind that pithy statement lies the story of a hard-working programmer whose life was often buoyed by serendipitous turns, but also backed...
15 Sep, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
Banks now bank on fintech companies for more customersApart from increasing their customer bases and market shares, leveraging the tech innovation of startup partners has helped banks improve t...
31 May, 2017, 09.10 AM IST
Housing.com and PropTiger merge in an all-stock deal, raise $55 million in fresh capitalHousing, the most storied startups over the last 2 years, is expected to be merged at a significant discount to its valuation high of Rs 1,...
11 Jan, 2017, 12.43 AM IST
Koovs raises Rs 59 croreMary Turner, CEO of Koovs says that will be the core focus for the company for the next 12 months as she looks to add 500-600 style lines p...
17 Nov, 2016, 09.51 AM IST
Consolidation can help Ecomm firms avoid heartburnAs far as internet penetration goes, we had over 402 million internet users at the end of 2015.We expect this number to go close to 60% by ...
01 Nov, 2016, 10.24 AM IST
Crofarm secures $1.5 million in seed round; to expand supply chain network to 10 cities this yearCrofarm has a network of over 10,000 farmers from whom it procures produce directly and delivers to various organized retail players.
11 Aug, 2016, 05.40 PM IST
Timesaverz launches doorstep mobile phone repair serviceMumbai-based Timesaverz has had to dial back on some services such as 'Drivers on Demand' and has decided to be more conservative with how ...
05 Aug, 2016, 04.55 PM IST