Strategy for data-poor nations: India gaining in importance for team TwitterIndia has slowly started playing a big part in framing the strategy for Twitter, especially when it comes to the developing countries.
27 Oct, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
Many entrepreneurs let go of their fledgling business rather than build them to full scale. We found out whyLittle wonder then despite being a $500 billion opportunity in retail business, there are only big players like snapdeal and flipkart
09 Sep, 2015, 01.23 PM IST
Twitter starts expansion in India, wants to hire 20 people before year-endThere are 20 open positions in India that Twitter wants to close before the end of the year, and expects to have employee strength of 50 by...
05 Jun, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
Missed call service provider VivaConnect may raise up to $20 millionMissed call service provider VivaConnect plans to raise $15-20 million in its first round of funding for about 30-40% equity.
11 May, 2015, 05.41 AM IST
AngelPrime’s managing partner Bala Parthasarathy to leave company, may launch own startup“It’s time I went back to what I did in the first place. I am an entrepreneur first,” said Parthasarathy, a two-decade-old serial entrepren...
21 Apr, 2015, 05.54 AM IST
Twitter on hiring spree, revamps Zipdial office in BengaluruThe US-based company has been scouting for talent, ranging from software engineers to someone who can take charge of its growth in India.
17 Apr, 2015, 07.45 AM IST
Early-stage VC Jungle Ventures invests $1 million in hotel booking engine CommeasureProceeds from the investment round will be used by the year-old company to expand its presence in south-east Asia, and build on its tech st...
13 Apr, 2015, 03.26 PM IST
India’s entrepreneurial environment resembles Silicon Valley, says Twitter CEO Dick Costolo“I am a lot more enthusiastic about the entrepreneurial environment here now than when I was coming in. And I was already enthusiastic comi...
25 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
ZipDial laid off nearly half of its staff a day after Twitter's acquisitionNearly half of ZipDial's about 50 employees had been laid off, serving a grim reminder to India's startup ecosystem of the dark side of the...
17 Mar, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
An early investor's guide on how to get acquiredAt AngelPrime, I hear entrepreneurs telling me why Facebook or Google or some other company would acquire them because of this-that-or-the ...
06 Feb, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Twitter India eyes bigger advertisement revenues as cricket World Cup fever peaksBCCI and Nike Cricket have co-unveiled the Team India Jersey on Twitter, while Star Sports started an #OwnTheJersey hashtag trend.
06 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
AngelPrime to raise up to $15 million in second half of this yearThe motivation behind the seed stage fund is to help entrepreneurs with early stage investment and expertise to develop their ideas into a ...
27 Jan, 2015, 05.44 PM IST
Twitter's acquisition of ZipDial shines ray of light on expat startup community in IndiaTwitter's $35 million acquisition of missed call marketing platform ZipDial shines a ray of light on the compact but budding expat startup ...
24 Jan, 2015, 03.57 AM IST
Twitter's ZipDial acquisition signals microblog's growing appetite for big India playTwitter's acquisition of ZipDial for an estimated Rs 215 crore is seen signalling the microblog's growing ambition in India.
21 Jan, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Twitter buys Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial"This acquisition significantly increases our investment in India, one of the countries where we're seeing great growth," Twitter said.
21 Jan, 2015, 06.21 AM IST
Meet ZipDial's Valerie Wagoner: The 'only foreign lady tech CEO in India'“I was in Silicon Valley & saw people starting a lot of nice-to-have companies that were just products or features of products... it was bo...
21 Jan, 2015, 02.31 AM IST
Twitter in talks to buy Indian mobile tech startup ZipDialBengaluru's ZipDial has developed a marketing & analytics platform that links businesses & users through a unique Indian app – the missed c...
14 Jan, 2015, 11.35 AM IST