TPG leads rare PE investment in e-commerce; sees Valyoo Technologies at $100 millionThe company has also received board approval for the investment, according to latest filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs last mo...
02 Jan, 2015, 06.13 AM IST
Online eyewear retailer Lenskart hits road to reach customersOther online retailers, especially in the single-category segment, are also providing offline services to expand customer base.
24 Jul, 2014, 01.16 PM IST
Ronnie Screwvala buys 43% in Lebanese food chain Maroosh, deal seen at Rs 50 croreThe funds will be used to open 50 more outlets by the next year and more than 300 in another three to four years, said Screwvala.
20 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Valyoo Tech may sell BagsKart, JewelsKart and Watch-Kart portals to shift focus on LensKartValyoo Technologies may sell at least three of the sites as it shifts focus and resources on growing the leader of the pack, LensKart.
04 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
IDG Ventures India targets rupee fund from rich, sets trendIDG Ventures India, one of the country’s most active technology investors, is raising rupee capital from wealthy Indians for its second fun...
22 Jan, 2014, 05.25 PM IST
Babycare portal First-Cry gets Rs 92 cr from Temasek armThe equity investment was led by Vertex Venture Management, a subsidiary of Singapore’s staterun investment company Temasek Holdings.
21 Jan, 2014, 04.45 AM IST
Unilazer Ventures picks up 25% stake in EkStop Shop for an undisclosed amountProceeds will be used by the Mumbai-based EkStop Shop, which runs the e-commerce website EkStop.com, to build its technology, hiring and ex...
06 Jan, 2014, 05.36 PM IST
- DIY ecomm platform Kartrocket raises seed funding
Seed funds 5ideas Startup Superfuel and 500 Startups have invested in Delhi-based startup BigFoot Retail Solutions.
23 Jul, 2013, 06.11 PM IST
31 new companies visit Faculty of Management Studies for placement this yearAltogether 93 companies participated in the FMS placements this year for a batch of 216 students. The median salary offered was Rs 16 lakh.
28 Apr, 2013, 04.22 PM IST
Valyoo tech raises Rs 53 crore from Unilazer, IDGUnilazer, which has a fund size of about $100 million, is expected to take a double digit stake in Valyoo Technologies in lieu of the inves...
08 Feb, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Valyoo Tech raises Rs 53 cr from Unilazer, IDGValyoo Technologies, founded by IIM-B graduate Peeyush Bansal in 2010, has raised about Rs 75 crore till now.
07 Feb, 2013, 07.44 PM IST
Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley offering 1-crore-plus salary at IIMs, e-comm firms stay lukewarmBanks are stepping up hiring at IIMs this placement season and have rolled out at least three 1-crore salary offers so far.
24 Jan, 2013, 07.03 AM IST
- E-commerce companies recruiting in big numbers at IIMs as recession weighs down traditional recruiters
E-commerce firms such as RedBus, Letsbuy, Via, Valyoo Technologies and Snapdeal have picked up candidates at salaries ranging between Rs 8-...
20 Feb, 2012, 10.07 AM IST
- IDG Ventures India and SAIF Partners pump in $14 million in e-commerce start-up
The funding, led by IDG, closed on Saturday and underscores the frenetic deal-making across the country's e-commerce industry.
13 Feb, 2012, 04.07 AM IST
- E-commerce companies see business growth in smaller cities
"Non-metros play a vital role in the growth of e-commerce segment in the country primarily due to ease of purchase," says Bansal.
05 Feb, 2012, 12.09 PM IST
- Valyoo Technologies eyes over five-fold jump in sales
The company runs three e-commerce site -- Lenskart.com for eyewear, and Bagskart.com and Watchkart.com for bags and watches, respectively.
03 Jan, 2012, 03.00 PM IST
Peyush Bansal, founder of Lenskart in India, selling eyewear talks about his business journeyPeyush Bansal has just raised $4 million from venture capital firm IDG Ventures. The money will be spent to ratchet up the operations of hi...
06 Nov, 2011, 02.07 PM IST