Fintech startup Tortoise raises $2.3 million in funding led by Vertex VenturesThis is Tortoise's second round of funding in the last 12 months. The startup has raised a total capital of $3 million to date.
04 Apr, 2022, 08.02 PM IST
Udacity partners with tech startups to help Nanodegree holders get better jobsThe courses offered by Udacity are specially designed by industry leaders AT&T, Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Amazon, Cloudera, etc. The id...
28 Nov, 2016, 04.34 PM IST
The Udacity of self-driving NanodegreesLack of focus in research in areas of nanotechnology and material sciences has made the Indian ecosystem lag behind global peers, but inves...
16 Sep, 2016, 01.01 PM IST
Employees moving to digital education platforms like edX, Coursera to gain new skillsMOOC’s like Coursera were under scanner for low conversion rates, but have now come up with cohort groups and messaging platforms to connec...
25 Apr, 2016, 12.00 PM IST
Companies relying on pre-assessments to gauge employee worthinessAccording to skills assessment company MeritTrac, the need of the hour is to systematically improve employability of candidates.
21 Feb, 2016, 10.55 AM IST
Carzonrent buys startup Ridingo; aims Rs 6000 crore sales in 5 yearsThe company has decided to make investments into technology, infrastructure and people to build a safe and sustainable ecosystem.
20 Apr, 2015, 03.54 PM IST
Taxi aggregator Carzonrent buys Bengaluru-based startup Ridingo, starts ride-sharing tripWith this acquisition, Carzonrent is expecting its ride-sharing biz to be 75% of its total business in the next five years.
16 Apr, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
What clicks in the startup domain and what does not? No one knowsYo!Potato was a Chennai startup that called out to couch potatoes. Order from any number of restaurants and deliver it would. No shipping c...
04 Mar, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
Sharing economy: Do you care to share, India?Businesses which run in a sharing economy find it tough here, where conservation and sharing space with strangers is still new.
31 Jan, 2015, 12.59 PM IST
Sharing economy fails to gain ground in Indian market as startups wary of modelThe sharing or collaborative economy is premised on the concept of sharing idle products and services with others.
31 Jan, 2015, 03.33 AM IST
Cops back carpooling with an offer of safetyCops are using social media to promote the concept, especially among IT employees travelling towards Whitefield and Electronics City, the n...
14 Jan, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
Startups offering ride-shares set to gain as taxi aggregators face roadblocks across statesRide sharing is poised to gain customer interest as taxi aggregators in several states face the heat of scrutiny from authorities that have...
16 Dec, 2014, 12.40 PM IST
Carpooling gets a push from technology startupsIn the past year at least half a dozen startups have come up that link car owners travelling to similar destinations in technology hubs.
27 Dec, 2013, 05.41 AM IST