Merchant banker launches Simpal Mobile Payments startupThe Mumbai-based payments venture is leveraging, both, UPI as well as Unique Identification Authority of India (Aadhaar), and has developed...
29 Aug, 2016, 01.49 PM IST
What the global commodity crash means for youGlobal commodity prices have slid to multi-year lows raising fears of a worldwide recession. Here’s how you can safeguard your portfolio.
30 Nov, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
Searching for Alpha - Global pension funds start scouting for opportunities in India's startup ecosystemThese entities typically put their money in safe investment avenues such as S&P 500 index stocks, debt funds and bonds, or in promising com...
06 Nov, 2015, 06.33 AM IST
BillDesk to raise $200 million at $1 billion valueillDesk plans to explore inorganic growth as consolidation is likely to play out in the emerging online payment gateway sector.
30 Oct, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
With Rs 750 cr, SIS Security looks to consolidate its position via acquisitionsSIS has raised debt financing of about Rs 600 cr from National Australia Bank, with the rest coming from internal accruals, as it looks to ...
14 May, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
Ride sharing app Tripda raises $11 million in series A fundingAs such, car-pooling differs from the taxi-aggregation services offered by companies like Ola, Uber and TaxiForSure that link commercial dr...
29 Jan, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
China's startup sector is effervescent with peculiarities of its ownThe emerging business economy in China and India present several contrasts, the most obvious one being the markets that the startups target.
20 Dec, 2014, 04.35 PM IST
How taxi services are giving women a drive to financial independenceThe biggest challenge that these ventures face is sky-high attrition rates, disabling them from scaling up and providing city-wide coverage.
27 Nov, 2014, 07.39 AM IST
Ride-sharing platform Tripda arrives in India; joins local playersStarted less than a year ago in Brazil, the Rocket Internet-backed company is already in 12 countries across Asia and the Americas.
26 Nov, 2014, 08.21 AM IST
Real estate portal Housing.com ties up with Tata Value Homes to sell affordable apartmentsAccording to a study conducted by Google, conducted by Google, 72% of customers research online before booking a house.
25 Nov, 2014, 11.28 AM IST
Startup Housing.com valued at Rs 1,500 crore after SoftBank acquires 30% stake for $70 millionHousing.com, launched 2 years ago, has been valued at about Rs 1,500 crore with Soft-Bank acquiring a 30% stake for its investment of $70 m...
19 Nov, 2014, 10.41 AM IST
Makaan promoters enter into talks to divest stake in ventureMagicBricks.com and mobile classifieds company Quikr are among those believed to have held early-stage discussions with the promoters of Ma...
11 Nov, 2014, 12.03 PM IST
Early-stage investors see opportunities in rural educationIn 2014, there have been six transactions totalling $25 million (150 crore) till date, a significant uptick from last year, which saw six t...
12 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Aditya Birla PE to buy eight per cent in Thyrocare from CX PartnersAditya Birla PE is close to acquiring a stake in Thyrocare as financial investors build up interest in the domestic diagnostic services sec...
10 Feb, 2014, 12.03 PM IST