Sistema Asia Fund Advisory appoints Sumit Jain as senior partnerAn alumnus of IIM Calcutta and IIT Kharagpur, Sumit Jain joins SAF from Kalaari Capital where he served on the Boards of 15 plus portfolio ...
How social commerce companies are helping women in small towns earn a living from their homesSocial commerce cos are helping people in small towns, particularly women, earn a living from their homes.
How small ecommerce firms are trying to access local towns and citiesCompanies are looking to digitally recreate the experience of bargaining with vendors local languages.
Joining your first job? Here are 5 ways to prepare for itThe first job is also a turning point in one’s life. A wrong attitude or decision can steer you on the wrong direction, which may even stal...
Tough road ahead: Investors can’t find a fit in online fashion retailFunding for standalone fashiontech startups such as Yepme, Voonik and Wooplr has plunged to $39.5 million so far this year from $350 millio...
Internet entrepreneurs bring changes in fashion retail and the way Indians shopPersonalisation is a big buzzword. Various estores such as Aditya Birla-led abof.com and eyewear portal Lenskart.com offer virtual trial ro...
Sistema Asia fund to invest up to Rs 80 crore in four Indian startupsSingapore-registered SAF Advisory aims to “wrap up midstage Series-B and Series-C financing deals in calendar 2017 in at least four Indian ...
Sistema Asia Fund leads Series B in social fashion platform WoplrThe fashion community and e-commerce platform started in 2013 pivoted from being a hyperlocal discovery platform to an influencer-led fashi...
Fynd raises undisclosed sum in pre-series A from Anand Chandrasekaran, othersWith 'Fynd Store' brands can capture the maximum number of sales, build sustainable loyalty and benefit from cross-selling opportunities ac...
Wooplr ropes in Koovs' Rajesh Kamra, Arvind Sports' Rajiv Mehta for top postsThe company founded in 2012 pivoted from an offline to online discovery platform to an ecommerce affiliate model in 2015.
Online marketplaces like Voonik, VioletStreet & others increasingly bring on board offline storesVioletStreet hosts a sizing tool that predicts how the garment will look on the user after alterations. Investor interest in these platform...
Fashion curator RedPolka raises Rs 1.6 croreOnline curation platform for women’s fashion and lifestyle RedPolka.com raised an angel round of about Rs 1.6 crore from a group of five in...
Scrapbooking, creating mix-and-match looks by influencers gaining traction among internet usersSocial media is also more relevant than ever with 33 million Indians on Twitter, 100 million active on Facebook, and 5.5 million on Instagr...
How are technology startups like Wooplr and Shopsense helping brick-and-mortar retailers create an e-presenceTechnology can enhance user experience inside the store, enable better decision making, and enable discovery of products and promotions," s...
How discovery startups like Limeroad, Wooplr, Tripoto are catching both consumers & investors' interestIf Flipkart and Snapdeal have set the benchmark, these startups leaning on the explosion of mobile users could paint a picture of the futur...
Wooplr raises Rs 30 crore from Helion Ventures“Currently all shopping is catalog-driven. We’re making it location, need, and interest-driven,” said CEO Arjun Zacharia, 33, a graduate of...
Indian mobile startups hit the million dollar revenue mark fastAbout 88% of Indian entrepreneurs in the mobility space are building solutions that are ‘mobile first’ and not mere transitions from the we...