Bigbasket cofounder’s LaundryMate raises $6.25 million in funding from Blume Founders Fund, othersLaundryMate said it has built India’s largest laundry facility in Bengaluru, which has a capacity to process 65,000 garments per day, with ...
29 May, 2023, 10.00 PM IST
Sorterz buys out Maxclean's B2B laundry businessThe B2B laundry in India was an unorganized sector and is slowly moving to the organized sector and suddenly there is a huge surge in compe...
11 Aug, 2022, 03.30 PM IST
Co-living startup Housr enters rental housing segmentHousr has multiple properties in Gurugram, Hyderabad and Pune. To make Housr products accessible to a larger audience, the brand will be of...
13 Jan, 2022, 11.26 AM IST
University Living to raise fund for US, Canada expansionBesides, geographical expansion, the fund will be used for tech development, product enhancement, working capital for offshore offices, bra...
24 Feb, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
How startup UClean is making money by washing your dirty laundryUClean has set up brick and mortar stores, equipped with the laundromat machines and ironing setup, which cater to the laundry needs of cus...
05 Mar, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Wassup Laundry buys out Doormint in equity swapPost deal, Venture capital investors in Doormint, Kalaari Capital and Helion Ventures will hold equity in Wassup Laundry.
21 Apr, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
Why 2016 was a rough year for Indian startupsAs investors snapped their purses shut, one-time favourite sectors ventures) saw funding dry up, as much touted startups withered in a host...
01 Jan, 2017, 11.58 PM IST
Over 200 startups closed down in 2016The number is 50% higher than last year, when about 140 startups were shut down, according to data analytics firm Tracxn.
28 Dec, 2016, 04.57 PM IST
Housejoy to dominate beauty, laundry categories under home services in India: Saran ChatterjeeIn the overcrowded home services space, Housejoy plans to scale on its diverse portfolio and increased focus on high frequency categories l...
21 Mar, 2016, 03.07 PM IST
Zimmber buys FindYahan in cash-and-stock dealThe acquisition will see most of the FindYahan team, including its two founders — Rachit Mathur and Snehal Khanor — join Zimmber.
16 Feb, 2016, 03.51 AM IST
Snapdeal may pick up 10% in Zimmber for Rs 40-Rs 50 croreIt also comes less than two months after rival ecommerce firm Amazon led a Rs 150-crore funding round in home services startup Housejoy.
08 Feb, 2016, 08.38 AM IST
Home services startup Housejoy acquires My-WashThe deal would give Amazonbacked Housejoy a foothold in “a strategic category” to help drive repeat customer usage.
03 Feb, 2016, 05.16 PM IST
Services startup biggies like UrbanClap, Sulekha now scout for smaller companiesWell-funded cos are actively scouting to buy smaller startups that provide services of photographers, event planners, handymen, beauticians.
24 Nov, 2015, 06.48 AM IST
Online retail boom: Logistics cos turn to technology to shorten timeline from warehouse to doorstepOpinio is one of the startups such as RoadRunnr, Parcelled, and Shadowfax that do not own inventory but only deliver orders to customers wh...
30 Oct, 2015, 05.10 AM IST
On-demand home services firm Zimmber in final stages to raise $12 millionThe year-old venture is in talks with three prominent venture capital firms to raise its next round of equity financing that will take plac...
11 Jun, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
Startups like Zoomcar, RoomsTonite gear up to meet needs of last-minute travellersOn-demand transportation has gone beyond taxi services. Zoomcar and Wicked Ride offer self-drive rentals on cars and luxury bikes, respecti...
09 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
FreshMenu close to raising Rs 31 crore from Lightspeed VentureThe funding will mark a continuing run of success for Bengaluru-based family office that has helped portfolio companies successfully raise ...
26 Feb, 2015, 10.43 AM IST