News in Shorts, a mobile app firm that gives out top news stories in 60-word bite-sized portions, has raised seed investment from Times Internet and a group of entrepreneurs, including…
Cardback, creator of an Android app that provides notifications to users about offers on their credit and debit cards on mobiles, has raised INR 1 crore ($170,000) via LetsVenture, an…
Zostel, a backpacker hostel chain for young travellers, has received an angel funding of INR 5 crore from Malaysia-based angel investor Presha Paragash.IIM Calcutta graduate Paavan Nanda founded Zostel in…
US-based Social VC firm venture dairy has invested in agricultural services firm Akshayakalpa which is setting up a dairy cluster of 300 organic dairy farms in Karnataka. The investment is…
Grabhouse, a Mumbai-based online roommate search engine which helps people find compatible roommates, has raised $500k from India Quotient. The start-up offers an online platform for tenants to contact owners…
Dayananda Sagar Institutions will set up a one-stop plug and play incubator in South Bangalore for startups in the electronic system design and manufacturing (ESDM) space. The institution is throwing…
Cloud-based HR software company Greytip Software has raised funding from Blume Ventures to accelerate growth in the domestic cloud HR and payroll automation space. Founded in 1994, Greytip enables over…
MCap Fund, founded by Baring India partner N.Subramaniam, has in invested INR 3 Cr in Omkar Clean Energy Services, a Chennai-based provider of Operation & Maintenance services for Renewable Energy,…
Online Restaurant guide Zomato has acquired New Zealand’s MenuMania in an estimated INR 5 crore all-cash deal, making the acquirer the largest player in its space in the island country…
UK-based publishing group Pearson invested Rs 30 lakh in Hyderabad-based school chain operator Sudiksha Knowledge Solutions. Sudiksha aims to use the funds to expand its schools to more locations in…