SkillBoost, a startup founded by ISB grad Abhinav Verma, a training firm focused on Microsoft Office applications, has raised its first round of funding from private investors. The company will…
Online exam preparation platform Toppr has raised $2 million from Saif Partners an Helion Ventures. It plans to invest the funds in developing content and opening up new distribution channels.…
Unitus Seed Fund has invested in Bangalore-based mobile commerce platform Jiffstore that connects local kirana stores with customers through a mobile app that offers online grocery ordering and home delivery…
Epicurean Events and Services, a Chennai-based wedding planner and food services company, has acquired a 51% stake in Nalas Aappakadai, a multi-cuisine restaurant chain owned by fellow Chennai-based Annamalai Foods.…
UK-based Pearson, via the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund (PALF), has announced a minority equity investment in Zaya Labs, a school service provider delivering blended learning experiences for schools serving students…
Mumbai-based angel-backed startup accelerator VentureNursery, has announced their fifth acceleration program. HotelsAroundYou and FindUrClass have been short-listed for the same from over 550 applications. Founded by Rina Nathani, an ex-Product…
Hyderabad based year old start-up MartMobi has been selected to US-based TechStars accelerator programme. MartMobi will leverage this opportunity to expand its footprint globally with strong focus on US expansion.…
Bangalore-based Chumbak Designs has received a second round of funding from venture capital firm Matrix Partners and existing investor Seedfund. The funding will be used by Chumbak to ramp up…
From an interesting article in today’s Economic Times on how TV shopping in India is growing simultaneously with e-commerce and the contrasting approach adopted by the two types of vendors.…
Pinnacle Engines, a San Carlos, California based developer of ultra efficient engine designs, has raised a Series C funding round from Mitsui Global Investment, Ventureast and an unnamed strategic OEM…