New Venture: Via.com co-founders to launch new travel startup
The two founders of online travel website Via.com, Vinay Gupta and Amit Aggarwal, have moved out of active roles at the VC-backed company and will soon launch a travel related…
Deal Alert: Mobile contacts mgmt firm SyncUsUp to be incubated at Frictionless Ventures
Mobile contacts management app SyncUsUp, which was a finalist at the Harvard Business School-New Venture Contest held last month in Boston, is to become the first company to be incubated…
Deal Alert: Alacrity Securities files for IPO
Mumbai-based Alacrity Securities has filed the DRHP to issue 60,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each for a cash price of Rs.15 aggregating to Rs.9 crore, constituting 28.57% of the post…
Deal Alert: 500 Startups leads fresh funding round in PriceBaba
Mumbai-based PriceBaba, a location-based shopping intelligence engine, has raised funding from seed fund and accelerator 500 Startups and existing angels Karamveer Singh and Dinesh Tejwani. This follows an earlier seed…
Deal Alert: Waste management firm Nepra in talks to raise $10-M
Ahmedabad-based dry waste management firm Nepra Resource Management is looking to raise $9-10 million and is in talks with both impact investors and commercial VC funds. Every day, the startup,…
Deal Alert: Yoga Smoga raises Rs.5-Cr from Mumbai Angels, others
Mumbai Angels, along with a group of unnamed US-based angels, has invested around Rs.5 crore in Yoga Smoga, a yoga-inspired athletic apparel and accessories company founded by US-based Indian-origin entrepreneur…
Deal Alert: Mountain Apollo invests in lingerie e-tailer Cloe
Mountain Apollo, a joint venture investment firm formed by the promoters of Delhi-based Apollo Tyres and Switzerland-based asset management firm Mountain Partners AG, has invested in Purple Panda Retail Pvt.…
Deal Alert: Former Disney India MD Samir Bangara invests in Qyuki
AR Rahman & Shekhar Kapur’s media startup Qyuki has raised angel funding from former Disney India MD (Digital) Samir Bangara who will also join as company’s the new CEO replacing…
Deal Alert: Rocket Internet’s FoodPanda raises $20-M from AB Kinnevik, Phenomen Ventures
FoodPanda, an online food delivery site promoted by European VC firm Rocket Internet, has secured more than $20 million funding from a group of investors including AB Kinnevik and Phenomen…
Fund Alert: Startup Village gets SEBI nod for $10-M angel fund
Kochi-based Startup Village, the telecom sector focused start-up incubator promoted by the central government’s Department of Science and Technology, Technopark Trivandrum and MobME Wireless, has received market regulator SEBI’s approval…