Technology backbone for corporate learning

Apr 01, 2015

Faering Capital-backed Linkstreet aims to become the premier technology solution for enterprise learning and development. Arun Muthukumar, the founder, believes, the time has come where every enterprise in the world will need a platform for learning and development, much

A business model for budget hotels

Apr 01, 2015

Funded by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Greenoaks Capital and DSG Consumer Partners, OYO rooms, a technology-enabled network of branded cost effective hotel rooms, aims to expand to 1,000 hotel rooms in 25 cities by the end of

Technology-enabled interior design

Apr 01, 2015

Guided by serial entrepreneur Krishnan Ganesh, backed by Sequoia and Aarin Capital, and co-founded by Pearson India’s ex-CEO, Srikant Iyer, Bengaluru-based Homelane is on an aggressive growth path to make a dent on India’s interior

A solar backpack startup

Mar 01, 2015

Rajan Anandan-backed Lumos Design Technology designs solar-powered backpacks to charge mobile phones and laptops. It has applied for design patents for a circuit technology, which can charge a battery even in low sunlight, via varied USB-supported devices

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Identifying A niche e-commerce segment

Mar 01, 2015

Pankaj Garg founded DailyObjects.com, an e-commerce player focused almost entirely on selling its own brand of smartphone cases. The Seedfund portfolio company has already broken even and is now ready to scale to the next level

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Your eight-minute hot meal!

Mar 01, 2015

At 73, Radha Daga, founder of Triguni Foods which supplies Magic Upma to Indigo Airlines has shown that age is just a number. With her conviction, passion and courage, she has grown her business to a Rs. 8 crore company

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Building a brand in the CFO Services space

Mar 01, 2015

MyCFO works with companies to fill the gap that exists between the demand for high quality corporate finance services and the inadequate supply of it. In three years, the firm aims to grow its team size from 130 to 1

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Out in the field

Feb 01, 2015

Sequoia-backed outdoor gear equipment brand, Wildcraft, became commercial after a decade of starting up. Today, it is focussing on building outdoor gear as a separate industry in India and foraying into regions such as the Middle-East and South

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Farming the right idea

Feb 01, 2015

Though an agricultural economy, Indian harvesting and post harvesting technology is quite outdated. Aspada Investments-backed LEAF aims to correct this while simultaneously benefiting the farmers and the consumers

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A niche software for compliance management

Feb 01, 2015

Clonect, with backing from former Infosys honchos V Balakrishnan and TV Mohandas Pai, aims to build a unique software for regulatory compliance management. Their secret weapon: the founding team’s years of experience in several CFO and CIO related processes

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