Page 277 - Start Ups

Housing acquires HomeBuy360 for $2 million

The acquisition will help developers reduce their sales and operating costs which will eventually benefit customers as well, reports Tech in Asia

Why this Pakistani engineer quit his job to start an online library

The Readers Club and Kitabain were established to improve people's access to a wide range of books, reports Tech in Asia

Why I left a venture capital accelerator to join a start-up

Artur Akhmetzyanov, founder of Russian start-up VENDi tells Tech in Asia why he moved from a VC to dive deep into the start-up environment

Why Flipkart, Snapdeal, and Ola are hiring 'Kenyans' to run their race

In the marathon that the Indian e-commerce sites hope to coast along, the disruptors or 'Kenyans' are turning out to be Ola and Amazon

Sheroes helps Indian women get back into the workforce

Sheroes is an online platform for women professionals looking for sustainable work options

Top 3 problems 50 entrepreneurs faced when scaling their startups

A random survey of 50 entrepreneurs showwed the three key problems at each phase that most startup founders seemed to encounter.

The 5 HR blunders of start-up founders

A start-up founder shares his experience of hiring staff and managing employees. Tech in Asia tells you more

Ratan Tata joins IDG Ventures in advisory role

He will also be a special invitee, on selective basis, in portfolio company board meetings on strategic matters

Mercatus Capital leads angel investment in uber Diagnostics

Company plans to raise another $2 million

Flex open to support start-ups in India

The company globally help startups in designing, manufacturing and selling products

Classifieds may be India's best bet to get small businesses online

Snapdeal will invest $100 million in Shopo, an online marketplace that provides zero-commission listings, reports Tech in Asia

Freshdesk acquires Bengaluru-based 1Click

Freshdesk is exploring more acquisitions to add complementary technologies and capabilities to its software-as-a-service products, reports Tech in Asia

How InMobi's 'Miip' is helping Patym reach out to 120 million users

Miip, the animated monkey launched by InMobi, will offer users product suggestions based on their searches on Paytm, reports Tech in Asia

An idea that sparked a venture: Start-up founders and their sources of inspiration

Tech in Asia explores how entrepreneurs find inspiration to start up

How 2,000 Facebook likes helped launch start-up Get Closer

Describing themselves as an "actionable Change.org," Get Closer is a platform that crowdfunds legal services, reports Tech in Asia

Google and Microsoft love this start-up for easing office travel time

Besides automation, the start-up provides a safety mechanism to address women's safety

Bluestone hires former TaxiForSure chief as COO

Arvind Singhal will chart out growth plans and lead market on all fronts of brand development

These former Microsoft execs made a business out of wedding photos

Flatpebble secured $600,000 from Indian Angel Network (IAN) led by Sanjay Jesrani and Subram Kapoor, reports Tech in Asia

Copyright issues with fan merchandise pivoted Bluegape to visual blogging

Bluegape has secured $600,000 in funding from Times Internet, Rudy Gopalakrishnan of Fidelity and Ah! Ventures, reports Tech in Asia

US pledges $2 million for India's green tech start-ups

The grants are the first round of a joint $7.9 million fund established by the governments of India and the US, reports Tech in Asia