Category: India

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Bollywood actors bring glamour to the world of startups

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s recent investment in furniture-rental startup, Furlenco, is the latest in a series of investments by Bollywood celebrities. In addition to funding, startups who receive investments from Bollywood actors also grab eyeballs for having a famous investor. The movement from the acting world to the one of business has become more and […]

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DocsApp aims to provide patients with instant access to professionals

Bengaluru-based healthcare startup, DocsApp, which provides users with on-demand connections to trusted healthcare professionals has completed its Series A funding round. Founded in 2015, the startup allows patients to reach doctors of various specialities including gynaecology, psychiatry, dermatology, cardiology, oncology, among others. Users can use a mobile app to connect with the specialists via chat […]

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Mumbai-based car services startup receives investment from US-based Spiffy

Refreshed Car Care, which brings cleaning services for users’ cars to their doorstep, has seen an investment from Spiffy, a US based car services company, in their latest funding round. The Mumbai-based company was founded by Chirag Shah and is so far only available in the city which is home to around 30 lakh cars, […]

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Delhi is India’s most popular location for ride-hailing service, Uber

US based ride-hailing service, Uber has named the Delhi-NCR region as the location with most riders in the country in 2017. The company which provided its 500 millionth ride on July 17 this year, said users in the city hailed up to 1,969 rides this year. Amit Jain, the President of Uber and South Asia, […]

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Aamir Khan turns angel investor with furniture rental startup, Furlenco

Bengaluru-based Furlenco has received celebrity investment from Bollywood actor Aamir Khan. The furniture rental company runs a subscription service, where users can sign up for a minimum of three months and pick furniture for rent through the company’s website. Run by Kieraya Furnishing Solutions and catering to 4,000 monthly customers, Furlenco received Rs 2 crore […]

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