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Jan 18, 2013
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FUNDING NEWS
Mobile and consumer Internet technologies were the two biggest areas of spending for Google Ventures in 2012 including online coupon site RetailMeNot.
With customers form Flipkart and Yebhi, it develops and deploys leading-edge products and services in robotics and warehouse automation business.
The global VC investments plunged to $992 million in 2012, compared to $1.9 billion raised last year.
The undisclosed amount of money will be used to consolidate the product roadmap and hire employees.
LATEST NEWS
If 2012 was the year of big data, social media and connected consumers, what does 2013 have in store?
Most entrepreneurs struggle in the initial stages after which many opportunities awaits them.
Team Indus, a startup based in Noida is all set to launch world's first private moon mission.
In the midst of all confusion, 12 entrepreneurs share their experiences on being a part of incubators.
The Steve Jobs of athletics teaches entrepreneurs lessons on how to become completely successful.
STARTUP OF THE WEEK
Founders: KP Saravanan, Rajaraman S, Thiyagarajan T and Krishnamoorthy S
It provides an online billing platform that completes the use cases of a specific vertical, namely SaaS.
READ MY STORY
CEO: Thinking Hut
It's best to start early. The later you start, the more responsibilities you have outside your work.
STARTUP PROFILE
Founder: Viraat Chatur Kothare
It provides services and solutions to a large clientele to provide flexible and affordable solutions and products, bringing variety along with it.
CEO: Dheeraj Juneja
Cutting geographies and across sectors, the company provides end-to-end IT solutions to its clients like data mining and product management.
ANGEL INVESTOR SPEAKS
Partner, Srijan Capital
I look for startups that are missing one critical success factor - be it Digital Marketing or Product/Technology.
VC TALK
Sridhar Rangarajan, Associate Director (South Asia), Jafco Asia
Grow your business to the extent you can without VC funds like over 90 pct of Fortune 500 corporations did.