Will a possible BigBasket-Grofers merger stave off competition from Amazon?
Online grocers BigBasket and Grofers have both rejected a media report of a possible merger. This has not prevented experts from ....
Grofers FY16 revenue drops, losses widen
Locodel Solutions Pvt Ltd, the company behind hyperlocal delivery startup Grofers, reported a sharp drop in revenue and a multifold ....
Flashback 2016: Six startups that pivoted this year
Some entrepreneurs get it right the first time and succeed, some just give up. And then there are some who don't get it right ....
Flashback 2016: Funded startups that shut shop
When an unfunded, rookie startup shuts shop, not many are surprised. But one can sense the upheaval when well-oiled, promising ....
Flawed business model or funding crunch: What led to startup shutdowns?
The startup euphoria that was evident in 2015 seems to have subsided in 2016 with the demise of several well-funded ventures such ....
One funded Indian tech startup shut shop every 10 days this year
Well begun, as they say, is half done. By that measure, startups that managed to raise funding from marquee investors such as ....
Online hypermarket operator urDoorstep bags $1.4 mn
Raising its second bridge round in six months, Bengaluru-based online hypermarket operator urDoorstep Eretail Pvt. Ltd has secured ....
Exclusive: Housing.com ex-COO to start online grocery venture
Two former executives at property portal Housing.com are starting an online grocery delivery venture, a segment that was investors' ....
Why hyperlocal grocery startup Zapmart wants to open offline stores
Online hyperlocal grocery startup Zapmart plans to set up brick-and-mortar stores, as the Mumbai-based company seeks to avoid ....
Why some investors are betting on competing businesses
Two weeks ago, Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek invested $60 million in One97 Communications, which runs Paytm, a mobile wallet ....
IIT Bombay bans Portea, Peppertap for revoking job offers
Premier tech school IIT Bombay today blacklisted nine companies including startups like Portea Medical and Chinese firm Johnson ....
Hunger deaths don't deter fund flow to food startups
The hunger for a small pie of the large food genre continues to inspire startup entrepreneurs as well as investors. In the week ....
Exclusive: Syska invests in hyperlocal grocery delivery startup Tokri
Pune-based hyperlocal delivery startup Tokri has raised a pre-Series A round of funding from Syska LED group, a top company executive ....
Exclusive: Grocery delivery startup GrocShop folds as pain spreads
Mumbai-based online grocery delivery firm GrocShop has shut down, joining the growing list of startups that failed to find a profitable ....
Grofers lays off staff, revokes campus offers
Tiger Global-backed grocery delivery firm Grofers has let go some employees and revoked campus job offers as part of a restructuring ....
Exclusive: On-demand hyperlocal marketplace GetNow pulls down shutters
Nagpur-based hyperlocal marketplace for groceries, electronics, mobiles, computers, home and office supplies, GetNow.at, has closed ....
Exclusive: Restaurant food pre-ordering app Zeppery shuts shop
Mobile app Zeppery which allows users to pre-order food at restaurants and other food outlets and thus avoid long queues has decided ....
How Grocermax is doing things differently in India's e-grocery space
Few will disagree that India's online grocery market offers vast opportunities. Few will agree, however, on how to tap into those ....
Grocery app MovinCart shuts down
Hyperlocal grocery delivery app MovinCart has closed down its operations, with two of its three founders setting up a logistics-tech ....
Micro-delivery startup Milkbasket raises $500K from EVC, others
Gurgaon-based Aaidea solutions Pvt. Ltd, which runs micro-delivery grocery startup Milkbasket, has raised $500,000 (Rs 3.3 crore) ....
What PepperTap's shutdown means for e-grocery business
India's third-largest e-grocer PepperTap shutting shop reveals the challenge of running a tech startup, expanding aggressively ....