One97 founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma talks about VAS trends and category expansion

Set up as a mobile VAS delivery platform in 2000, One97 has introduced a number of verticals, focussing on m-commerce and mobile marketing. One97 is known for its agility and ability to move with the market. Its subsidiary Paytm became the market leader in a short span of time. Talking about the lat...

Sonam Gulati

Paytm introduces paid coupons; what’s more on offer?

Paytm, the consumer brand of One97 communications, has added paid coupons to its ‘bonus’ offerings that users get when opting for online recharge/s. Besides the free coupons that one can add to the basket for various recharges, paid coupons are now also up for grabs. Piloted only a few weeks ago...

Sonam Gulati

One97 to launch Android-driven mobile ad network Adworks

Mobile internet firm One97 Communications Ltd is all set to foray into the mobile advertisement sector with the impending launch of its mobile ad network called Adworks. Adworks, which will be launched sometime next month, is currently in the beta stage. Talking to Techcircle.in, Vijay Shekhar Sharm...

Sainul K Abudheen

US is more vibrant, but India can build global success stories: Amar Goel of Komli Media

There is a talent shortage in the country, in terms of product engineering, which has slowed down India’s growth in the digital entrepreneurship space, noted Amar Goel, founder and chairman of Komli Media India Pvt Ltd, an online ad network and audience measurement provider. During a panel discus...

Team TC

One97 founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma on five mistakes startups make & how to avoid them at Techcircle Startup 2012

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and promoter of One97 Communications, is one of our key speakers at Techcircle Startup 2012, to be held on Dec 11 in Delhi. He will deliver a special address on Five Mistakes Startups Make & How To Avoid Them. Sharma founded One97 Communications in 2001 after starti...

Sainul K Abudheen

MobiSwipe raises funding from One97 Mobility Fund

Mobile payment solutions provider MobiSwipe Technologies Pvt Ltd has received undisclosed funding from early-stage investor One97 Mobility Fund. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of One97 Communications, which runs One97 Mobility Fund along with private equity firm SAIF Partners, will join MobiS...

Madhav A Chanchani

SingTel, Softbank buy 82% in One97 Mobility Fund-backed TheMobileGamer

One97 Mobility Fund has clocked its second exit by selling its stake in Singapore-based mobile social gaming platform TheMobileGamer (TMG). The deal involves stake sale by existing shareholders of TMG and a fresh issue of shares to telecom firm SingTel and Japan’s Softbank, after which each will h...

Anand Rai

One97 Communications & Oorja in a bitter split; Oorja founder Rajiv Madhok out of One97 board

Mobile Internet firm One97 Communications has split from its mobile marketing subsidiary Oorja Mobile Services Pvt Ltd. While Oorja founder Rajiv Madhok maintains the disengagement (where One97 transferred its majority holding in Oorja) was as per pre-decided option, One97 Communications’ founder ...

Anand Rai, Nandana Das & Sonam Gulati

Digirati: Top 25 powerful people in Indian digital business

They provide smart insights into hot trends and create strategies that redefine businesses. They innovate opportunities for themselves and others – writing some success stories that inspire awe. Meet the homegrown Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerbergs and Warren Buffetts who have made waves in the digital ...

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India’s 20 Hottest Technology Startups: Announcing Techcircle Fastrack 2012 Winners

Techcircle turned one year this month. We celebrated our first anniversary by doing what we know best, raise a toast to entrepreneurship and the technology startup ecosystem. The annual party held on February 24 in New Delhi, and attended by over 200 entrepreneurs and investors, also saw Techcircle ...