Archive for the ‘startups’ tag.
Founders of @firstcryindia @dhingana @sokrati to talk at @SAIFPartners Ignition Event
SAIF Ignition is a startup event by Venture Capital firm Saif Partners. The event is divided into two sessions: Session 1 will have some startups sharing their learnings on go-to-market strategies on sales and customer acquisition. In addition, we will have Supam Maheshwari from FirstCry, Swapnil Shinde from Dhingana and Ashish Mehta from Sokrati share [...]
Event Report: What markets to do a startup in India – by @dkhare (Lightspeed Ventures)
(This is essentially a live-blog of Dev Khare’s talk on the Fund Raising Environment in India at the Pune Open Coffee Club. This is essentially a list of bullet points and notes jotted down during the talk, so please excuse the lack of organization and coherence (the fault is mine, not Dev’s). The article is [...]
Pune Startup Pulse: Fill out YourStory.in’ Survey of Pune’s Startups
As they often say, India is a continent in itself. With diversity galore, every region has its own flavor. So is the case with startups! Bangalore is oriented towards technology while Mumbai is more of a financial hub. The differences aren’t very obvious but each region has their own set of characteristics. And to startup [...]
Tech companies in Pune that have recently raised funding
Here is a list of technology companies that are fully, or mostly based in Pune, and have raised angel, seed, or venture capital in recent times. If you know of any company missing from this list, please leave a comment below so we can update the list. Companies that raised Series A or better in [...]
Pune’s Ayojak (Online Ticketing & Event Management) raises funding
Online Ticketing and Event Management startup, http://Ayojak.com has just secured funding from HBS Alumni Angels, Blume Ventures, and Srijan Capital. The majority of the investment will be used to launch new products to serve segments such as training & educational institutions, seminars, workshops, lifestyle activities, last minute tickets, adventurous trips and social activities. Also, part [...]
In50Hrs Pune – Idea-to-Prototype in one weekend – 14-16 Dec
In50hrs an idea-to-prototype event, where entrepreneurs (or idea smiths – people with just an idea that they want to see developed), developers, programmers, and product designers come together to work on audacious ideas and build working prototypes (mvp) over a weekend, is coming to Pune this weekend. Saager Mhatre (dexterous), a prominent Pune Techie, has [...]
PuneConnect 2012 application date extended to 19 Nov
Since this is Diwali Week, and people are on vacation, we have received a number of requests to extend the deadline for submission. The deadline has now been extended until end of day, Monday, 19th November. For details of how and what to submit, see the Submit A Proposal page at PuneConnect.com. For more information [...]
Pune’s HelpShift (Infinitely Beta) gets $3.25 million funding
Pune company Helpshift (previously known as Infinitely Beta), which is focusing on helping mobile app developers do better customer service, has received $3.25 million in funding from True Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners. According to TechCrunch Last year, Abinash Tripathy and Baishampayan Ghose founded Helpshift to address what they perceived to be a significantly underserved [...]
PuneConnect 2012: An event to connect Pune Startups to Enterprises – 1 Dec
After the huge success of PuneConnect 2011, we are back again with PuneConnect 2012, a mega event for Pune startups to showcase their products and services to the world at large, and specifically to larger companies in Pune. PuneConnect 2012 will be on 1st December 2012, and the idea behind the event is to allow [...]
VCCircle Event: Meet investors from all over the country: Aug 23
(Normally, PuneTech does not promote paid events, unless under special circumstances. In this case we are making an exception because we believe that the event is likely to be interesting for tech entrepreneurs in Pune, and also because the organizers have promised a 30% discount for PuneTech readers.) VCCircle is one of the top forums/platforms [...]