AyurUniverse, an online health and wellness portal accredited by the tourism ministry, today said it has raised USD 1 million from Air Deccan investor, the Ladhani family.
Vijay Karai, chief executive officer, AyurUniverse, in a release said the company would be using the funds raised in developing disruptive AI and VR technology to enhance customer experience on the portal.
****************** Ixigo partners with Xiaomi MIUI for travel info services *
Travel marketplace ixigo today said it has partnered with smartphone brand Xiaomi, which will enable its users to check the PNR status of train bookings.
"This partnership will enable all MIUI users to benefit from ixigo's travel planning features built on cutting edge technology, using artificial intelligence and machine learning," Rajnish Kumar, chief technology officer and co-founder, ixigo, was quoted as saying in a release.
The app is available in languages such as English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada.
******************** Ginger signs new hotel in Bharuch *
Ginger, the budget hotel chain from the Taj Group, today said it has signed a new hotel in Bharuch, Gujarat, in partnership with Hotel Sethna Plaza Annexe.
The brand is present in six cities in Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Vapi, with hotels under development in Surat and Sanand, a release said.
With this new addition, Ginger will have 10 hotels with a combined inventory of 800 rooms in Gujarat, it added.
******************** Paisabazaar.com to disburse loans worth $1 bn in next 1 yr *
Online lending marketplace Paisabazaar.com today said it is planning to disburse unsecured loans worth USD 1 billion in the next 12 months.
The company claims to have disbursed Rs 5,000 crore of unsecured loans through its platform so far.
The platform has reached this milestone in 49 months, since its inception in early 2014, with a year-on-year growth of over 170 per cent for unsecured loans, a release said.
"We are planning to disburse unsecured loans worth USD 1 billion in the next 12 months. Our aim is to reach 10 per cent of the unsecured loan market in the next three to four years," said Naveen Kukreja, chief executive officer and co-founder, Paisabazaar.com.
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