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Now, an app for celebrities to connect with fans

Delhi-based start-up Privyplex launches Virat FanBox, a digital fan club which helps you meet the celebrity and follow him closely

Confusion clouding investment climate: Ravi Narayan

Interview with director, Microsoft Ventures

Buyout in Germany to improve brand visibility: Onkar S Kanwar

Interview with Chairman, Apollo Tyres

For Indians, the default setting is distrust: Kunal Shah

Interview with Co-founder & CEO, Freecharge

Private equity bug bites Parekh's younger son, too

The private equity firm's advisory board includes Deepak Parekh and Marico Chairman Harsh Mariwala

PEs show preference for controlled deals

In August, Sequoia Capital bought a significant minority stake in Groupon India and re-branded it nearbuy

Are investors to partly blame for the start-up crisis?

They encouraged start-ups to pay for acquiring customers rather than focusing on the business fundamentals

It's official: Fund-raising of start-ups is fast drying up

The aim is to have a culture for innovation taking root in Rajasthan: Veenu Gupta

Interview with Principal Secretary, Industries, Government of Rajasthan

Being in the forefront comes with the winner's curse: Saurabh Kochhar

Interview with CEO, Foodpanda India

With 11 mn customers, Zomato has edge over rivals: Deepinder Goyal

Interview with Founder & chief executive, Zomato

Acumen invests in Madhya Pradesh dairy start-up

Sahayog Dairy is an integrated company that sources milk from 272 centres across five districts adjoining Harda, MP

Realty portals consolidate

Classified ad business is only $100 mn; players acquiring complementary capabilities to offer complete solutions and focus on the lucrative transaction business

Housing.com tries to put its house in order

Of its five verticals - rent, buy, land, short stays and commercial - Housing has now decided to focus only on the rent and buy segments

Groupon wears a new label

The dealmaker rebrands itself into nearbuy as Sequoia Capital invests Rs 100 crore into the business

Sequoia takes helm, Groupon India rebranded nearbuy

Sequoia India pumped Rs 100 cr into Groupon India for a significant minority stake that will give it majority voting interest

Start-ups try an Ola in budget hotels

Entrepreneurs find potential for a huge and growing market in standardising and guaranteeing service levels in the category

Jaipur fast becoming the next start-up hub

E-commerce investors press the pause button

A top executive with a venture capital firm says one of the first indications of the slowdown is the fact that investors are going back on signed term sheets

Will investors back Rahul Yadav again?

Business Standard speaks to a dozen of investors over the weekend and finds it is a divided house