Craftsvilla raises Rs 111 crore to scale up business

Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 12:41

E-commerce firm Craftsvilla.Com announced that it has raised USD 18 million (about Rs 111 crore) in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Nexus Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and GFC.

Construction sector may revive with easing of project funding

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 20:38

"The construction sector is likely to get a major boost from the government's focus on development of infrastructure in India," ICRA Senior VP Rohit Inamdar said in a statement.

Communication software maker Slack raises $160 million

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 01:56

Slack, which makes software to help improve team communication, said it raised $160 million in a round of funding, valuing it at $2.8 billion.

Ola raises $400 mn, eyes growth in tier II & III cities

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 11:03

After this round, the firm has raised close to USD 800 million. In October, it had raised USD 210 million from a group of investors led by Japan's SoftBank.

Urban Ladder raises over Rs 300 cr funding

Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 14:18

Online furniture retailer Urban Ladder today said it has raised USD 50 million (about Rs 310 crore) in a fresh round of funding led by Sequoia Capital.

Ola raises about $314 million in fresh funding

Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 11:21

India`s biggest online taxi business Ola has raised about $314 million in a fresh round of funding from investors including billionaire Russian Yuri Milner`s DST Global, a company filing showed.

Quikr raises Rs 900 cr in funding; invest in mobility

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 13:38

The firm had last year raised USD 60 million funding for business expansion.

Greece needs deal with lenders on April 24 finance minister to paper

Last Updated: Monday, April 6, 2015, 18:31

"At the Eurogroup (meeting) of April 24 there must be a preliminary conclusion (of the talks), as per the Eurogroup accord on Feb. 20," Yanis Varoufakis told daily Naftemporiki.

Limeroad raises $30 mn funding following robust revenue growth

Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015, 17:40

Limeroad has raised USD 30 million Series C funding following rapid growth in community engagement, scrapbook creation and revenue growth, the company said in a statement on Monday.

Canbank VC fund to raise Rs 500 cr by June

Last Updated: Sunday, March 29, 2015, 12:40

This will be its sixth fund to be invested in small businesses, a top company official said.

Fxkart.Com announces $2 million seed funding

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 13:58

Fxkart.Com is an online platform for exchange of foreign currency.

FM Jaitley promises to step up public funding to boost infrastructure

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 18:47

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also pitched for a low interest rate regime and defended the land acquisition bill saying it would benefit the rural India by promoting industrial activity in non-urban centres.