E-commerce
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readNet-Meds Marketplace Pvt Ltd, which runs online pharmacy venture under Netmeds.com, has received investment commitment of Rs 325 crore from healthcare focused global private equity firm OrbiMed, existing investor MAPE Advisory Group. In this round of funding, Dadha’s family investment fund will also contribute. “This additional funding is a vote of confidence in Netmeds.com’s ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readAccording to the market intelligence firm Euromonitor, consumers in the United Arab Emirates exhibit the highest per capita spend on beauty and wellness products. The dizzying numbers haven’t gone unnoticed by tech start- ups. Thus, Rocket Internet-backed Vaniday, an online marketplace for beauty and wellness services, has formally launched its operations ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min readSeeing welcoming response of consumers towards digital beauty and wellness services projects, many tech start-ups have entered into wellness industry with their innovative yet effective business models. Joining the same league is Mazkara.com, a Glam tech start-up based in Dubai, has launched a wellness platform Mazkara.com to help users discover salon and spa services easily ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readBengaluru-based fitness and wellness services marketplace, Gympik has acquired FitnessPapa, for an undisclosed amount. Founded and operated by StunApp Technology Pvt Ltd in 2015, FitnessPapa partners with fitness studios, gyms and give access to users in one place. Significantly, FitnessPapa has over 500 centers across Bangaluru, Chennai and Coimbatore. It offers a monthly membership program ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readBangalore-based start-up, Purna Organics Pvt Ltd has forayed into online marketplace model with ‘The Organic.Life’, offering about 1,500 organic products in over 100 categories. Claims to follow traceability methodology to verify every certified product it sells, Purna Organics manufacture products using 100 per cent certified inputs. The venture further brings in greater ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readDelhi-based start-up MSM Box, which is a curated platform to offer beauty products on a subscription model, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Angel investor Rohit Goel. "Rohit Goel, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus and serial entrepreneur, has successfully monetized several online affiliate marketing ventures. He has invested in close to ten online ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min readCloud-based technology platform ManageMySpa, which targets spas, salons and medi spas, has recently raised Series A funding amounting to US$6 million (Rs.38 crore) from Accel Partners and others. The company is expected to utilize the funds to accelerate its global sales and marketing growth, specially in US and have elaborate plans to expand its mobile ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readMumbai-based online marketplace, Fitternity is a fitness discovery platform that enables users to find fitness options, book trials and kick-start their fitness journey. Aims to be the 'Zomato’ for the fitness industry, Fitternity has secured its first institutional investment of about Rs 6.3 Crore ($1 million) from startup fund Exfinity Venture Partners, promoted by ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readPresently, working with over 300 vendors across India, Delhi-based Pavitra Retail Pvt Ltd, which runs an e-commerce marketplace for organic products JoybyNature, has secured about Rs 6.4 crore in a pre-Series A round of funding. According to a press statement, JoybyNature has raised about US$ 1 million from Mumbai Angels, Contrarian Vriddhi Fund and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 8 min readAbout Gympik Health solutions Initiated to establish one of the biggest marketplaces for fitness, Bangaluru-based Amaresh and Ajay has established Gympik in December 2012, a potent start-up in the present ecosystem to offering exclusive at-home fitness training and adequate info about near-by fitness centers in the town, with detailed info about ...