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Post acqui-hiring FitnessPapa, Gympik eyes next round of funding

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 4 min read

Catching on the ever flourishing in vogue trend of Silicon Valley, Bengaluru-based fitness marketplace Gympik has taken the acqui-hiring route to gain access to the talented start-ups. The company has recently acqui-hired FitnessPapa, yet another fitness start-up, known for offering a monthly membership program called ‘FitnessPapa Passport’. Started in March 2015, FitnessPapa is the ...

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US-based professional cosmetics brand Bodyography introduces new range of lip colours

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Pastel hues lip colours are back with a bang. Try on and experiment with shades like natural nude to elegant purple with the new range of Bodyography professional cosmetics range. A breakthrough collection of new long-lasting Satin Matte Lipsticks to leave those lips with extravagant pigmentation, offers maximum colour impact. A combination of feel ...

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Lakmé joins hand with Aptech to open beauty academies across India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

With an aim to lift talented professionals of small town, Lakmé Lever Pvt Ltd., a subsidiary of Hindustan Unilever Limited has entered into a partnership deal with global education and training company - Aptech Ltd. Formalized a strategic partnership to establish beauty training academies, the alliance between Lakmé and Aptech, intends to set ...

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Vogue Eyewear launches Texture Collection; brining home international trends

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

With an aim to surprise Indian consumers with on-vogue range of glasses, the brand has recently launched Texture Collection of Vogue Eyewear for Indian consumers. Continuing with Bollywood Diva Deepika Padukone on board as its brand ambassador, Vogue Eyewear collection is inspired by the local traditions of India, Brazil and China, ...

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Cardio Fitness launches Luxe body massage chair by Howard Delux to stimulate pressure points

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Celebrate Life brought to India by Cardio Fitness India Pvt. Ltd presents Howard Delux, a fully body massage chair. The Howard Delux can provide you with a luxurious and relaxing massage every time you feel stressed out. This is an ideal choice for spas, resorts and medi-spa who provides full body massage. The massage ...

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Beauty start-up MSM Box bags seed funding to enhance digital content

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Delhi-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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Practo raises US$90M in Series C funding from Chinese internet giant Tencent and others

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

Asia’s leading healthcare platform Practo has announced to close $90 million in Series C funding. Led by Tencent, the series C round has seen participation from marquee institutional investors including Sofina, Sequoia India, Google Capital, Altimeter Capital, Matrix Partners, Sequoia Capital Global Equities and Yuri Milner. This comes a few ...

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NetMeds.com forays into mRetail; eases online medicine purchase

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

The Dadha Group owned NetMeds.com, India’s first e-marketplace for Pharma is all set to offer medicine delivery across the country through its newly launched mobile app, easing online purchase of prescribed medication. This app could be downloaded on any Android or Apple device, enabling users to validate their prescriptions, learn about availability of various ...

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The Eye Associates, Mumbai opens Multispeciality eye centre in Mumbai

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 3 min read

The Eye Associates, Mumbai (team) has launched first Multi-speciality eye centre in Mumbai recently. Five prominent ophthalmologists including Dr.Ashvin Bafna, Dr.Hemalini Samant, Dr.Preetam Samant, Dr.Anis MB and Dr Divyagnan Sarvaiya decided to dedicate their skills in providing world-class eye care service to the citizens from city of dreams- Mumbai. “The Five of us have ...

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Angels-backed startup accelerator VentureNursery backs Wellness marketplace ‘The Home Salon’

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Mumbai-based The Home Salon Pvt Ltd (THS) offering on-demand beauty and wellness services at consumer’s home, has raised an undisclosed amount in seed investment from angels-backed startup accelerator VentureNursery. According to a press note, the start-up graduated from VentureNursery’s sixth accelerator batch in June 2015. “During VentureNursery’s acceleration programme Rishika and Nihar amazed us ...

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