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MetroRide Secures Seed Funding

Opportunity India Desk Aug 13, 2021 - 2 min read

AI-based electric mobility platform MetroRide, on Thursday announced a seed funding from angel investors spread across Silicon Valley, New Jersey, and India including senior global executives like Shailesh Powdwal, Sudhir Pai, Bhagirath Tanna and successful serial entrepreneur Sushant Divakar. “This fresh infusion of funds indicates the trust and confidence of investors in new-age mobility startups ...

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Robotics Startup Miko Raises $28 Mn Series B Funding

Opportunity India Desk Aug 13, 2021 - 2 min read

Miko, the homegrown global robotics startup recently announced that it has raised $28 million in Series B round led by IIFL AMC, Mankind Pharma Family Office, Aroa Ventures – family office of OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal, Manish Choksi from Asian Paints, and a clutch of global investors, according to the report. All existing institutional investors ...

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WoodenStreet to Invest Rs 8-10 crore for Expansion in Tier-II Cities

Opportunity India Desk Aug 13, 2021 - 2 min read

After establishing an impressive retail presence in metropolitan capitals, custom furniture start-up WoodenStreet has further plans to expand its physical presence in tier-II cities, where the company has gained great exposure through online channels, during the pandemic. The furniture start-up is planning to invest a whopping Rs 8-10 crore for this expansion drive. The pandemic led ...

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How Digital Integration Helped Godrej Interio Expand its Presence During the Pandemic

Opportunity India Desk Aug 13, 2021 - 5 min read

Pandemic has drastically changed consumer behavior. With the work-from-home culture coming in, consumers started spending more time at their homes and realized the need for furniture that was missing in their study or living rooms. As work-from-home started, initially, a lot of people did not have the right kind of seating arrangements at home or the ...

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Riding on 'Burger' trend: Why 'Gourmet' is the new buzzword

Opportunity India Desk Aug 13, 2021 - 4 min read

From ramen burgers to chicken katsu burgers and truffletake burger, restaurateurs and chefs have been experimenting a lot with this humble food. Forgot about some veggies/ chicken along with a processed cheese slice between the buns, burgers have become ‘gourmet’ and ‘healthy’ these days with chefs and restaurateurs known for serving fine-dining style ...

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How to Start an Organic Products Business In India

Opportunity India Desk Aug 12, 2021 - 4 min read

An organic products business is a type of business where the production and sale of the products are done without using chemical substances, like polluting chemicals. Starting an organic products business in India can be a daunting challenge, especially if you are looking for any advice or guidance on how to get started. Many things ...

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Mumbai’s famous clean eating restaurant Candy & Green shut shops

Opportunity India Desk Aug 12, 2021 - 1 min read

“What started as a naive vision of making vegetarian and vegan food accessible & exciting turned into one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,’ shared Shraddha Bhansali of Candy & Green who just announced on her social platform that she is closing her restaurant permamnetly. Candy & Green is ...

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Sweet Truth: A look inside OREO’s first-ever café

Opportunity India Desk Aug 12, 2021 - 1 min read

Have you ever thought that your favourite cookie would launch a café serving all the goodness right to the customers. In a first move, Mondelez International, Inc. on Aug. 3 opened the first-ever Oreo Café in the US. Located on the third floor of the ‘It’Sugar’ store ...

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How to Make Money with Changing OEM Trends

Opportunity India Desk Aug 12, 2021 - 4 min read

Big brands of any industry outsource all their manufacturing from other companies. These brands use people sitting in any other nation or continent to make their product. Brand pay companies to make products that stand clear on brands’ quality standards. This is the complete process of original equipment manufacturing, and we abbreviate companies doing this ...

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Amazon's Amandeep Lohan Appointed as Appario Retail's MD & CEO

Opportunity India Desk Aug 12, 2021 - 1 min read

Amandeep Lohan, a category leader at Amazon India, has been appointed as the Managing Director of Appario Retail for a period of five years effective August 2. The move comes after Amazon’s announcement that it would cease from May next year its Cloudtail joint venture with NR Narayana Murthy’s Catamaran, amid increased regulatory scrutiny. Appario Retail, Amazon’s joint venture with ...

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