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Zoomcar eyes deeper penetration in Indian market

Opportunity India Desk Feb 24, 2020 - 3 min read

Zoomcar, India’s leading self-drive mobility platform, is eyeing at a deeper penetration in the Indian market and owing to superior technology, Zoomcar has democratised accessibility to cars. Zoomcar’s primary target is to have over 1,00,000 vehicles on road in 18-24 months and to continue to empower its customers with better mobility alternatives at scale. ...

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upGrad & WeWork partner to encourage collaborative learning at workplace

Opportunity India Desk Feb 24, 2020 - 3 min read

upGrad, India’s leading online higher education company, has partnered with WeWork, the world’s leading space-as-a-service platform, bringing the two leaders together in a strategic move. Through this association, upGrad will leverage WeWork’s large members’ base to introduce industry-relevant programs and higher learning to the workplace, with the objective of enhancing member experiences and ...

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Ferns N Petals launches first-of-its-kind service ‘Flower Will’

Opportunity India Desk Feb 19, 2020 - 2 min read

For the first time ever in India, Ferns N Petals, India’s leading flower and gifting brand, has launched the unique concept of ‘Flower Will’. As a part of this one-of-its-kind initiative, customers can subscribe for floral bouquets for their loved ones and they will be delivered even after that person is no more. Flower Will ...

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Adventure sports hub Bir gets new hostel for young travellers

Opportunity India Desk Feb 19, 2020 - 2 min read

goStops, India’s fastest growing premium chain of youth traveller hostels, has opened its new hostel in Bir, a hub of adventure sports in the lap of Himalayas. Bir is located in Himachal Pradesh which records a huge amount of travelers from all across the world, who are looking for all sorts of adventure activities like ...

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Healthians looks to serve over 300 cities by 2021

Opportunity India Desk Feb 17, 2020 - 2 min read

Healthians, India’s leading healthcare screening brand, is aiming to invest substantially to expand operations pan India to serve more than 300 cities by 2021. Currently, the brand is operating in over 35 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. So far, Healthians has offered health check-ups to more than 750000 households. It is now ...

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Edtech startup Lido Learning launches content in Hinglish to make learning easier

Opportunity India Desk Feb 17, 2020 - 3 min read

Lido Learning has announced the launch of live tutorials in Hinglish to facilitate easier adoption of concepts and simplify e-learning across India. Students in both metro and smaller cities prefer and are more comfortable with Hinglish. The introduction of Hinglish will keep the students in their comfort zone, allowing them to focus on actually ...

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goStops, a premium chain of youth traveler hostels, opens 1st hostel in Agra

Opportunity India Desk Feb 17, 2020 - 2 min read

goStops, India’s fastest growing premium chain of youth traveler hostels, has recently opened its first hostel in Agra themed on ‘love’. With Agra, goStops has expanded its presence to 13 hostels across India and has been identified as one of the most loved hostel brands in the country. Apart from Agra, goStops hostels are available at ...

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[Funding alert] GGV Capital backs EdTech LIVE tutoring Pioneer Vedantu in $24 mn Series C Extension Round

Opportunity India Desk Feb 14, 2020 - 4 min read

Vedantu, a pioneer in LIVE online tutoring in India, has raised $24 Million as part of their Series C extension round. The funding was led by global venture capital firm, GGV Capital with participation from existing investors. This was in addition to the $42 Million raised in August 2019, making this a total of ...

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[Funding alert] Firstcry raises $296 mn funding from Softbank

Opportunity India Desk Feb 13, 2020 - 1 min read

Firstcry has secured $296 million in Series E funding round from Japan-based marquee investor Softbank’s Vision Fund. This recent investment is the first tranche of the total $400 million funding that has been committed by Softbank. The additional $100 million is reserved by Softbank to be invested on the second anniversary of the transaction ...

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Tupperware plans to add 100 more outlets in 2020

Opportunity India Desk Feb 12, 2020 - 3 min read

With the recent launch of the third Chennai outlet, Tupperware achieved a notable milestone of launching 50 exclusive brand outlets across India within a record period of fewer than 6 months. Based on the encouraging market and consumer response, the brand aims to keep the momentum going and plans to add 100 new brand ...

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