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With latest $1 mn seed funding, parent-tech startup Parentof plans to expand its partner network

Opportunity India Desk Aug 17, 2019 - 2 min read

Parentof, a parent-tech startup, has secured $1 million in a seed funding round led by V Srinivas and other existing investors. With this, the total funding raised by the Bengaluru-based company stands at $2 million. The fresh capital will be used by the startup to further evolve its technology and expand its partner network. Swaroop ...

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Silicon Valley-based theCoderSchool expanding its presence in New York

Opportunity India Desk Aug 17, 2019 - 1 min read

Silicon Valley-based theCoderSchool is expanding into New York City. The school is set to launch three new locations throughout the greater New York City area in the fall. The coding school motto is “Learn to code. Change the world”. It aims to show the next generation of kids how inspiring and exciting technology can be. ...

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Malvern-Based Frontline Education Acquires Perennial EdTech

Opportunity India Desk Aug 17, 2019 - 1 min read

Frontline Education, a Malvern-based learning provider of school administration software for the K-12 education community, has completed the acquisition of Perennial EdTech, based in the San Francisco Bay area. Perennial is the parent company of Escape Technology, Digital Schools, eDoctrina, Healthmaster and Software Answers, serving a combined 8,000,000 students through more than 1700 clients. The Malvern-based company ...

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Travel portal 'udChalo' enters hotel segment by collaborating with OYO & Fab Hotels

Opportunity India Desk Aug 16, 2019 - 2 min read

UpCurve Business Services Private Limited’s brand, udChalo, an Air Travel Online portal for Defence personnel, has collaborated with OYO and Fab Hotels to bring the hospitality service offerings on its platform. Through its new service hotel offering, udChalo now has exclusive offers with zero convenience fee available for the Indian Armed Forces, Paramilitary Forces, Veterans and Dependents. ...

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Real estate player Arvind SmartSpaces eyes Mumbai & Hyderabad markets for expansion

Opportunity India Desk Aug 16, 2019 - 1 min read

After Bengaluru and Pune, real estate player Arvind SmartSpaces (ASL), part of the Lalbhai family-led Arvind Group, is planning to expand to Mumbai and Hyderabad markets. The Ahmedabad-based company could soon join the bandwagon of regional real estate players like Bengaluru-based Prestige Group, Ozone Group and Purvankara Projects. Kamal Singal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ASL, ...

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In order to boost its European vacation rental biz, OYO plans to invest €300 million

Opportunity India Desk Aug 16, 2019 - 1 min read

OYO Hotels & Homes will be investing €300 million to strengthen its vacation home rental business in Europe. It will focus on building the largest vacation rental management service business in Europe Currently, OYO Vacation Homes, part of OYO Hotels, is present in Europe through its recently acquired vacation rental management brands including Belvilla, Danland, ...

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Why “Natural Beauty” Is All the Rage In Cosmetics Industry

Opportunity India Desk Aug 16, 2019 - 4 min read

The Indian cosmetic industry has been around for a while but it’s been seeing a steep upward trend in the last few years. So far, India’s cosmetic industry, valued at $6.5 billion, has only a minuscule part of a global industry worth $274 billion. However, this pattern is set to change very soon as the ...

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Peddling the way to success with Premium Bicycle Franchises

Opportunity India Desk Aug 16, 2019 - 3 min read

In a metropolitan city like Delhi, it is not unusual to spot a premium car like Jaguar or Ferrari running swiftly on the roads. Meanwhile, in the rural India, it is the cheap and environment-friendly bicycles that serve as the predominant mode of transport. But, is it possible to attract the tech-savvy and boastful metropolitans ...

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Real estate developer Puravankara venturing into co-living space

Opportunity India Desk Aug 16, 2019 - 1 min read

Bengaluru-based Puravankara, a real estate developer, is entering into the co-living and warehousing segments for its business expansion. The company focuses mainly on residential housing. Puravankara will soon introduce its first co-living project in Goregaon, Mumbai, spread over 350,000 sq ft. Ashish R Puravankara, Managing Director of Puravankara, said, “Going ahead, the buying behaviour of ...

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With Rising Demand, Kitchen Chimney Distributorship Is A Profitable New-Age Business Idea

Opportunity India Desk Aug 16, 2019 - 3 min read

The Indian kitchens have notably evolved over the past few years, for the better and so does the kitchen appliances. Gas stoves have been replaced by hob tops, the simple refrigerator has been replaced by the smart convertible ones and exhaust fans are now replaced with the stylish and more effective kitchen chimney. Kitchen chimneys ...

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