MSME
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readMicromax Informatics Limited has announced that it has made a strategic investment in Bengaluru-based health and fitness start-up HealthifyMe. The latter specialises in offering mobile-focused services to motivate people towards healthy behaviour. The investment is part of Micromax’s vision to create a mobile ecosystem that brings unique and innovative technologies from across the globe ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readHealthcare-focused start-up incubator HealthStart is setting up a new sector-focused angel network, as reported by leading news agency VCCircle. The network would make about 8-10 investments in a year, with the investment ticket size of Rs 1-2 crore with an exit period of around two years. Confirming the news, Founder and Chairman of HealthStart, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readAfter his fashion start-up Wrogn, Cricketer Virat Kohli is all set to invest heavily in the fitness industry. As per a leading daily ToI report, Kohli will be investing a whooping sum of Rs 90 crore in a Rs 190 crore project with partners Chisel Fitness and CSE. Following the footsteps of his senior ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readBeauty and grooming is a $3 billion industry which is growing at CAGR of 15-20 per cent year-on-year. Aimed to replicate the taxi hailing apps model like Uber, Taxiforsure & Ola for salons, spas and stylists -- Vyomo, a mobile marketplace for Beauty and Wellness segment, raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding has been ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readAspada Investment, a holding company backed with a significant commitment from the Soros Economic Development Fund, has made a commitment of Rs 20 crore to Mumbai’s INI Farms that operates across fresh fruit value chains in specific fruit like pomegranate and banana. Significantly, INI provides farm extension services to the small-hold farmers along with ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readTeabox, the innovative startup that delivers delicious teas to the tea-curious worldwide, announced today the close of $6 million in Series A round of funding led by JAFCO Asia. The other participants include Accel Partners, which seed funded the company in early 2014, Keystone Group LP and Dragoneer Investment Group. The new financing will be ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readAkshara Eye Hospital, nurtured under Right Axis Eye Hospital Private Limited, has raised Rs 38 lakh in second round of funding from an undisclosed group of angel investors. Reportedly, the funding would be used to expand ophthalmic service offerings apart from brand building. Founded by Ashish Kumar, P Rohitha Nayak and Shailesh Kumar, Akshara ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readNew Delhi: UK-based CDC Group, development finance institution, has invested $48 million (Rs 300 crore) to buy a minority stake in Devi Shetty-promoted Narayana Hrudayalaya. The firm runs hospitals under the banner of Narayana Health. Narayana Health runs 29 hospitals in 17 Indian cities and claims to treat over 200,000 inpatients and 1.5 million ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min readNew Delhi: Piramal Enterprises' pharmaceutical solutions division has said it is planning to invest $40 million on new equipment and modern technologies. "To serve our partners better, Piramal Pharma Solutions continues to invest in next generation technologies and R&D. The recent investments include areas such as anti-body drug conjugation (ADC), advanced flow reactor (ARF) ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min readVirtues of Skin care in make-up are now a possibility. Developed by leading Japanese Skin Scientist and Beauty Experts, Za True White Liquid Foundation is enriched with Vitamin C & E, Minerals and Hyaluronic Acid. This breakthrough illumina and poreless Liquid Foundation creates Pearly Translucent and Radiant skin while SPF 25 PA++ gives lasting protection ...