Sadhana Chathurvedula

Stories by Sadhana Chathurvedula

Ratan Tata invests in Unilazer-backed Indian chat-bot startup Niki.ai

Chat-bots have come to the fore this year as large technology companies like Facebook, Google and Slack have adopted them in a big way. They also offe

Venture Capital

India: Unacademy raises $500k from Blume Ventures, others

Unacademy competes with companies such as Khan Academy, Coursera, and EdX.

People

India: Housing.com co-founder Rahul Yadav’s second venture fizzles out

Rahul Yadav had announced his second venture, Intelligent Interfaces, in September, referencing virtual and augmented reality and AI

Deals

India: Knowlarity Communications acquires customer engagement start-up Smartwards

This is the second acquisition for Knowlarity, which employs about 450 people and has so far raised about $22.5 million from investors Sequoia Capital

Deals

India: Housing co-founder Advitiya Sharma launches education start-up Genius

Genius competes with Vidyanext (run by Pengala Learning Pvt. Ltd), flipClass (run by Gyankosh Solutions Pvt. Ltd), and Tiger Global-backed Vedantu Inn

IPOs & Markets

India: Rediff.com delists its shares on Nasdaq

Rediff.com believes that continuing to comply with Nasdaq listing requirements may be difficult and expensive

Venture Capital

India: InTouchApp raises seed funding from Blume Ventures

This is the first round of funding for the Pune-based firm since its formation in 2012. It helps smartphone users manage contacts, allowing them to cr