During the fourth Covid-19 wave, Vietnam witnessed a surge in homegrown startups, toiling to turn the global crisis into an opportunity. Most of these startups kept themselves afloat and helped their customers and other businesses take the pandemic by the horn standing side by side with the government to tackle the challenges. Vietnam’s one-hour delivery […]

Zomato, a popular online food delivery platform in India has gone live with its IPO(Initial Public Offering) on July 14th at 10 AM IST. The company’s ambitious valuation goals of ₹60000 crores ($8 billion) have sparked discussions on this IPO, with many considering the company to be overvalued at this stage.  IPO Goals The company […]

Founded in 2014, Headliner was a platform for musicians and other live performers to find gigs. It allowed artists and groups to create their profiles, and update them with details required for event organizers to book them. The platform was aimed at providing more opportunities for such acts, and allow them to find and commit […]

CrowdScores was a UK based Social Media startup company that was established in 2012. Designed specifically for football fans, the app allowed users to post match scores live and in real time, allowing users at home to view this data at a much quicker pace than traditional media. The app also included all kinds of […]

Stay Alfred was a successful startup based out of Spokane, Washington. The company converted and rented out apartments for short term tenants, mainly for tourists and travellers. Founded in 2011, the company had raised over $60 Million in funding and was on its way to increasing its presence in the market before Covid-19 hit the […]

Hoop was a successful UK based startup created by a group of parents as a way to take care of their children. Launched in 2016, the platform was an app that connected parents to activities in their locality that their children could attend. From special classes to creative workshops and club activities, Hoop had everything […]

Founded in 2019, Wujiang Hotels targeted the mid-tier and premium hotel market. They had everything going for them, from a crucial $30 Million investment from Trip.com, China’s largest online travel agency, to branches in 8 cities, which they set up alongside 5 other hotel brands. Providing affordable rooms that ranged from RMB 200 to RMB […]

In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic drove the world indoors. The effects of this were disastrous, as well as disruptive. A lot of companies failed, but some rose to the occasion and even benefitted from this dire situation, by providing people with innovative solutions to live their lives normally.  One of the companies that helped the […]

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been enormous across the globe and efforts are being made across industries to make a comeback and regain the level of normalcy. The state of Indian SMBs was no different with many getting completely crippled. With zero sales and stock remaining piled up, the impact on small businesses […]

With close to 8 million cases at the time of writing this article, India is the 2nd worst COVID affected country on the planet. However, amidst a raging pandemic, Indians are back to work and are willing to forget the pandemic for the festival season. From people thronging the markets in Kolkata to celebrate Durga […]