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We’re disrupting traditional health insurance by adding a layer of preventive care: Mayank Kale, Loop Health
Pune based Loop Health, has raised $12 million in a Series A round co-led by Elevation Capital and General Catalyst. This round also saw participation from other investors including Vinod Khosla through Khosla Ventures, YC Continuity Fund and Tribe Capital. In an e-mail interview, Kale discusses the Loop Health model and more.
Loop Health appoints HDFC Life's Amit Punchhi as president
Punchhi has 30 years of experience in global financial services and was most recently part of the executive council at HDFC Life as CBO and CIO. As CEO of Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) in Hong Kong, he led various businesses across multiple countries between 2010 and 2017.
Loop Health secures $2.3 million from Sierra Ventures, Y Combinator, others
Loop Health offers companies group health insurance plans from prominent insurers bundled with a virtual primary care experience through an in-house medical team.
ET Startup Awards 2020: Nominees for Healthcare Innovation, Midas Touch
A look at the shortlisted startups for the Healthcare Innovation and Midas Touch categories for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2020.
Desi demand spices up the Indian SaaS story
A recent NASSCOM report said that the Indian SaaS market is estimated to hit $3.3-3.4 billion by 2022. This will be largely on the back of talent availability, a lower cost workforce and adoption of emerging technologies like AI.
Valley ahoy: A slew of Indian B-to-B founders are shifting base to Silicon Valley
A slew of Indian B-to-B founders are shifting base to Silicon Valley, chasing customers and global dreams.
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Freshworks clocks $100 million in annual recurring revenue
Close to 36% of revenues come from large customers and the rest from small and medium business.
Nexus Venture Partners eyes $400 million in fifth fund
The firm, best known for its bets on online marketplaces like Snapdeal and ShopClues, will increase the share of investments in companies based in the US in the software space as several of its bets on the consumer-internet space have turned sour.
India @70: Indians are slowly finding feet in Silicon Valley
From the likes of Vinod Khosla cofounding Sun Microsystems to Sabeer Bhatia establishing Hotmail to the new crop of leaders including Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google.
Cisco steps in to help CRM platform Helpshift increase its funds to $25 million
Apart from increased funds, joining hands with Cisco is also expected to be a strategic alignment to integrate the two companies' solutions.
Helpshift expands series B with Cisco onboard
The company said Helpshift and Cisco will explore opportunities to integrate the startup's in-app customer support solutions with Cisco’s contact center solutions.
A startup bridge to fortunes
Many of the selected startups, including, customer management software providers Freshdesk and Helpshift, already serve a large market overseas, while also being headquartered in the US.
32 tech startups to participate in Startup Bridge to boost M&A
A highly-curated list of startups is expected to engage with large tech giants in the event which is to be held on December 2.
Why hiring the right person is the most important challenge before a startup
With over 22,000 startups coming up in the country in the last ten years, according to startup tracker Tracxn, a lot of millennials are joining these young organisations.
Global investors scout Indian startups for next Infosys, Wipro
Of the 82 Indian SaaS companies that received investments this year, almost one third of them have been funded by global investors.
Why entrepreneurs change course, try new things and keep starting over
ToI speaks with seven serial entrepreneurs and find out what makes them tick.
VC investments decline 34 per cent to $324 million in April-June 2016
Venture capital firms made 94 investments worth USD 324 million in Indian companies during three months to June 2016, a fall of 34 per cent in value terms.
Customer support startup Helpshift raises $23 million in series B funding
Helpshift, which started in 2012, through its user interface, aims to help businesses to support and engage their customers.
Startups can expect more money, higher valuations and major exits in 2015
"2014 will be looked at as an inflection point, the year the world discovered the true potential of the Indian startup."
Startups like Jombay and HelpShift encourage employees access e-commerce sites, design office space
For instance, hiring portal Jombay has introduced a "shopping lounge" to enable employees to shop on e-commerce sites during set working hours.
Helpshift closes series A funding of $10 million
Helpshift, which focuses on CRM for mobile apps, announced that it has closed its Series A financing round of Rs 60 crores.
Startups opening offices abroad to draw customers
Investors are of the view that a startup's ability to take their product to global markets, especially the US, plays a big role when companies come for funding.
Nexus, True Ventures injects $3.2 mn in mobile customer support startup Helpshift
Helpshift which provides customer support help desk for native apps on mobile devices has raised a seed round of $3.2 mn from True Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners.
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