Percept Ltd, a company with presence in advertising, media, film production and celebrity management, has landed Rs 60-65 crore funding from a host of private equity firms such as Indivision Capital, JPMorgan and Passport Capital, according to VC Circle.
While the stake sold is not known, this is the first round of institutional funding for the […]
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Mobile advertising company mKhoj has landed Series A investment of $7.1 million from Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo Ventures according to VCCircle.
Founded by Naveen Tewari in 2006, mKhoj is a mobile advertising network, which serves ads on mobile phones, and includes Reebok, Barclays, Network18, etc. among its clients.
mKhoj had earlier received $0.5 million […]
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Google has teamed up with the United Nations to track refugee movements around the globe, using its Google Earth program to display satellite images with additional information about refugees overlaid on the geographic detail.
This project will aid humanitarian work and highlight the plight of millions who have fled their homes from violence and hardship, the […]
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You won’t find these in Wikipedia. But someone had to write them down. Inspired by Web jargon and making their first appearence on Twitter, I give you the Top 10 made up words of Web 3.0.
Expect to see them in vogue soon, but till then, you can have a good laugh
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People for Social Cause, an NGO (non-governmental organisation), has launched SilverInnings.com, a website dedicated to the needs of elderly people. According to Silver Innings, the website will host sections on health and medical issues, finance and investments, law, leisure activities and hobbies, help line and counselling services and a directory of old age homes and […]
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In an effort to reach out to users who do not have access to the Internet for queries, Google has launched its voice search service in India, that allows phone users to seek information on neighbourhood stories, movie timings and restaurants.
The fully automated voice search—using a voice algorithm the company has built locally—was unveiled last […]
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