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Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association [HYSEA]’s Annual Summit is back. This edition of it’s “Software Product Competition & Showcase 2015” is scheduled on 11th & 12th March 2015 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre [HICC] Novotel, Hyderabad. The mantra of the awards is “Promoting Entrepreneurship & Innovation to Fuel Growth”.

Key Focus Areas of the summit

  1. Software Products / Startups Conclave
  2. Software Product Competition
  3. Design Summit
  4. SME Conclave
  5. Annual awards

What’s in it for startups

If you are a Hyderabad-based startup, than there is lot’s in store at the summit !!! There would be a jury of several investors & successful entrepreneurs who would judge the best startups in various categories. All finalists [early stage startups] will be recognized through the new category titled HY-10: Hyderabad’s hot 10 startups award.

Shortlisted award finalists will be invited to the Expo to showcase their products, with an opportunity to interact with CIOs, VCs, Angel investors and other industry/e-government decision makers.

Award Categories

  1. HY10 – Hyderabad’s hot 10 startups
  2. Consumer Startup [Early Stage, Late Stage]
  3. Enterprise Startup [Early Stage, Late Stage]
  4. Established Products [MNC/Indian]
  5. Best Technology Innovation [Non Product]
  6. Social Impact

How to nominate your startup ?

Nominations are now open & last date for nominating your startup is 15th February,2015. For nominating your startup, please visit the following link.

For further information please shoot a mail to Mrs. Aruna Joshi at infohysea@gmail.com / info@hysea.in or visit the HYSEA website

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Practo, the #1 doctor search engine in Asia, announced it’s expansion plans to 35 Indian cities and 6+ international locations by March 2016. Practo is already present in India, Singapore & Phillipines and growing rapidly in each of these markets.

The $30M series B funding is one of the largest investments into Digital Health globally and the largest for any Indian healthcare technology company. Existing investor Sequoia Capital led the round with participation from Matrix Partners. Avnish Bajaj, Managing Director at Matrix India will join Practo’s Board of Directors.

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Every month, over 1M users book 120,000 appointments via Practo Search. Practo Search volume has grown more than 10x in the last 1 year.

 Speaking at the occasion, Shashank ND, Founder & CEO, Practo said

We are on a mission to improve human longevity by simplifying healthcare. Over the next 12 months we will expand to 35 cities in India & several more international locations to help hundreds of millions of consumers around the world find the best doctors and make better healthcare decisions.

Speaking at the occasion, Avnish Bajaj, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Matrix India said

Practo is revolutionizing healthcare by enabling consumers to find the best doctors, book instant appointments & make better, more informed health decisions. It is our privilege to work with Shashank ND and Abhinav Lal, the founders of Practo, to scale & bring Practo to millions of consumers around the globe.

Shailendra Singh, Managing Director at Sequoia Capital mentioned

From our first seed investment in Practo in 2011, the company has come a very long way, thanks to the hard work of an incredibly committed entrepreneurial team. The company has now scaled to being the market leader in online healthcare in India, a category that has created multiple multi-billion dollar companies around the world. We are deeply committed to Practo’s goals & aspirations to transform access to healthcare and positively impact society

About Practo

Practo’s mission is to help improve human longevity by simplifying healthcare. They are leading the way with Practo Search – Asia’s #1 doctor search engine used by over 1M patients every month & Practo Ray – the practice management solution of choice for thousands of doctors managing millions of appointments and digital healthcare records every year.

More information is available on www.practo.com

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Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons has made a personal investment in online furniture company Urban Ladder.  The investment comes four months after the company raised Series B funding from Steadview Capital and existing investors SAIF Partners & Kalaari Capital.

The home decor and furniture space in not new to Ratan Tata. He is a design enthusiast and holds a degree in Architecture from Cornell University.

As per Ashish Goel, CEO & Co-founder, Urban Ladder:

Mr. Tata understands the furniture space very well, specially our focus on product design since he has a lot of knowledge of the subject. His inputs and guidance will be very valuable for us.

Mr. Tata’s decision to invest in Urban Ladder marks a milestone in the company’s two and a half year old journey.  We are extremely proud that Urban Ladder caught Mr. Tata’s attention. His investment in the company reassures us of the path we have taken towards creating value for customers with great products and exceptional service.

About Urban Ladder

Urban Ladder was launched in July 2012 by co-founders Ashish Goel & Rajiv Srivatsa with the aim of making a million beautiful Indian homes. It offers over 1000 products across 25 categories in furniture such as wardrobes, beds, sofas, dining tables and coffee tables.

The company has been on a massive growth path and aims to be the biggest furniture seller in India in the next 18 months. World-class product design and exceptional customer experience have been Urban Ladder’s key differentiators. The company is also focusing on using innovative technology to further elevate customer experience to bridge the gap between online and offline shopping.

Urban Ladder’s “Living Spaces” App

In the past, we had reported about UL’s Augmented Reality App “Living Spaces” & you can read about the same here

Important Read – Tata gearing up for e-commerce with management re-shuffle

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Few weeks back, we had reviewed startup in Vertical Search space – CollegeDunia that wants to make College search very easy !!!

There is news that CollegeDunia has received $162,787 [1 Crore] of angel investment from MIH-acquired automobile site Gaadi.com’s CEO Umang Kumar, along with a bunch of undisclosed investors.

The funds would be utilized for Marketing, Technology enhancement & Operations.

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The company is planning to add data on 7,000 to 8,000 colleges in six months. In the long run, the site will also look at listing coaching institutes, polytechnic institutes and entrance exams details.

As per the Sahil Chalana, Founder/CEO of CollegeDunia; they plan to become the leader in “Vertical Search for Indian Colleges” or to be more precise, Zomato of the education industry. For more updates on the funding, please check YourStory, IamWire & VCCircle.

If you are student, do give Collegedunia a spin & share across your feedback & comments.

Image Credit – YourStory