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Greytip Software Gets Rs 35 Cr Funding Led by New Enterprise Associates and Blume Ventures

Greytip Software, a leading provider of HR and Payroll solutions to SMEs & enterprises across India, has announced today that it has raised INR 35 crore in its series B round of funding. The funding was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Blume Ventures. The funds will be primarily used to enhance their flagship cloud solution, greytHR to enable its adoption among a wider set of enterprises and small businesses and for expansion into Tier 1 and Tier 2 markets.

greytHR helps businesses manage their employee-related TDS, PF, ESI, & LWF compliances and significantly cuts down the cost and time in providing services to their employees. It automates key areas of HR, payroll management, leave and attendance tracking, thereby reducing and simplifying work while delivering accurate and super-fast results. Its employee self-service mobile app is being widely used with 30K+ downloads, empowering employees to check their TDS, PF, etc. on-the-go.

Speaking on the announcement, Mr. Girish Rowjee, CEO, Greytip Software said, “We have constantly obsessed about how we can help SMEs easily and efficiently manage their HR and Payroll processes. Our cloud app, greytHR is a product of that obsession. In NEA and Blume Ventures, we see ideal partners who believe in our vision of helping small businesses use cloud to cut down operation costs and improve productivity.”

“Greytip has been a pioneer in developing an SMB-centric solution that's a leader in India already in its space. Scaling this beautifully to both large enterprises now and regional markets across Asia, we are very excited to deepen our investment into Greytip after being their first believers a couple of years ago,” said Mr. Karthik Reddy, Blume Ventures.

“What impressed us was that greytHR team has demonstrated their ability to achieve tech leadership and gain meaningful scale in the SaaS based HR and payroll market in India in a short span of time. With more than 300,000 employees across India already getting their payroll processed each month through their SaaS platform, greytHR is well poised to grow through new product offerings and expanding reach. Their deep presence in the Indian market makes them an ideal platform to benefit from the digitization of enterprises in India, irrespective of company size, sector or location,” said Mr. Tarun Sharma, New Enterprise Associates India.

Greytip Software enables more than 3,500 businesses manage 300,000+ employees daily. The company’s vision is to reach out to all enterprises and small businesses across Tier I and Tier II cities and help them benefit from automating their people processes.

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Former Indiagames CEO's Startup GOQii Raises $13.4 Mn Led by NEA and China's Cheetah Mobile

goqii vishal gondal

California-Mumbai based Wearable fitness devices maker GOQii has said it has raised $13.4 million in Series A round of funding led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and China-based Cheetah Mobile. Other investors who participated in this round are Great Wall Club (GWC), a grouping of Chinese and American investors and Singapore-based DSG Consumer Partners.

Goqii offers a wearable fitness wrist-band paired with remote personalized coaching app. The band collects users' activity and sleep data. A personal coach assigned to the user reviews this data and connects with the user via mobile app to guide them towards their health and fitness goals. The band itself is free, and users pay a subscription fee for personalized coaching.

The company, which currently caters to Indian market, will use the funds to focus on expansion in new markets globally and growth, GOQii said in a statement.

Earlier in July, Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has invested an undisclosed amount in the startup.

Goqii was founded in 2014 by Vishal Gondal who previously founded the game development and publishing company Indiagames, which he sold to Disney in 2011 for $100 million.

After closing its beta Beta program in April 2014, GOQii became commercially available in India in August 2014.

GOQii's application also integrates with 35 major fitness bands including Jawbone, Fitbit, Garmin, Moov, Misfit and Sony. Users have to decide on a goal and chose a coach to guide them on the application.

Goqii is backed by angel investors like Amit Singhal (Google), Shriram Nene and his wife and Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit-Nene and had raised $2.5 million.

The company has about 1 lakh users of its platform, who pay anywhere upwards of Rs 4,000 for a three-month coaching plan.

International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that wearable device shipments will reach 76.1 million units in 2015, up 164 per cent from 2014. By 2019, worldwide wearable shipments is expected to reach 173.4 million units.

7 Biggest VCs In The World

7 Biggest VCs In The World

Venture Capitalist firms are considered very important in the startup world. One can always look forward to a VC firm to raise funds for their startup. Venture Capitalists are people who invest in early stage businesses that have a high potential to grow in future. They traditionally receive equity in the startup business in return for funding it. However, nowadays, the trend involves demanding a mixture of debt financing and equity.

Venture Capital Funds come with a number of advantages over any other funding methods for startups. They inject long term equity finance which acts as a solid capital base for future growth. They even act as a business partner, who shares both the risks and rewards of the business.  In addition to this, Venture Capitalist funds are high on practical knowledge and advice from their past experiences with other companies. They also come with a network of contacts that can add value to your startup.

We at IndianWeb2 have put together a list of seven biggest Venture Capitalists in the World.


  1. Sequoia Capital-


    Founded in November, 1972 by Don Valentine, Sequoia Capital helps young entrepreneurs build successful companies. The Menlo Park, California based company helps the entrepreneurs in pushing the envelope and doing things out of the box. The companies partnering with Sequoia benefit from its unmatched community and the lessons that they have learned from their experiences in the last forty years of working with some of the big names in the biz world including Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Drew Houston, Jerry Yang and Larry Ellison, among many others.

    In aggregate, Sequoia Capital backed companies make up for more than twenty percent of NASDAQ’s total value.

    Portfolio -
    On the international front, the VC has invested in Vasan Health Care, Micromax and MuSigma. Closer home, Sequoia was one of the most active venture funds in the year 2014. The company made fresh tech investments in OlaCabs and mobile gaming startup Octro, among others.


  2. Benchmark Capital -


    Benchmark is a San Francisco based Venture Capital firm that was founded by Bob Kagle in the year 1995. It is an early stage venture capital firm that focuses on local, social, cloud and mobile companies that disrupt various industries. The firm has its offices in San Francisco and Menlo Park, California. Since 1995, the firm has invested in more than two hundred startups with its market value exceeding a whopping $ 100 billion.

    Portfolio -
    The San Francisco based Venture Capital firm is famous for its commitment towards open source. It is also recognized for creating the first equal compensation and ownership structure for its partners. Its investments have included Instagram, Friendster, eBay, AOL and Uber, among many other.


  3. Khosla Ventures -


    This Menlo Park, California headquartered Venture Capital firm was founded by Vinod Khosla, in the year 2004. The firm aims to provide strategic advice and venture assistance to young entrepreneurs working on revolutionary technologies. The California based company has over 4 billion dollars under management. The firm does seed, Private Equity, Early stage venture, Post Ipo Equty, Debt Financing and later stage Venture investments.

    Portfolio -
    Khosla Ventures mainly focuses on investing in environmentally friendly technologies. It also makes investments in traditional venture areas like silicon, mobile, internet and computing technology arenas. Its major investments include Panzura, Amyris and EcoMotors.


  4. General Catalyst -


    Founded by David Orfao, Bill Fitzgerald, David Fialkow and Joel Cutler in 2000, General Catalyst is a Cambridge, MA headquartered Venture Capital firm. The firm is famous for making growth equity and early stage investments. The firm focuses on innovative technology companies working towards building products that have the potential to transform industries. The firm uses it broad experience to help entrepreneurs in building market leading businesses. It has offices in New York, Cambridge, CA, MA and Palo Alto.

    The firm’s tagline “Entrepreneurs investing in entrepreneurs” echoes its mission. The Cambridge, MA based firm believes the entrepreneurial background of its partners is its singular asset.

    Portfolio -
    The first has made invested in innovative technology companies like Stripe, Snapchat and Air BnB, among many others.


  5. Accel Partners -


    Founded in January,1983, Accel Partners is a global venture capital firm that does seed, debt financing, early stage venture, later stage venture, private equity and grant investments. The Palo Alto, CA headquartered firm has its offices in India, New York, China, Silicon Valley and London. They are famous for making multi-stage investments in internet technology based companies. The firm has over six billion dollars under management and has invested in companies like Facebook, Dropbox and Mu Sigma.

    Accel with over 12 investments ended up making the highest number of tech investments last year.

    Portfolio -
    The Silicon Valley fund was one of the earliest investors in ecommerce giant Flipkart. The fund had invested a whopping $1 million in Flipkart back then in 2009.


  6. Andreessen Horowitz -


    Founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz is a $ 4 billion, Menlo Park, California headquartered Venture Capital firm. The 2009 established firm does debt financing, seed, early stage ventures, later stage ventures and private equity investments. The firm was ranked number one venture capital firm in 2011 by Investor Rank. The rank was based on its networks and level of syndication with other venture capital firms.

    The California based company made its first investment back in 2009, in Apptio, a technology business management SaaS developer. In 2011, it became the first venture capital firm to have a stock in four of the highest valued, privately owned social media companies of that year: Twitter, Facebook, Zynga and Groupon.

    Portfolio -
    The venture capital firm recently announced investments in Distelli, an information technology automation company and Stack Exchange.  Its major investments include Skype and Foursquare.


  7. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)


    Founded by Frank Bonsal, Richard C. Kramlich and Chuck Newhall in 1977, NEA is one of the largest and most active venture capital firm in the world. The firm is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and Menlo Park, California. It also has its offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Baltimore, Shanghai, New York, Beijing and Boston.

    The global venture capital firm focuses on investment in information technology, energy technology and health care companies. The firm invests between $ 1million and $ 50 million in companies that differ in terms of both sector and stage.

    Portfolio -
    The firm’s current portfolio includes MongoDB, Buzzfeed, Hearsay Social, Houzz and Intarcia Therapeutics.

7 Biggest VCs In The World

7 Biggest VCs In The World

Venture Capitalist firms are considered very important in the startup world. One can always look forward to a VC firm to raise funds for their startup. Venture Capitalists are people who invest in early stage businesses that have a high potential to grow in future. They traditionally receive equity in the startup business in return for funding it. However, nowadays, the trend involves demanding a mixture of debt financing and equity.

Venture Capital Funds come with a number of advantages over any other funding methods for startups. They inject long term equity finance which acts as a solid capital base for future growth. They even act as a business partner, who shares both the risks and rewards of the business.  In addition to this, Venture Capitalist funds are high on practical knowledge and advice from their past experiences with other companies. They also come with a network of contacts that can add value to your startup.

We at IndianWeb2 have put together a list of seven biggest Venture Capitalists in the World.


  1. Sequoia Capital-


    Founded in November, 1972 by Don Valentine, Sequoia Capital helps young entrepreneurs build successful companies. The Menlo Park, California based company helps the entrepreneurs in pushing the envelope and doing things out of the box. The companies partnering with Sequoia benefit from its unmatched community and the lessons that they have learned from their experiences in the last forty years of working with some of the big names in the biz world including Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Drew Houston, Jerry Yang and Larry Ellison, among many others.

    In aggregate, Sequoia Capital backed companies make up for more than twenty percent of NASDAQ’s total value.

    Portfolio -
    On the international front, the VC has invested in Vasan Health Care, Micromax and MuSigma. Closer home, Sequoia was one of the most active venture funds in the year 2014. The company made fresh tech investments in OlaCabs and mobile gaming startup Octro, among others.


  2. Benchmark Capital -


    Benchmark is a San Francisco based Venture Capital firm that was founded by Bob Kagle in the year 1995. It is an early stage venture capital firm that focuses on local, social, cloud and mobile companies that disrupt various industries. The firm has its offices in San Francisco and Menlo Park, California. Since 1995, the firm has invested in more than two hundred startups with its market value exceeding a whopping $ 100 billion.

    Portfolio -
    The San Francisco based Venture Capital firm is famous for its commitment towards open source. It is also recognized for creating the first equal compensation and ownership structure for its partners. Its investments have included Instagram, Friendster, eBay, AOL and Uber, among many other.


  3. Khosla Ventures -


    This Menlo Park, California headquartered Venture Capital firm was founded by Vinod Khosla, in the year 2004. The firm aims to provide strategic advice and venture assistance to young entrepreneurs working on revolutionary technologies. The California based company has over 4 billion dollars under management. The firm does seed, Private Equity, Early stage venture, Post Ipo Equty, Debt Financing and later stage Venture investments.

    Portfolio -
    Khosla Ventures mainly focuses on investing in environmentally friendly technologies. It also makes investments in traditional venture areas like silicon, mobile, internet and computing technology arenas. Its major investments include Panzura, Amyris and EcoMotors.


  4. General Catalyst -


    Founded by David Orfao, Bill Fitzgerald, David Fialkow and Joel Cutler in 2000, General Catalyst is a Cambridge, MA headquartered Venture Capital firm. The firm is famous for making growth equity and early stage investments. The firm focuses on innovative technology companies working towards building products that have the potential to transform industries. The firm uses it broad experience to help entrepreneurs in building market leading businesses. It has offices in New York, Cambridge, CA, MA and Palo Alto.

    The firm’s tagline “Entrepreneurs investing in entrepreneurs” echoes its mission. The Cambridge, MA based firm believes the entrepreneurial background of its partners is its singular asset.

    Portfolio -
    The first has made invested in innovative technology companies like Stripe, Snapchat and Air BnB, among many others.


  5. Accel Partners -


    Founded in January,1983, Accel Partners is a global venture capital firm that does seed, debt financing, early stage venture, later stage venture, private equity and grant investments. The Palo Alto, CA headquartered firm has its offices in India, New York, China, Silicon Valley and London. They are famous for making multi-stage investments in internet technology based companies. The firm has over six billion dollars under management and has invested in companies like Facebook, Dropbox and Mu Sigma.

    Accel with over 12 investments ended up making the highest number of tech investments last year.

    Portfolio -
    The Silicon Valley fund was one of the earliest investors in ecommerce giant Flipkart. The fund had invested a whopping $1 million in Flipkart back then in 2009.


  6. Andreessen Horowitz -


    Founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz is a $ 4 billion, Menlo Park, California headquartered Venture Capital firm. The 2009 established firm does debt financing, seed, early stage ventures, later stage ventures and private equity investments. The firm was ranked number one venture capital firm in 2011 by Investor Rank. The rank was based on its networks and level of syndication with other venture capital firms.

    The California based company made its first investment back in 2009, in Apptio, a technology business management SaaS developer. In 2011, it became the first venture capital firm to have a stock in four of the highest valued, privately owned social media companies of that year: Twitter, Facebook, Zynga and Groupon.

    Portfolio -
    The venture capital firm recently announced investments in Distelli, an information technology automation company and Stack Exchange.  Its major investments include Skype and Foursquare.


  7. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)


    Founded by Frank Bonsal, Richard C. Kramlich and Chuck Newhall in 1977, NEA is one of the largest and most active venture capital firm in the world. The firm is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and Menlo Park, California. It also has its offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Baltimore, Shanghai, New York, Beijing and Boston.

    The global venture capital firm focuses on investment in information technology, energy technology and health care companies. The firm invests between $ 1million and $ 50 million in companies that differ in terms of both sector and stage.

    Portfolio -
    The firm’s current portfolio includes MongoDB, Buzzfeed, Hearsay Social, Houzz and Intarcia Therapeutics.

SaaS Startup Blueshift Raises $2.6 million from Nexus & NEA

SaaS Startup Blueshift Raises $2.6 million from Nexus & NEA

Early-stage SaaS startup BlueShift Labs based in San Francisco has raised $2.6 million in a seed round of funding led by Nexus Venture Partners and NEA (New Enterprise Associates). The deal was formally closed in August but was announced today.

BlueShift enables ecommerce companies to convert visitors into repeat buyers with its Multi-channel Predictive Marketing Automation software available as a online service.

A group of angel investors including Tim Kopp, former CMO of ExactTarget, Neil Tolaney, former investor at Technology Crossover Ventures), and Kosmix founders Anand Rajaramanand Venky Harinarayan, have participated in the seed round.

"Blueshift's mission is to enable marketers to use the power of big fast data to build deeper relationships with their customers," said Vijay Chittoor, co-founder and CEO of Blueshift.

The company was founded this year by Chittoor, Manyam Mallela and Mehul Shah who are repeat entrepreneurs who previously built Mertado.com (acquired by Groupon), and was part of the founding team behind Kosmix (acquired by Walmart to become @WalmartLabs). The company is backed by top tier silicon valley investors and is in pilot tests with select high growth customers.

Blueshift claims to be first of its kind Multi-Channel Predictive Marketing Automation software for ecommerce. Using Blueshift, marketers can automatically trigger messaging to users segmented on behavioral, demographic and derived parameters. Blueshift also provides predictive segments based on user propensity towards certain action s- e.g. a segment of users who show a high propensity to buy a certain category of product.

Blueshift is the latest seed stage deal from Mumbai based Nexus, which has more than $600 million in funds under management.

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