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JustDial Finally Files For An IPO – Raising Rs.360Cr

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Local search major, JustDial has finally filed its DRHP with SEBI for an IPO. JustDial is looking to raise Rs.360Cr. through issue of 10.6Mn fresh shares. Few promoters are also offloading their stake. Last year around the same time, there … Read More »

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16 Jun

Insta7 – The Super Efficient Homepage For Your Mobile Browser

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We recently discussed whether mobile apps are the new web and the appstores new browser. There is an interesting tool that is bringing apps and appstore back to the mobile browser. Insta7 is a mobile site that works as an aggregator … Read More »

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07 Jun

Justdial Raises $10 Million From SAP Ventures and Sequoia Capital

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Justdial has raised $10 million from SAP Ventures and Sequoia Capital. JustDial earlier raised funding from SAIF Partners/US based Tiger Global Management and $8.2mn from Sequoia Capital in 2009. Justdial is also working towards its IPO and even recently hired … Read More »

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13 Jul

JustDial Reseller Program Rs.15 Per Record

By Guest Author 29 Comments

If you can’t find it on Google, try JustDial. If you still can’t find it, you can earn Rs.15. JustDial has launched a reseller program to crowd source its database and also find resellers for its smart listings (paid) services. … Read More »

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23 Mar

Finally, JustDial Launches its US Service

By sinha 5 Comments

JustDial was supposed to launch its US service in 2009 and the company had raised funds from SAIF Partners and Tiger Global Management for global expansion. Later Sequoia bought the stake from the two funds [for $8.2mn] and today, JustDial … Read More »

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20 Nov

asklaila launches Voice Search (Call Center Based)..Feasibility vs. Monetization

By sinha 3 Comments

askLaila has launched Voice based search (yes!! voice based, i.e. call center driven) in Bangalore and plans to expand to other cities in near future. askLaila earlier tried voice recognition (did pilot/PoC with another startup) and while the company tried … Read More »

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10 Sep

The Local Search Business in India – Traffic Check

By Guest Author 11 Comments

A review of local search players in India – Justdial, Metromela, AskLaila, OnYoMo, Yahoo and Burrp. Read More »

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23 Jul

Sequoia Capital Invests $8.2mn in JustDial

By sinha 3 Comments

Sequoia Capital has invested $8.2mn (Rs. 40 crores) in Justdial, the local search engine firm. This is JustDial’s third round of funding – JustDial earlier raised funding from

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03 Jun