MakeMyTrip scouting for more acquisitions after Ibibo

After the Ibibo acquisition, MakeMyTrip is now look to buy technology-oriented hotel solution providers, CEO Deep Kalra has said

Source: Livemint

Vestiaire Collective raises $62 million to grow its marketplace for premium secondhand fashion

Vestiaire Collective, a marketplace for premium secondhand clothing and fashion accessories, has raised 58 million ($62 million) from Vitruvian Partners, with participation from Eurazeo and Idinvest Partners.

Source: Venturebeat

EquipmentShare raises $20 million for construction equipment marketplace

Construction machinery marketplace EquipmentShare today announced $20 million in new funding to help bring more efficiency to the buying, selling, and lending of equipment, which ranges from backhoes to bulldozers and bandsaws.

Source: Venturebeat

Fuse raises $12 million for app building tool that helps designers and developers collaborate

In 2015, Fuse began testing a service that it claimed would provide a better way for designers and developers to build mobile apps, eliminating the need to constantly compile code.

Source: Venturebeat

Measure raises $15 million to help companies use drones to capture and analyze data

We don't make drones. We make drones work," proclaims Washington, DC-based Measure, a startup that's setting out to help enterprises set up their own drone programs.

Source: Venturebeat

Rocket Internet closes new $1 billion venture fund to back internet startups

Rocket Internet Capital Partners Fund, the venture arm of the German internet giant, announced today that it has raised $1 billion to invest across all stages of startups.

Source: Venturebeat

Proof lands $2 million to explain the cause and effect of your marketing spend

You entered the role with rose-tinted glasses, thinking it would be full of creative ideas and life-changing campaigns, only to discover that it is really about managing technology and proving everything you do is making the company more than you spend.

Source: Venturebeat

TripActions launches its business travel app and unveils a $14.6 million round

Booking a holiday is fun, but booking a professional trip often isn't. TripActions is trying to change that with a solution that incentivizes employees to spend more consciously through a rewards program.

Source: Venturebeat

NEA seeks to raise $3 billion fund, the largest since 2007

New Enterprise Associates, one of the venture capital industry's leading fundraisers, wants to raise $3 billion in what would be the largest single venture fund raised since 2007

Source: Venturebeat

InsideSales.com raises $50 million to accelerate sales

InsideSales.com, a company that provides sales acceleration software, today announced a $50 million funding round.

Source: Venturebeat

Sales CRM startup Pipedrive raises $17 million from Atomico and others

Sales software startup Pipedrive has closed a $17 million Series B funding round led by Skype cofounder Niklas Zennstrom's Atomico, with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners.

Source: Venturebeat

Teamable raises $5 million to widen talent pool by tapping into social networks

Teamable, which provides recruiting software for businesses, today announced funding of $5 million, led by True Ventures.

Source: Venturebeat

Poncho the Weather Cat, An Interview with Greg Leuch

What was the original design vision for Poncho? Just for weather notifications, or something else?

Source: CNN