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Loconomy - your hyper local marketplace

May 6, 2008 – 4:45 pm

There are many startups hoping to tame the local search market in India. At first glance, Loconomy seems no different.However, on closer inspection, it becomes apparent that Loconomy offers some subtle, interesting features, which may very well set it apart from some of the other players.
Some of the generic local search related features offered by […]

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Guruji.com targets Rs 20 crores revenue by 2009

March 31, 2008 – 5:40 pm

Guruji.com, the Indian search engine, has started monetizing traffic by adopting a pay-per-click revenue model and is hoping to make $5 million (Rs 20 crores) by end of 2009 - early 2010.
Guruji received a first round funding of $7 million from Sequoia Capital and Suvir Sujan (Nexus India Capital) and is looking to close a […]

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Sulekha plans IPO in 2009

March 24, 2008 – 4:07 pm

I’ve been procastinating to write this post for a long time now. However, when I read about Sulekha’s IPO plans for 2009, I knew there just wouldnt be a better time.
As per a BS story, Sulekha plans to launch an IPO in 2009 targetting revenues of $ 30 million. The company is also planning to […]

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Vote for you favorite local search startup

January 7, 2008 – 2:12 am

I mentioned earlier about getting your votes on some of your favorite startups.
Here’s the first one - covering the local search category. Go ahead and vote for your favorite local search related startup.
Additional categories will follow:

What is your favorite local search startup ?

AskLaila

JustDial

Burrp

Guruji

TolmolBol

Dwaar

Citipals

Onyomo

View Results

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