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YourStory

YourStory

YourStory is an online news portal that covers entrepreneurship, startups and their investment activities. [2] [3] [4] [5] It primarily covers indian businesses that are startups and promotes India's entrepreneurial ecosystem. [6] YourStory was founded by Shradha Sharma in 2008. [7] [8] [9] [10] Some of the other products by YourStory include a startup jobs board, an online startup database called YSPages and a market research product called YS Research. [11]

YourStory
CommercialYes
Type of site
Technology news and analysis
RegistrationNone
Created byShradha Sharma
LaunchedOctober 1, 2008; 7 years ago(2008-10-01)
Alexa rank
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Current statusActive

TechSparks

TechSparks is an entrepreneurship summit hosted by YourStory.

[12] It is one of the tech startup showcase event in India.

[13] [14] It began in 2010 and is where some technology startups launch their products and services competing on stage in front of venture capital potential investors and other interested parties for prize money and publicity. [15]

Investments

YourStory is backed by Ratan Tata. [16] It has raised $5 million Series A funding from Ratan Tata, Kalaari Capital, TV Mohandas Pai and Qualcomm Ventures in August 2015. [7] [2] [5] [11]

Recent Activities

Covered the stories of all the major startups like snapdeal, Flipkart, Kalaage, etc. and has been keen upon uncovering the greatest Indian startup ideas.

References

[1]
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[2]
Citation Linkalexa.com"YourStory.com Site Info"
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[3]
Citation Linkgadgets.ndtv.com"India Funding Roundup: HyperVerge, MSM Box, YourStory"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[4]
Citation Linkbusiness-standard.com"eBay launches campaign to encourage women entrepreneurs"
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[5]
Citation Linkbbc.com"India's fast-growing start-up business scene"
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[6]
Citation Linkbusiness-standard.com"Ratan Tata reads YourStory and writes a cheque for it"
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[7]
Citation Linkbusiness-standard.com"India scores high in angel and incubator participation"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[8]
Citation Linkthehindubusinessline.com"Ratan Tata invests in news portal Yourstory.com"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[9]
Citation Linklivemint.com"Entrepreneurs The company of teens"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[10]
Citation Linkthehindubusinessline.com"Listen to the green shoots"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[11]
Citation Linkmyventure.in"What entrepreneurs can learn from Shradha Sharma, founder of YourStory"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[12]
Citation Linktech.economictimes.indiatimes.com"YourStory raises funding from Ratan Tata and other investors"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[13]
Citation Linktimesofindia.indiatimes.com"Six city-based startups pitch for funding at TechSparks meet"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[14]
Citation Linkventurebeat.com"TechSparks 2012 Discovering the best startups from across India"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[15]
Citation Linkventurebeat.com"TechSparks 2012 unveils the top 30 emerging tech startups from India"
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[16]
Citation Linkudaipurtimes.com"Woodenstreet ranks among 6 Most Innovative Startups"
Aug 2, 2016, 2:06 AM
[17]
Citation Linkarticles.economictimes.indiatimes.com"undisclosed pre Series A funding"
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