wordpress blog stats
Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

, , ,

Activity Marketplace Tushky.com Raises Rs 35 Lakh

Mumbai-based Tushky Events & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd which runs Tushky, an online activity marketplace, has raised Rs 35 lakh as an angel investment from undisclosed investors, reports Techcircle. According to the report, the company will use the funding raised to build a model–view–presenter (MVP) and do a proof of concept (POC). Apart from that, it will also use the funding to  develop its backend operations. The site, launched in April this year, is essentially a marketplace where businesses/individuals can offer their services to provide fun activities in or around a city. Tushky essentially offers two services -- discovering activities and listing activities. Businesses or individual can list their service for free, however, Tushky charges a fee from them, once an order is placed. We registered on the site the old fashioned way, by entering our email id as Facebook connect on the portal did not work. Much to our surprise, after registering on the site, it sent us a password in our email. Registered users can earn loyalty points by recommending activities to their friends and family on social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook. Users can then get discounts on activities using those loyalty points. At the time of writing this article we found interesting activities like sky diving, learning Pottery, rafting, and candle making on the portal. Apart from activities, the website also offers getaways and party add-ons. Currently, Tushky has clients including HSBC, Schlumberger, among others. Other Marketplaces While Tushky offers a marketplace for travelers and hobbyists and provides activities, deals sites like Crazeal also offer activities and…

Please subscribe/login to read the full story.
Written By

Free Reads

News

With GPS in every car, India's toll collection is going high-tech.

News

Google is currently undergoing the necessary procedures for the leasehold land, which is presently under the ownership of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation.

News

The pilot project for which is being launched in 19 cities this year, with a plan to launch a full-fledged rollout next year.

MediaNama’s mission is to help build a digital ecosystem which is open, fair, global and competitive.

Views

News

NPCI CEO Dilip Asbe recently said that what is not written in regulations is a no-go for fintech entities. But following this advice could...

News

Notably, Indus Appstore will allow app developers to use third-party billing systems for in-app billing without having to pay any commission to Indus, a...

News

The existing commission-based model, which companies like Uber and Ola have used for a long time and still stick to, has received criticism from...

News

Factors like Indus not charging developers any commission for in-app payments and antitrust orders issued by India's competition regulator against Google could contribute to...

News

Is open-sourcing of AI, and the use cases that come with it, a good starting point to discuss the responsibility and liability of AI?...

You May Also Like

News

Google has released a Google Travel Trends Report which states that branded budget hotel search queries grew 179% year over year (YOY) in India, in...

Advert

135 job openings in over 60 companies are listed at our free Digital and Mobile Job Board: If you’re looking for a job, or...

News

By Aroon Deep and Aditya Chunduru You’re reading it here first: Twitter has complied with government requests to censor 52 tweets that mostly criticised...

News

Rajesh Kumar* doesn’t have many enemies in life. But, Uber, for which he drives a cab everyday, is starting to look like one, he...

MediaNama is the premier source of information and analysis on Technology Policy in India. More about MediaNama, and contact information, here.

© 2008-2021 Mixed Bag Media Pvt. Ltd. Developed By PixelVJ

Subscribe to our daily newsletter
Name:*
Your email address:*
*
Please enter all required fields Click to hide
Correct invalid entries Click to hide

© 2008-2021 Mixed Bag Media Pvt. Ltd. Developed By PixelVJ