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<keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> co-founder <keyword id="194394" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Biz-Stone">Biz Stone</keyword> invested in Lookup, a free local shopping app that connects shoppers with businesses. 
 
Lookup, which started its operations last year in October, is a mobile application that uses chat to disrupt local commerce in India. 
 
The app, available on both Android and iOS, eliminates the need to call a retailer and wait for a response. It assimilates all the requirements from buying groceries, home delivery, to product/price enquiry into one app. 
 
On Wednesday, Lookup raised Series A funding from Stone. He has joined the team as an investor and advisor. Lookup will be using the funds towards investment in expanding its merchant base for convenience of its users and to branch out in newer geographies. 
 
Started by Innoz’s Deepak Ravindran, Lookup had already registered over 2, 00,000 downloads and answered over three million queries within about five months of its launch. 
 
“I'm honoured to be a part of Deepak’s next big project and I am truly impressed by what he has already accomplished in his life. I’m very excited about working with such an inspiring entrepreneur, whom I share common ideologies with,” said Stone. 
 Lookup raised a total of $382,000 in its seed round, from multiple investors including Infosys’ <keyword id="6530028" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Kris-Gopalakrishnan">Kris Gopalakrishnan</keyword>, Teru Sato, DeNA and MKS Group (Switzerland). 
 
“I am extremely thrilled that Biz Stone is personally investing in our Series A round. It is almost surreal. His beliefs and ideals are very fascinating and I am glad that someone so altruistic and with such a genuine moral compass is a mentor and advisor to me and my company,” said Ravindran. 
 
He added that receiving this funding was like getting another opportunity to blazon the world with innovation. “We plan to integrate all the offline businesses into the online world and connect them to their customers. The final goal is to make Lookup a global phenomenon and hope to ease the busy lives of the people,” said Ravindran, when asked about future plans. 
 
Going forward, Lookup will introduce more categories, payment options, NLP/Artificial Intelligence, deep linking to other apps as well as add a virtual store on its platform for vendors to sell through Lookup besides fostering partnerships with businesses in newer verticals such as education.

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How do you feel about your future told to you through your <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=smartphone&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">smartphone?</a> 
 No, we’re not talking of those generic <keyword id="30777" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Astrology">astrology</keyword> predictions, but a feature that will read your palm and give you a prediction that is applicable only for you- that too within minutes. 
 
And, before you ask- yes, it’s absolutely free. However that offer might expire after this week. (So hurry?) 
 <keyword id="1600315" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Lookup">Lookup</keyword>, the chat-based local commerce <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=app&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">app </a>has recently introduced this exciting new service. 
 
All one has to do is click a picture of one’s palm, send it to Lookup through chat and get a basic prediction of one’s future. Women have to send a snap of their left palm while men have to click their right palm. 
 The maximum time that the <keyword id="138263" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="startup">startup</keyword> claims they’ll take to send your prediction back to you is 60 minutes. 
 
In order to make this service authentic and accurate, Lookup has tied up with renowned <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=astrology&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">astrologers</a> and palm-readers in the country. It has partnered with Sri Venkateswara Jyothishyalaya in Bangalore, Palm Reading, Mumbai and Astro Salah Jyotish &amp; Vastu Kendra in Gurgaon to read users’ palms for free. 
 After Lookup users have received a preliminary <keyword id="1484990" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Future-Prediction">future prediction</keyword>, they can also book an appointment with the astrologers and palmists for a more detailed understanding of what lies ahead for them. 
 
When asked about the idea behind launching this service, Deepak Ravindran, Founder and CEO of Lookup said, "Lookup is going to play the ABCD card — Astrology, Bollywood, Cricket and Devotional — to penetrate deeper into India and to take everything local to the next level using chat" 
 
By connecting users with astrologers and palmists on chat for a free first consultation, they also aim to help them identify the best and most highly-rated professionals in this realm in their vicinity. 
 
So what are you waiting for? Get clicking! 
 
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Just last week, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Exclusive-Five-pieces-of-advice-from-Hikes-KavinMittal-that-every-startup-should-keep-in-mind/articleshow/50926451.cms">Kavin Mittal</a> unveiled <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/In-pictures-Ispent-two-hours-at-Hikes-new-office-and-I-wish-I-could-go-back-again/articleshow/50925928.cms">Hike Messenger’s new office</a> which looked straight out of your dream and less like an office and more like a vacation. 
 
Mittal was of the strong belief that a modern workplace should ditch the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Exclusive-Here-are-the-5-qualities-Hikes-Kavin-Mittal-looks-for-while-hiring/articleshow/51010049.cms">traditional outlines of a office </a>and reflect all that the company stood for- creativity, fun and work. 
 
He further added that the right environment makes as much difference as the right kind of people. 
 And, looks like he’s not alone. More and more <keyword id="6362513" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Startups">startups</keyword> are ditching their boring offices and redesigning their <keyword id="758423" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="office-spaces">office spaces</keyword> to reflect what they stand for. 
 
Expect lots of posters, more inspirational and funny quotes, comfortable lounge seating, minimalistic design and bright colours. 
 
 

	(FreeChai from <keyword id="6377963" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Freecharge">FreeCharge</keyword>)
 
For instance, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=freecharge">FreeCharge</a>, the digital payment platform and wallet player founded by <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=kunal+shah">Kunal Shah </a>and Sandeep Tandon has ensured that its office design resonates the company’s ideology of collaboration and conversations, leading to great innovation. 
 
Every inch of the 22,115 sq, ft office area is designed by graffiti artists and comprises 187 workstations, 5 meeting rooms, a cafeteria, board room, two hanging seating units, informal couch settings, relaxo units and so much more. 
 
 

	(A relaxo unit at the FreeCharge office)
 
 
Each meeting room bears a water colour painting of personalities like cricketer Rahul Dravid, author and poet Rabindranath Tagore, the legend of music A.R. Rahman, the late Dr APJ Kalam and JRD Tata. These inspirational figures stand for leadership, triumph, resilience, and have had humble beginnings which are in line with the core values of FreeCharge, thus making it a perfect blend. 
 


	 (LookUp's office is comfort redefined)
 
 
On the other hand, LookUp, a personal assistant app that lets you directly chat with local stores to order food, buy groceries, make reservations and ensure home delivery at the drop of a text has designed its Bangalore office to to cater to the requirement of flexible and open workspaces for a young and dynamic team. 
 


	 (What a lovely place to work!)
 
 
According to Deepak Ravindran, CEO and Founder of LookUp, the vision was to design a space that was minimal yet confident and most importantly, efficient. 
 


	(A look at the cute telephone boots for Skype calls at LookUp's office)
 
Thus, the 5,000 sq feet of space encompasses standing desks, tables you can write on, cosy cubicles, indigenous plant species to improve air quality and differentiate, cluster of bright red old-school telephone booths for those Skype calls and last, but not the least- an amphitheater, which acts as a brainstorming arena by day and doubles up as a recreational hub by night.

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Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> launched yet one of his other pet projects—Digital India with much fanfare. He emphasized on connecting India through technology and invited investments for his project. And while teleco and infrastructure majors <keyword id="6354287" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharti-Airtel">Bharti Airtel</keyword> and <keyword id="6487" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliance-Industries-Ltd">Reliance Industries Ltd</keyword> have pledged $1.6 billion and $39.3 billion respectively in the initiative, here’s what everyone had to say about the project: 
 
Prakash Sangam, CEO, <keyword id="6359128" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Redbus">RedBus</keyword> 
 
We at redBus would like to commend and wholeheartedly welcome PM Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative. We believe that such initiatives in the new digital era will empower India and its citizens, open up new opportunities and accelerate economic growth. 
 
Pramod Saxena, founder and CMD, <keyword id="389412" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Oxigen">Oxigen</keyword> Services 
 
Digitising India is the only sure shot way to reach the benefit of growth to india's masses and that then will create the multiplier to ensure the target 8 to 10% sustained GDP growth. The call for digital India is certainly the most appropriate call for transforming India into a vibrant and strong global economy. 
 
Rohit Raghav, co-founder, Phone Warrior 
 
Digitalization must be accompanied by democratization. Indians need, and deserve, a visionary approach to public services like Digital India initiative. However, one of the fundamental lacunae in British-era bureaucracy systems in our country is lack of feedback systems for government policies and execution. Service that will go completely digital will become faceless to a large extent and run the risk of big gaps in delivery quality. Ubiquitous mobile phones could be ideal partner for government and people in facilitating very fast, simple, and accurate real-time feedback. True democratization means true empowerment and it can begin now. 
 
Deepak Ravindran, founder and CEO, Lookup 
 
Digital India subsumes a mix of services and plans that are just right for reinvigorating the state of governance in the country. The programme will make it easy for the citizens to avail the government services online, in an easy way. With this technology advancement, India will transform into a digitally empowered knowledge economy. 
 
As far as private and public sector synergy is concerned, the engagement of the private sector in national development programs has the potential to serve development ends across any and all sectors. It will support the government by providing suitable infrastructure and technology-led facilities to consumers. Besides this, there will be a good inflow of innovative ideas and modern technologies from the private sector that will give a boost to the Digital India Programme. 
 
Brijesh Agrawal, Founder and CEO, Tolexo.com an IndiaMART 
 
Digital India is an initiative that holds the potential of transforming India into a developed nation in the next two decades. Not to forget that this will give a much needed boost to the booming e-commerce eco-system in India. 
 
With the government focusing on broadband and smartphone penetration across the country, it’s a great opportunity for the e-commerce players to accelerate their growth by tapping a new set of target audience. As a player in online B2B e-commerce space, we are already doing more than two-thirds of our orders from tier 2,3 &amp;4 cities and this initiative will further help us reach out to businesses in areas that offer huge potential but remain untapped due to poor connectivity and infrastructure issues. We look forward to metamorphosis of our nation into a digitally-empowered economy. 
 
Puneet Johar, CEO, The New Ventures 
 <keyword id="2926829" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Digital-India-Week">Digital India week</keyword> is a welcome move with the view to transform the country into a digitally-empowered knowledge economy. The idea is to create awareness and sensitize people from all strata about the ongoing activities under the Digital India platform. It reaches beyond the early adopters to tell people about the utility if digital as a consumer and in their profession. 
 
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