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Dineout launches FIFA contest for fans
MUMBAI: India’s premier table reservation platform, Dineout, has just made the 2018 FIFA World Cup more exciting for football fans in India who couldn’t make it to Russia for the games by presenting the ‘Dineout Predict and Win’ contest.
It requires users to simply download the Dineout app, make their daily score predictions and win daily Dineout Earnings. Instead of points and coupons with fine print, a user can win Dineout Earnings of up to Rs 1500 every single day during the World Cup. For the uninitiated, Dineout Earnings can be used to pay your restaurant bill at top restaurants in any city where Dineout’s services are available.
To add more, Dineout Earnings can be used to pay up to 50 per cent of your restaurant bill. Besides this, it can also be used to earn your entry to watch the World Cup matches at top restaurants in the cities where Dineout’s services are available. Dineout will have a special listing of top restaurants screening the FIFA World Cup matches in the cities where Dineout is present.
To participate in ‘Dineout Predict and Win’ contest, users need to download the Dineout App and click on the Football icon to start playing. Users win even if their team loses despite their prediction.
To top it all, the user with the most number of accurate predictions and the highest earnings stands to win a ‘free trip to Spain for two – powered by Paytm Travel.’
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Aman Gupta’s OFF/BEAT secures Rs 100 crore seed funding round
Bessemer backs new venture betting on AI and India’s digital shift
MUMBAI: Aman Gupta has raised Rs 100 crore in seed funding for his new venture OFF/BEAT, with Bessemer Venture Partners leading the round as it bets on a new wave of AI-led, consumer-first businesses in India.
The funding marks an early but significant push for OFF/BEAT, which is positioned to tap into a rapidly evolving market shaped by a digitally native generation and advances in artificial intelligence. The venture aims to build at the intersection of culture and technology, where brand identity and innovation increasingly go hand in hand.
Gupta, best known for co-founding boAt and scaling it into a Rs 3,000 crore-plus business, is now looking to apply those learnings to a new playbook. His focus this time is not just on building a consumer brand, but on leveraging AI and global networks to accelerate growth.
OFF/BEAT founder Aman Gupta said, “Having built from scratch before, I know what capital can do and what it cannot. This time, I was looking for partners with a global perspective who can help me leverage technology and AI, because that is where the future lies. Bessemer’s track record with companies like Anthropic, Shopify, Canva and LinkedIn says it all.”
The choice of investor reflects that ambition. Bessemer Venture Partners has backed global technology players such as Anthropic, Shopify, Canva and LinkedIn, bringing not just capital but strategic support and global reach.
Bessemer Venture Partners partner Anant Vidur Puri said, “We back founders who see around corners. Aman saw how a new India would come to think about aspiration, identity and quality, and built boAt as proof. He is now applying that same instinct to a market being reshaped by AI and by a generation with entirely new expectations.”
The investment comes at a time when India’s startup ecosystem is being reshaped by both consumer behaviour and technological disruption. Founders are increasingly expected to understand not just products, but the cultural shifts that drive adoption.
For OFF/BEAT, the journey is just beginning, but the signal is clear. In a market where attention is fleeting and expectations are rising, building something truly distinctive may be the only way to stay on beat.
