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Social Quotient Gets Backed By Anita And Yash Dongre; Receives Undisclosed...
A startup for social causes, Social Quotient has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from fashion designer Anita Dongre and her son Yash Dongre. The mother-son duo has partnered with Milind...
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Rising After The Fall: Takeaways From Failed Indian Hyperlocal Startups
Over the last few years, the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem has seen a remarkable growth for the hyperlocal industry – both in terms of the number of startups operating in the segment and the amount...
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Government Working On Regulatory Framework For Cab Aggregators: Nitin Gadkari
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, assured taxi aggregators that the government is working towards simplifying their problems. He also added that cab aggregators should also find a way...
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Online Fashion Marketplace Zilingo Secures $8 Mn Funding From Venturra...
In 2014, Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor roamed around for several months in the local markets of Bangkok, Singapore, and Jakarta and found the market to be largely disorganised, unaggregated and offline....
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Z Nation Lab Launches Incubator For Tech Startups In India
Z Nation Lab has launched an incubation and accelerator programme in Mumbai. It will focus on startups functioning in the US-India corridor. The platform will also offer collaborative workspaces in...
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Fintech Startup Trupay Launches UPI Based Mobile Payment App
Gurugram-based fintech startup, Trupay has launched a mobile payment app, based on Unified Payment Interface (UPI). It claims to be India’s first private sector company in India to do so. RBI, in...
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OYO Opens New Training Campus In Gurugram, Aims To Train 1 Lakh Hospitality...
Online hotel marketplace, OYO Rooms has opened a new training campus in Gurugram, Haryana. It plans to train 1 Lakh people in order to create a pipeline of skilled workforce for the hospitality...
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Google Working With Government To Create Bharat Saves: A Platform For...
US-headquartered technology company Google is reportedly planning to develop a website, Bharat Saves, to offer information on financial planning. The target consumers for this platform will be...
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Advice For A New Angel Investor From An Experienced Pro
Angel investing is a hot area, and since I’ve been an angel for quite some time, I have lots of friends who ask me how they can become angels as well. In one sense it’s very easy. All you really need...
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AskMe Saga Continues: Vendors Meet Nirmala Sitharaman For Pending Payments
In the most recent development of the sordid AskMe saga, representatives of All India Online Vendors Association (AIOVA) today met Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the issue of pending...
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PremjiInvest Backs Lenskart; IDG Ventures Call For A Partial Exit
New Delhi-based eyewear platform Lenskart has raised over $30.14 Mn (INR 200 Cr) from Wipro chairman Azim Premji’s family office, PremjiInvest. The funding has been done at a valuation of $270 Mn (INR...
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Digital Content Provider YAAP Acquires Brand Planet Consultants For $3Mn
Digital content service provider YAAP has acquired Brand Planet Consultants for $3 Mn (INR 20 Cr) in an all-cash deal. Post-acquisition, Brand Planet will be rebranded as YAAP. The deal will help YAAP...
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With $500K Funding From Eros Labs, AlternaCare Gears Up To Bridge The Gap...
Delhi-based healthtech startup AlternaCare has raised $500K Seed funding from Eros Labs. AlternaCare allows patients to access consultation services through a number of mediums including voice calls...
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After ONGC’s $15 Mn fund, Petroleum Minister Urges PSUs To Form Startup Fund...
Cabinet Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has urged public sector undertakings (PSUs) to create a startup fund to boost innovation in the energy sector. The proposal came in...
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Amazon India Wants A Bite Of India’s Online Food Segment; Might Invest In Swiggy
Online shopping platform Amazon India is reportedly considering an investment in online food delivery startup, Swiggy. According to sources close to the development, it has already held several rounds...
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InnoVen Capital Increases Global Reach; Extends Loans Worth $6 Mn To...
Mumbai-based venture debt fund InnoVen Capital has extended loans worth $6 Mn to Capillary Technologies and Simplilearn Solutions. Ajay Hattangdi, Group COO and CEO India, InnoVen Capital commented,...
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Info Edge Invests $900K In Online Beauty And Wellness Marketplace BigStylist
Mumbai-based beauty and wellness services marketplace BigStylist has raised $900K in a fresh round of funding from Info Edge. As per a BSE filing, Info Edge has to date invested $1.86 Mn (INR 124 Mn)...
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QuikrCars Acquires Stepni To Boost Vehicle Maintenance Services
Cross category classifieds company Quikr has acquired Stepni, a platform that connects vehicle owners with the service providers nearest to them. With this move, Stepni’s founders and team will join...
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In An Attempt To Boost Entrepreneurship, RGPV Launches $3 Mn Corpus For Startups
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) has formed a corpus of $3 Mn (INR 20 Cr). The objective of the corpus is to encourage students to take up entrepreneurship and for funding startups. To...
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GrowthStory Backed HealthTech Startup Grow Fit Acquires Drink King, Enters...
Bengaluru-based healthtech startup Grow Fit has entered the functional beverages field with the acquisition of Drink King. The cash and stock deal was executed for an undisclosed consideration. Post...
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