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Bengaluru firms claimed 45% of all investments in Indian startups in 10 yrs

The city, which has seen its startups raising $31 bn in the past decade, is home to 44% of India's unicorns and 43 per cent of 'soonicorns'

Indian-Americans' startup Riversand secures $10 million investment

Riversand is a SaaS Master Data Management and Product Information Management solution provider

How a 19-year old's dream to chase stars is helping fuel other kids' hopes

A 19-year-old physics undergrad student has started a venture that helps schools set up their own astronomy labs, writes Sneha Bhattacharjee

KredX raises $26M in Series-B funding led by Tiger Global Management

KredX was started by Manish Kumar and Anurag Jain in 2015 to help businesses meet their short-term working capital needs by facilitating discounting of their unpaid invoices

Will Data Protection Law be the next curveball for start-ups after GST?

Enterprises envisage a herculean task in complying with changes proposed in the new law as they scramble to ascertain specific requirements

These siblings have been riding the global highway with their auto portal

Starting off from a tiny office in Jaipur ten years ago, CarDekho is just a few steps away from earning the unicorn tag

Fireside Ventures to invest in 20 start-ups in superfoods, fashion segments

The venture capital (VC) firm is planning to make around 18-20 investments via fund 2 in the range of $4-5 million in each portfolio company across Pre-Series A and Series A stages

CarDekho closes $70 mn funding round from top investors in China, Europe

CarDekho said it will use the money to strengthen its transaction businesses and expand its international footprint

Corporate, PE investments in EV start-ups grow 170% in 2019 to $397 mn

The $306-million investment in Ola Electric Mobility by SoftBank Corp, Arun Sarin Family, Ratan Tata and Matrix has been the biggest funding in this space in value terms this year

Data protection startup Druva crosses $100 mn in annual recurring revenue

This June, the company had raised $130 million to become a 'unicorn'

Start-ups driving Smart Mobility 2.0 swear by electric vehicles

EVs will become a more than $300-bn market by 2030. Charging of these vehicles is still a constraint and, therefore, all the players in this segment have created their own captive charging stations

Bizongo emerges as the fastest-growing tech company in India

Data science firm TheMathCompany was ranked second and Vadodara-based communication automation solutions firm Phonon was ranked third for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India programme

Flush with funds, home security tech startup MyGate goes on expansion spree

The company has forayed into Gujarat where it is aiming to secure 150,000 homes

Scooter-sharing start-up Bounce's valuation may hit $500 mn on new funding

Bounce has already crossed 100,000 rides per day in Bengaluru; this puts it at par with global players such as scooter-rental companies Lime and Bird

How social commerce is becoming the new frontier in online shopping

Start-ups such as Meesho, VMall and BulBul.TV are getting into areas that were left untouched by e-commerce majors

TPG Growth leads $33 million investment in Ess Kay Fincorp

Ess Kay Fincorp is a differentiated NBFC primarily providing financing for income generation activity to the commercial vehicle segment and small businesses in rural and semi-urban regions

The start-up that brought blockchain to Indonesian elections enters India

Belgian firm SettleMint, which has a sizeable presence in Europe, West Asia and Singapore, expects 20-25% of its revenues coming from India in the next three years

This medical doctor builds 'community culture' with his co-living platform

Zolostays co-founder is using his background in human behavioural sciences to cater to the living needs of students, young professionals

MedLife's secret sauce behind delivering medicines in less than 2 hours

MedLife has mobile apps for everyone, and a smartphone is where all the tasks happen

Experience speaks: How startups like Uber, Airbnb master art of business

The companies are armed with centralized knowledge and act consistently based on those experiences.