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Vahan, Lokal, Nonu Care: 3 start-ups that will get $150,000 each for biz

Ramani Ranjan Mohapatra gives brief profiles of three such start-ups which will get $150,000 each while getting started

Meet Rene, the smart assistant to help you with cumbersome data processes

Resonance's forte is the proprietary AI tech for deep mining of internal and external sources of structured and unstructured data

NiYO raises the fintech pitch by launching SME banking, global forex card

The neo-banking start-up recently raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Horizons Ventures, Tencent and JS Capital LLC

Start-ups welcome end of 'angel tax', hope relief for already served notice

Sitharaman also said a dedicated cell will be set up under a member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes for addressing issues faced by start-ups

AI start-up H2O.ai raises $72.5 million from Goldman Sachs, Ping An

The start-up, co-founded by Hyderabad-born Sri Satish Ambati in 2012, has raised a total funding of $147 million with this round

Why global investors remain upbeat about this speech recognition start-up

Uniphore saw 300 per cent YoY growth in 2018 and recently raised $51 mn from various existing and new investors

Fintech start-ups chug along the loan growth path as banks, NBFCs falter

Many customers are migrating from both public and private sector banks to avail credit through this route

Moglix to set up industrial distribution centres in 25 major hubs of India

Founded by Rahul Garg, Singapore-headquartered Moglix, which gets about 80 per cent of its revenue from India, is a B2B e-commerce platform for industrial products

How Euler Motors is using EVs to power last-mile delivery for large firms

The company has been using about 100 electric three-wheeler prototypes for the past 6-8 months, to make deliveries as part of a dozen pilot projects currently underway for different clients

Social commerce start-up Meesho raises $125 million led by Naspers

In June, Meesho raised funding from social media giant Facebook

Indian agri-tech start-ups got $248-mn funding in 2019, says Nasscom

The report said there has been a 1.7-times increase in average farmer income in last decade

Social commerce startup Meesho gets $125 mn funding from Facebook, Nasper

Meesho is part of a crop of new e-commerce companies that are trying to take advantage of social connections to facilitate sales

This SaaS start-up is helping brands connect directly with retailers

SaaS start-up O4S aims to track over 5 billion products next year

Where friendship pays: The idea behind social experience start-up MyScoot

The Gurugram-based events marketplace is operating from a website and is present in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru with 5,000-plus users

Children's books' start-up Bookosmia buys mythological stories app Mytha

Through the acquisition of Mytha, Bookosmia will add a library of over 40 mythological digital stories and two published books

Hedge funds make a comeback in India; bet on 25 start-ups this year

Deal volumes similar to 2014, half of 2015, and thrice the deal volume in 2016 and 2018

ToneTag is making waves with soundwave-based payments technology

Kumar Abhishek, founder & CEO of Bengaluru-based ToneTag, saw opportunities in this payments space way back in 2012

A 'Shell' for Indian start-ups to solve energy challenges of the future

Royal Dutch Shell nurturing young Indian firms to develop futuristic energy solutions, such as green propulsion systems for satellites specially designed electric vehicles and energy storage systems

With govt so zealous about EVs, will the new tax sops spur their adoption?

Start-ups see a boost in demand for EVs with policy backing, but ground realities are different

EV two-wheeler maker Ather to raise undisclosed sum for greenfield plant

The firm is bullish about EV market after govt's push for e-mobility in Budget