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Logistics marketplace LetsTransport looks to enter 20 more cities by 2021

The company has raised $20 million in three rounds of funding

Start-ups see corruption, securing funds as key challenges in 2019: Report

Several start-ups and angel investors have raised concerns over notices received from the income tax authorities related to taxation of angel funds

Early-stage funding for start-ups falls 15% to $148 million in 2018

The year ended with a decline in angel investment in the final quarter, primarily on the fear of income tax notices to such investors and the associated network

Meet the men who help machines learn legal and financial lingo

Sajeev Aravindan and Krishna Tirupati's firm Vaultedge has developed an AI-based software platform that does what seasoned lawyers and financial experts do, but at a much faster pace

Licious sees an opportunity to build a $1-bn enterprise in meat market

The start-up follows a farm-to-fork model

With record capital raising, 2018 was year of transformation for start-ups

Digital products and services have been popular, not only in urban areas but also in rural markets, thanks to low bandwidth rates

Edtech gets new lease of life as Byju's becomes a unicorn, investments grow

It is important to evaluate edtech as a sector and understand whether we are looking at the eye of the storm or the start of a new chapter in education

How three bright minds beat all odds to build a strong scooter rental biz

A 2015 Chennai flood washed away his fleet of cars, but failed to water down Anand Ayyadurai's dreams; he built a fleet of scooters that became an instant hit in the vehicle rental space

Is angel tax becoming a lost cause due to over-obsession with valuation?

The tax was implemented in 2012 to curb the flow of black money into private enterprise. That mission seems to have given way to the mathematical zeal of the tax man

Start-ups accredited by DIPP will no longer be asked to pay angel tax

Valuations of start-ups are based on future projections of revenue and user growth

Reliance Industries picks 5.56% stake in tech start-up for %5 million

VHL is a consortium of leading global energy majors, commodity traders and banks with a vision to digitise the global commodities trading industry

After start-ups, now investors start receiving 'angel tax' notices

Angel investors are being asked to submit recent statements of bank accounts, income tax return and, in some case, the source of their capital, within a stipulated timeframe

Gujarat best place for start-ups, Rajasthan, Odisha also get honours

Maharashtra, Karnataka host highest number of registered start-ups

The devil's in the detail: What is angel tax, why are start-ups protesting?

Angel investments and seed funding deals have fallen by 40%, ringing alarm bells in the start-up community in India

Angel tax, a dampener for entrepreneurial ecosystem: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Several start-ups have raised concerns over taxation of angel funds under Section 56 of the Income Tax Act, which provides for taxation of funds received by an entity

New angel tax notices spook investors, start-ups; trip fund-raising efforts

Differences over 'fair value' of fledgling firms makes assessment difficult

Ola commits to invest $100 mn in Vogo, to bring scooter sharing to its app

The deal is part of a strategic partnership that will give Ola access to the fast-growing scooter rental space

New start-up hiring strategy: Making an offer you just can't refuse

Start-ups take unconventional routes to scout for talent - referrals, hackathons, social media posts and job boards

Bhavin Turakhia: The young entrepreneur for whom the world is a playground

His day starts as early as 5:30 a.m., giving him all the time to support his companies in India. When India goes to sleep, he starts his second session supporting clients in the US

Byju's raises $540 million at estimated valuation of $3.6 billion

Launched in 2015, Byju's has 30 million students cumulatively learning from its application and over 2 million annual paid subscriptions