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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
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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
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Hush's mobile platform provides a secure discussion forum for employees
The company has recently raised Rs 45 million in a fresh round of seed funding from Accel and Shamik Sharma, business head at Curefit.
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How this Mumbai-based start-up refurbishes old shoes into trendy footwear
The purpose of GreenSole was to create a self-sustaining infrastructure that facilitates the provision of the basic necessity of footwear to everyone by refurbishing discarded shoes
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'Micro-delivery' is the new game in online grocery, but can it serve well
The micro-delivery sector has caught the attention of investors and larger online delivery players. But can it unlock success for the online grocery space?
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Freshworks strengthens top management with four new appointments
Freshworks to scale up headcount by 1000 in 2019, to reach a total of close to 3000 employees
Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group raises Rs 2.25 billion investment from Nuveen
Nuveen offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors
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Big auto firms' investments in start-ups jump manifold to $243 mn in 2018
Big deals included a $65-mn investment by electric scooter maker Kwang Yang Motor in Twenty Two Motors
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This Dalhousie start-up may have an electronic fix for Delhi's pollution
Irfan Khan's 'Swachh Dalhousie' initiative could prove to be a boon for cities choking on pollution
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Venture capital deal value grew 5 times in the last 10 years: Report
Overall since 2014, the figure has been pegged at $10 billion
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Indian fitness wearable firm GOQii heads to Japan, aims for 10-mn user base
GOQii seeks to launch local presence across Japan and Malaysia through Mitsui
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Tiger Global back on the prowl in Indian start-up arena after 2 years
Tiger Global's renewed investments come after it realised handsome returns from its investments in e-commerce marketplace Flipkart and ride hailing company Ola
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With eye on aerial deliveries, Zomato acqui-hires drone startup TechEagle
Founded by Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur alumni Vikram Singh, TechEagle Innovations is a drone start-up based out of Lucknow
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Metals startup Runaya gets OPCB's approval to set up unit in Odisha
Runaya Refining already has a technology licensing pact with Bahrain's Taha International, a company with patented technology for aluminium dross processing
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Fusion Microfinance raises Rs 3 bn in fresh equity from Warburg, others
Fusion Microfinance is a rural MFI with a Pan-India presence through 500 branches across about 200 under-developed districts in 18 states of the country
Fusion Microfinance raises Rs 5.2-bn funding led by Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus Managing Director Narendra Ostawal said Fusion has had a remarkable journey to become a leading microfinance company in a short period
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MoEngage raises over Rs 630 mn from Matrix Partners, VenturEast, others
MoEngage will utilise the fresh capital to expand global presence, strengthen its data science capabilities and roll-out its integrated marketing technology stack
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How start-ups are trying to build efficient agri supply chain platforms
As agriculture looks at adopting technology, entrepreneurs and investors flock to address the space
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Mihir Shah's iBreastExam takes breast cancer screening to the masses
Indo-American health-tech innovator Mihir Shah's iBreastExam is an affordable and mobile solution to combat the killer disease
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Google-backed Dunzo allows users to buy, pick up or deliver any item
Being Google's first direct start-up investment in India, the company has so far raised around $15 million from various investors
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