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Co-living start-up Stanza takes care of students' housing, social needs
Founded in April 2017, Stanza Living recently raised Rs730 million in an investment round led by Sequoia India
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Meet Lee Fixel, an investor who saw India's consumer internet story early
The man who helped put Flipkart, India's largest internet startup, on the world map and cemented India's startup ecosystem, is set to make a return return
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Data privacy rules in Asia major stumbling blocks for fintech boom: Report
In a report on Thursday, Asifma urged regulators to avoid an "exhaustive and prescriptive list" of rules
This med-tech startup is healing surgical wounds, without the trauma
Axio Biosolutions, backed by Accel, IDG and Ratan Tata's UC-RNT, is set to disrupt the market for gauze and surgical tapes with a novel polymer-based product
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Facebook to organise its first-ever India Startup Day on October 9
Facebook will at the event celebrate Indian stories of founders and leaders applying technology to solve current and future societal problems
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AI-focussed safety startup Netradyne raises $21 mn from RIL, Microsoft
RIL (through RIIHL) had invested $16 million during the series A round
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Priyanka Chopra: Beauty queen, filmstar and now a tech investor too
Holberton School uses projects and group learning instead of more traditional courses, to teach software development
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Can't solve a math problem? Upload a screenshot on an app, get the solution
A new app, developed by Gurgaon-based startup Doubtnut, caters to those who dread the subject or don't have access to teachers; it not only solves problems but also explains concepts
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13 start-up promoters join Rs 10-bn-plus club, membership triples
Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal, Ola's Bhavish Agarwal, and co-founders of Udaan are some of the newest entrants to Barclays Hurun India Rich list
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Livspace seeks to design interiors for one in 10 homes in metros by 2022
Livspace, a home interiors and renovation platform, was founded in July 2014 by Anuj Srivastava and Ramakant Sharma and the start-up began its operations in 2015
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Ritesh Agarwal: The 24-year-old who built $5 bn hotel startup OYO in 5 yrs
Ritesh Agarwal's solution is a booking app that promises truth in advertising and branded hotels that don't deliver unpleasant surprises
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Jobs For Her: A start-up that helps women restart their careers
JobsForHer ,a Bengaluru-based online connecting portal is working to enable women to restart their careers
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OYO raises $1 bn from investors led by Softbank; firm now valued at $5 bn
This e-series funding round makes OYO the most valued hospitality company in the country, ahead of Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company and EIH
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Saket Modi, the millennial who keeps your data on the BHIM app safe
His startup, Lucideus Tech, is a leading cyber security provider in the country that even has some Fortune-50 companies as its clients; Modi's mission: to save the fate of humanity
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How tech startups are disrupting traditional stock trading with smart apps
Smallcase, Zambala app are empowering retail investors through apps that not only bring down the cost of trading but also protect them from downside risks
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The discount warriors: How online pharmacies are disrupting the trade
The offline chemists are trying to fight back by extending 10 per cent discounts to customers, which only bigger chemists near hospitals used to offer
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Chennai's SaaS industry has revenue of over $1 bn, says industry expert
The fundamentals of SaaS start-ups in Chennai are clear and this gives them the strength to grow faster and better, adds the expert
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OYO, Cure.Fit among India's 25 best start-ups for employees: LinkedIn
Out of the 25 companies on the list, 11 are headquartered in Bengaluru, seven in Mumbai, three in Gurugram and two each in New Delhi and Pune
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The game of squash gave India a fine entrepreneur; here's how it happened
Akanksha Hazari's Mumbai startup m.Paani looks at building data lake of consumers who do not use technology to make purchases
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Mobile app management platform Hansel.io chasing a $3-bn global opportunity
Hansel.io, a mobile app management platform , sees opportunity in businesses with consumer touchpoints, including retail, gaming and fin-tech
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