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Startup and SME lender IntelleGrow names Nikesh Kumar Sinha as CEO

Sinha joins IntelleGrow from Axis Bank, where he was Head of the Medium Enterprises Group

An Indian SaaS startup that got acquired for 10 times the funds it raised

India's SaaS startups seem to be on the radar of global firms; one success story is Gurgaon-based Mettl, which raised only Rs 300 million and was acquired for Rs 3 billion within a span of eight years

No child's play: Start-ups bet big on online gaming, but no big bucks yet

The gaming industry is witnessing a digital revolution in India but most developers are yet to make big bucks

Accel invests Rs 1 bn in Sachin Tendulkar backed Universal Sportsbiz

With the latest round of funds, USPL plans to expand across key markets and increase its retail presence to 1,300 stores

Cybersecurity start-up Sequretek plans to launch North America operations

Sequretek develops security solutions for segments such as digital identity management, threat protection platform, and security analytics for enterprises in the financial, pharmaceutical etc

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

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

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

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

AI-focussed safety startup Netradyne raises $21 mn from RIL, Microsoft

RIL (through RIIHL) had invested $16 million during the series A round

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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