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Orios Venture looks to invest in startups solving small towns' problems

The VC fund which typically invests around $1 million in each venture, has so far has invested in 25 companies including Zostel

IIT Madras Incubation Cell sees surge in number of start-ups at 18% in FY18

IITMIC claims the start up mortality rate in the incubators are lowest

'Soonicorns': Rivigo on the road to emerge a unicorn in logistics space

Rivigo, backed by investors like Warburg Pincus and SAIF Partners, has about 8,000 truck drivers

'Soonicorns': Cashing in on e-payments surge, Pine Labs eyes Unicorn tag

In the third part of a series on soon-to-become Unicorns, we take a look at Pine Labs' business model

Fintech startup IndiaLends targets disbursing Rs 10 billion loans in FY19

India is an underserved market with the approval rate for consumer credit below 10%

Soon, Google AI tools to help customise learning for the students

The trick will be to train the AI to not just figure out a student's likes and dislikes, but also customise the curriculum based on what it finds

Seed-stage investor SRI Capital announces $100 mn US-India VC fund

Makes first close at $40 mn; firm is raising its maiden $100 mn early-stage VC fund focused on tech opportunities in US and India

Kerala, Delhi startups win Global Impact challenge; awarded cash prizes

The KSUM had selected 25 finalists belonging to different states from the applicants

A milk startup takes on 300 million cows

India's sprawling agriculture industry has the world's largest dairy herd. One startup aims to modernise it

Supply chain solutions firm Leap India eyes Rs 5-6 bn in Series-C funding

A senior management official of the company said that it will hit a revenue of around Rs 2 bn this financial year

IIT Madras Incubation Cell sees increase in faculty joining startups

The research activities and being part of a startup as a mentor or director are not two opposing work operations

Read news of your choice: NewsDog targets 100 mn users by the year-end

NewsDog's latest fundraising counts as one of the largest in the Indian digital content industry

Angel investors not cheering tax exemption, reluctant to share bank details

Certification process is tedious and will increase costs for start-ups

What Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin looks for in an entrepreneur

His approach is simple: People first, tech, product, market and revenue come second

This Gurugram-based start-up brings cashless remote diagnosis to villages

Gramin Health Care maintains electronic record of farmers' health on cloud, making remote diagnosis easier

EV cab service provider Lithium to raise $8 mn from IFC for expansion

Company plans to expand outside Bengaluru and Delhi NCR, enter other businesses in electric mobility

Chai Point raises $20 mn in fresh funding from Paragon Partners, others

Company is targeting profitability in FY19

Kalaari Capital-backed start-up AffordPlan raises $10 million funding

AffordPlan's savings product makes quality health care more affordable to everyday Indians, says Kalaari Capital MD Vani Kola

SolutionsInfini is making the right connect with SMS messaging platform

The company is currently clocking a turnover of Rs 2.25 billion for the year 2017-2018

BeatO offers diabetes management through glucose monitoring solutions

The company enables a three-month coaching programme where patients are connected to a personal diabetes educator