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Perils in space funding: India's first private Moon mission aborted

Start-ups in space sector say mobilising funds is the biggest barrier in India as investors are hesitant to support such high-risk ventures

We are helping firms manage risks and detect frauds: IDfy's Ashok Hariharan

IDfy offers ID verification on a real-time basis, court verification for HR, sharing economy and address verification

Year of consolidation for start-ups

In 2017, many focused on profitable growth & building of moats for competitive advantage

Alibaba's biggest investments in 2017

The indicated funding figure may include contributions from other investors

Year End Specials: The new herd of unicorns built in 2017

Here are all the new Asian unicorns from 2017, grouped by vertical and product category

Startup investors once again raise alarm over 'angel tax'

The government had put a check on startups raising money from angel investors to curb money laundering activities

'Falana Dhimkana' to 'Crazy Beta': Startups ride the Desi wave at Comic Con

The seventh Delhi Comic Con shows that it is no more about choosing the finest of English names but opting for something that can touch the desi chord

From machine vision to medical solutions: Zoho incubating diverse start-ups

There could be some product announcement related to these incubated companies in the near future

HomeLane.com raises $10 mn from Accel Partners, Sequoia and others

The company said it has reached operational profitability

Space startup raises $90 million to bring ads to Moon by 2020

Ispace says the initial business opportunity is mostly in marketing, including slapping corporate logos on its spacecrafts and rovers, and delivering images to be used in advertising

Swiggy acqui-hires start-up 48East to strengthen its new supply business

Swiggy said as COO of the New Supply business line, Cherian's expertise in the food infrastructure space would further strengthen its focus

Amazon Launchpad, Hax, Kickstarter to launch Startup C-Cube challenge

Challenge aimed at identifying, building consumer hardware products that can pitched to global customers

VC firm Lightbox backs kids learning firm Flintobox

Flinto Class offers a complete package for pre-schools to help them deliver a high-quality learning programme

Listing will provide liquidity, brand value for start-ups: T V Mohandas Pai

Pai said if such start-ups go for listing, pricing should be attractive as an attractively-priced IPO will get good returns

Uber, Goibibo, AdVoice: Startups known for rewarding customer loyalty

Recommending an Uber ride can earn you Rs 150 per friend

Used cars, quick loans, online courses: Startups that are leading AI race

Industry is booming with the number of start-ups touching the 200-plus mark

Flipkart woos sellers with more initiatives to take on Amazon

Flipkart has over one lakh sellers on its platform

Gujarat polls: Hyderabad start-up launches crowd-sourced results predictor

The predictions gathered on its platform would be made public on December 14

Facebook launches digital, start-up training hubs to aid small biz in India

It plans to train more than half a million people in the country by 2020 through these online training hubs

FreshUp raises $1.5 mn from Singapore-based Lotus Global

The micro-stay hospitality chain targets single-day travellers