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Male investors' bias makes fund raising difficult for women-led start-ups

Since female-led start-ups face tougher funding prospects than male-led start-ups, fewer women enter the tech entrepreneur pipeline

Nomura selects eight Fintech start-ups under its India programme

Nomura said the eight start-ups were selected from over 150 global applicants that collaborated with the group over a 10-week period to develop 'Proof of Concepts'

Start-ups line up food street with new-age menu

Smarter, healthier products help new food brands carve out a niche for themselves

Agri-tech firm FarmLink raises Rs 20 cr seed funding

Firm offers its farmers secured income with long-term off-take agreements and support to improve productivity and quality

UP's start-up ecosystem getting a major leg up from govt, pvt bodies

According to a US website, Lucknow is home to over 400 start-ups and is growing at a favourable pace

TeamLease acquires 40% stake in Schoolguru for Rs 13 crore

Both the companies have signed a definitive agreement to this effect

Kinara Capital raises $14.5 mn in Series C funding

It is an NBFC that lends to micro, small and medium enterprises without collateral

Cashfree: Easing multiple bank transfers

Firm says payments that take one-three days happen instantly through their platform, independent of RBI-mandated banking hours

Startups suffer as angel funds plunge 53% over knotty tax rules: Nasscom

According to Nasscom, the mortality rate of start-ups in India is 30% to 35% every year

RAW Pressery to Beer Cafe: VCs are betting on consumer food

As consumer behaviour evolve in India, investors are turning bullish on the consumer space

It's raining funds in logistics

About half a dozen fund managers have raised over Rs 12,500 crore for the new funds in logistics

SlicePay: Buy now, pay later for college students

The firm enables college students and youngsters to buy products and services on EMIs

Educomp Solutions' lenders might go for haircut

Sources handling the insolvency case stated that lenders might have to take more than 50 per cent haircut

MobiKwik to invest Rs 400 cr for KYC compliance over 5 years

MobiKwik impacts 260 million lives across the country through strategic tie-ups and partnership with blue-chip players

Drivezy: How to buy a car and earn from it

Drivezy is helping people share their vehicles

Transerve to expand sales network, enter new verticals

A start-up that sells geospatial technology software to governments, builders, and city corporations

It's time for start-ups to focus on India's real problems to be disruptive

It is a low hanging fruit for entrepreneurs to mirror successful business models from other markets and fine tune them for India

Swiggy partners Indifi to launch Capital Assist programme for restaurants

Swiggy Capital Assist will enable partner restaurants to avail collateral-free loans without initial deposits at a fair interest rate

SoftBank funding in firing line: Meru takes Ola, Uber to competition panel

The head of Meru Cabs said the company has filed four new complaints with the country's antitrust watchdog

Start-up bets on tech talent pipeline from Africa

New York's Andela is looking to tap into a continent that is eager to connect to the global digital economy