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Karnataka shortlists 100 innovative start-ups, to give Rs 35 cr in funding

Investments will be made in the form of grants as well as equity investments

FDI policy mentions start-ups for 1st time; AI may remain in domestic hands

Start-ups can issue convertible notes to persons residing outside India under certain conditions

Health and wellness startup CureFit raises $25 mn in fresh funding

CureFit said it will utilise the fresh capital to expand its service to more cities in India

Mobikon raises $7 mn from Sistema Asia Fund, C31 Ventures, Qualgro & others

Mobikon will utilise the funds to scale up business in India, SE Asia, and the Middle East

Data protection firm Druva raises $80 million in fresh funding

Druva's growth is fuelled by expansion of data protection market, estimated to be $28 bn in 2022

Quantta - a start up that is spilling secrets to Starbucks, McDonald's

Quantta is now setting up Quantta Labs in Silicon Valley as well

India's top five cities by start-up deals

Bengaluru justified its position as India's start-up hub, but only barely

iSPIRT to tap ideas from startups to build services for underserved Indians

iSPIRT is organising a competition to find the most disruptive users of the India Stack

An app to keep you from falling asleep at the wheel

Developed by four students uses face recognition software, tells where the next coffee shop is

India to become among attractive destinations for start-ups: Minister

Entrepreneurship potential of Indian youth is now being realised: Minister

PM Narendra Modi calls start-ups to join in governance

Modi interacted with young entrepreneurs at NITI Aayog's 'Champions of Change' event

Govt to uproot corruption, ease common man's life: Modi to startup CEOs

Asking for their support for a New India, he promised to end role of middlemen

TVS Motor acquires 24% stake in online marketplace RentOnGo

Pays Rs 1.5 cr for stake in bike renting start-up that availed funding from ex-Snapdeal exec in 2015

Hyderabad start-up Fivifi India offers paperless credit-line

Start-up is self-funded, but it is looking to raise Rs 100 cr towards lending capital and operations

Hike Messenger acquires Bengaluru-based tech start-up Creo

Hike was launched in Dec 2012, acquired a user base of over 100 million as of January 2016

LimeTray: Restaurants' best friend in the cloud

LimeTray, which makes restaurant software, is helping restaurants leverage technology

Avendus launches structured credit fund

Investors will need to commit a minimum of Rs 1 crore into the fund

Digital India: iSpirt, Dalberg launch contest to build apps on India Stack

India Stack uses Aadhaar as a base for verification of an individual and delivers a set of services

Not rich enough to buy a shop? Co-own one for a song; but there are risks

Pune-based Startup RealX does country's first digital fractional ownership deal in real estate space

PlasmaGen BioSciences raises $25 mn from Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime

The biopharmaceutical company specialises in blood plasma derived products