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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

Paytm Mall eyes dominance in FMCG sector, targets six times growth in sales

Paytm Mall is working directly with all the leaders in FMCG space including Hindustan Unilever, Nestle

Rubique recognised as India's top 10 fastest growing fintech companies

Present across 27 cities Pan India, Rubique has consistently been digitizing the financial sector

Bonanza for employees as funding spurs startups to buyback ESOPs

Flipkart's board has approved a $100-million buyback of employee stock options

Yatra Online ties up with OYO to expand hotel inventory

Yatra's total hotel inventory will expand to over 70,000 hotels in India

Home-cooked meals at your doorstep

The start-up was founded in August 2015 by Chaitanya Degala and Manda. Degala is an alumnus of Oxford Said Business School, with stints in CRISIL and Deloitte before starting Tinmen

Bitten by the electric bug: Start-ups charge up for e-vehicle push

Entrepreneurs, backed by PE, automobile firms, and e-commerce promoters, develop products and solutions for the coming electric-vehicle boom

Omnichannel platform provider Ace Turtle raises venture debt from InnoVen

Funds raised would be used for expanding operations outside India into Southeast Asia

NCLT orders insolvency of Stayzilla in payment default case

Vendor Jigsaw accused the online accommodation aggregator of defaulting on payment of Rs 1.69 cr

Here comes the other Son for India's start-ups

Taizo Son's Gastrotrope aims to introduce tech in the agri sector

Angel, seed stage deals down 40%

Angel investors don't see exits on the horizon as funding in the next stages is not as robust as it used to be

Fintech start-ups, traditional players join hands to target millennials

Start-ups are more interested in supplementing the offerings of existing institutions

August sees 2nd highest VC investments in a month in 2017 at $440 mn

Early-stage investments remains sluggish, says Venture Intelligence data

OYO raises $250 mn in fresh round of funding led by SoftBank

The firm plans to use the funds to expand its presence in India and Southeast Asia

CreditVidya raises $5 mn in Series-B from Matrix, Kalaari

CreditVidya helps lenders accurately assess risk of lending to new-to-credit

Lendingkart raises Rs 70 crore from Sistema Asia fund and others

With this fresh funding, the firm has raised total funding of Rs 534 crore

IFC invests $10 million in Power2SME

Will also help firm expand beyond 14 states, ramp up tie-ups with banks, hike user base 10 fold

FinTech startup Datasigns Technologies raises $1.5 mn for Shubh Loans

SRI Capital, Beenext and Pravega to provide funds for the online lending platform