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Reliance Capital arm invests $1 mn in digital lending start-up Billionloans

This is the second major startup investment, after Paytm, by Reliance Capital

ThoughtWorks' Bahmni helps small, low-cost hospitals improve patient care

A home-grown open source software that can revolutionise treatment process in rural clinics

Ratan Tata-backed AI start-up Niki.ai raises $2 million

Niki.ai was founded in April 2015 by four IIT Kharagpur alumni

Start-ups tap training needs of techies

Reskilling and online certification are the biggest earners in the Indian online education market

Start-ups can now raise deposits from shareholders

Deposit amount can equal investor's stake, won't impact his holding as it is a loan

MaxWholesale raises $1 mn from IAN, Maple Capital Advisors

The company will use the pre-series A funding to fuel growth and tech innovation, it added

Mswipe raises Rs 200 cr from Ratan Tata-backed investor and others

Transaction value on Mswipe network grew 4 times last year, while no of installations grew 3 times

Mswipe raises Series-D funding of $31 million

Company will use funds to develop largest network of merchants accepting digital payments

Ather hires former Royal Enfield head Venkatesh Padmanabhan as COO

He will head supply chain, quality, manufacturing, and service delivery at the start-up

How did we live without it, say users of Darwinbox, which just raised $4 mn

Darwinbox's end-to-end HR management software has found takers in over 50 companies

Lesser paperwork for start-ups as govt does away with cash flow statements

Industry experts are unsure of the number of startups it might benefit from this

India plans SAARC meet for startups to promote interaction: Nirmala

She said the event wold act as a platform for exchange of ideas, would be mutually beneficial

'Broken by sexual harassment charge', TVF's Arunabh Kumar steps down as CEO

Says he is really broken by the blemish that the case has brought on the TVF brand's true promise

Microsoft, Intel invest in artificial intelligence start-up Element AI

It's a platform to help companies of all sizes build AI into their businesses, has raised $102 mn

Worst over, funding crunch eases for start-ups

There were fewer Series-B deals this year versus last, but more money was raised

PE-VC investment in mobile payment firms at 6-yr high; Paytm leads with $1.4 bn

Modi govt's demonetisation drive has brought PE-VC funds back into the landscape

Bengaluru-based MoneyTap raises $12.3 million led by Sequoia

MoneyTap targets salaried individuals earning upwards of Rs 20,000 every month

Entrepreneur and fitness trainer gains 34 Kg just to understand his clients

Drew Manning decided to see things from his clients' POV, reports Tech in Asia

Charticle: IIT-Bombay has seen evolution of start-ups, show survey

The shift has been towards mentoring, marketing, acceleration and networking

Unicorn India Ventures invests in AI-led analytics start-up Boxx.ai

Boxx.ai was launched in July 2016 by IIT alumni Ajay Kashyap, Prakhar Raj and Shitiz Bansal