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Job sites witness surge as layoff scare looms in IT, e-commerce sector
Indian start-ups let go of at least 9,200 employees last year, in comparison to 5,500 in 2015
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Start-ups account for 70% of PE/VC deals in 2016
This is the first decline in PE activity in the last four years
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Investors see deep technology start-ups a safe bet to fund
Investors are searching for AI start-ups that achieved meaningful traction and scalability
Check out InnerHour for online counselling for corporate clients
The Mumbai-based start-up has raised $450,000 in its first round of funding
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IDG India joins hand with Axilor Ventures to support deep-tech start-ups
FTIP2017 will tap start-ups that are less than three-year-old
E-commerce loses allure, investors kickoff hunt to fund deep tech start-ups
IDG Ventures, in partnership with Axilor today launched the hunt, reports Tech in Asia
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How start-ups can work with schools to create a win-win situation
Aneeqa exposed 1,000 professionals and students in Pakistan to Design Thinking, reports Tech in Asia
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Cowlar, a 'Fitbit for cows', just got into Y Combinator
The wearable helps increase dairy output by approximately 15 percent, claims Umer, CEO, Cowlar
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Former Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan launches fintech firm named billionloans
It will look to make borrowing easy for small businesses and individuals
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He traveled world on frequent flyer miles, now his app helps others do it
Troy Liu developed Mileslife app for travellers from his travel experience, reports Tech In Asia
New in town? CoHo takes care of not just housing but your social needs too
From providing you a home to getting you roomies, CoHo is blending tech with comfort for millennials
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This Indian IBM exec quit her job to bring you eco-friendly cloth diapers
The special padding inside does the trick, reports Tech in Asia
Why you should consider joining a start-up community
Swanky offices, collaborative teams, fun work environments describe a start-up, reports Tech In Asia
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Put in your blood, sweat, tears: 5 traits of our most successful founders
An entrepreneur's sense of urgency can make them want to do everything at once, reports Tech in Asia
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Planning an IPO or merger? Here's what start-up founders need to know
There haven't been any home run style exits in South East Asia, reports Tech in Asia
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Coming back home: UK's desis set up start-up accelerator in Bengaluru
Spark10 provides $15,000-30,000 as seed funding to its start-ups, reports Tech in Asia
Not afraid of Apple: Indian start-ups are building AI-enabled smartwatches
Smartwatches account for about 12% of the wearables market in India, reports Tech in Asia
Sidbi's VC investment panel commits Rs 300 crore in 9 funds
Sidbi has doubled its fund of funds operations in FY17 to Rs 1,112 crore, supporting 30 funds
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Startup India fund: Of Rs 10,000 cr, only Rs 5.6cr invested so far
Programme launched by PM on 15 Aug 2015 off to a slow start
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Now, a 'personal assistant' to ease parenting burden
The start-up has raised funds totalling $750,000, so far
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