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Speed bump: Uber rival Ola's star hire quits
Both Ola and Flipkart have had little luck with their foreign hires, reports Tech in Asia
 "Speed bump: Uber rival Ola's star hire quits")
Branded groceries to on-demand video: Start-up trends for India in 2017
2017 is going to be the year of customer experience, reports Tech in Asia
 "Branded groceries to on-demand video: Start-up trends for India in 2017")
Venture capital investments down 29% in 2016
In 2016, VC firms have invested $1,441 million, against 2,018 million in 2015
 "Venture capital investments down 29% in 2016")
2016: When start-ups sought protection
The year began with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's big push for Startup India
 "2016: When start-ups sought protection")
2016 For Start-ups: Of correction & consolidation
Valuations had run ahead of fundamentals and investors slowed down from mid-2015
 "2016 For Start-ups: Of correction & consolidation")
HealthifyMe takes you from flab to fab, and it just received $1 mn in funds
Google awarded the app a top developer badge earlier this year, reports Tech in Asia
 "HealthifyMe takes you from flab to fab, and it just received $1 mn in funds")
Microsoft is asking start-ups to dance with it into the new year
In a rare Microsoft investment in China, it even funded an AI butler start-up, reports Tech in Asia
She started WONK, an edtech start-up, and here's her journey so far
Tech in Asia brings you WONK's co-founder, Vidhu Goyal, and her story
India has five years to build strong research led IT: K S Viswanathan
Interview with the vice president, Industry Initiatives at Nasscom
 "India has five years to build strong research led IT: K S Viswanathan")
VCs go back to basics, start-ups told to improve unit economics
Much of 2016 was spent on cleaning up portfolios and asking start-ups to improve fundamentals
 "VCs go back to basics, start-ups told to improve unit economics")
In space race, Alpha Design beats bigger rivals
In 2004, Alpha Design started with a revenue of Rs 25,000 and has grown to Rs 400 crore in 2015-16
 "In space race, Alpha Design beats bigger rivals")
2016: The year start-ups began their call for protectionism
Despite consensus that market was fundamentally strong, firms struggled with funding and valuations
 "2016: The year start-ups began their call for protectionism")
Here are India's biggest start-up funding stories of 2016
Total of 924 Indian start-ups were funded in 2016, raising $3.89 billion, reports Tech in Asia
From PepperTap to LocalBanya: The grocery start-up failures of 2016
Newer players claim to have learned from the mistakes of their predecessors, reports Tech in Asia
5 things to keep in mind when looking for the right VC
You need to see if they will help you out in a tight spot, reports Tech in Asia
He helped create Snapdeal. Now his start-up GoFro will plan your vacation
Ctrip-backed travel start-up MakeMyTrip has poured $5 mn into GoFro, reports Tech in Asia
China's 'AI butler' start-up Laiye lands funding from Microsoft
Even the start-up's founder was surprised about Microsoft's involvement, reports Tech in Asia
 "China's 'AI butler' start-up Laiye lands funding from Microsoft")
Tech distribution start-up YMS Mobitech expanding in Uttar Pradesh
Its network spans almost 12,000 retailers and 361 distributors across 400 cities in India
 "Tech distribution start-up YMS Mobitech expanding in Uttar Pradesh")
Hike to Oyo: Here are SoftBank's top 10 investments in 2016
Here are ten of SoftBank's top investments this year, reports Tech in Asia
 "Hike to Oyo: Here are SoftBank's top 10 investments in 2016")
How food tech start-ups earn margins through kitchen model
Twigly, FreshMenu, Inner Chef, Faasos cook, package, deliver the food product to its customers
 "How food tech start-ups earn margins through kitchen model")