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Cuberoot Technologies, Buttercups & salebhai.com raise funding

These start-ups are engaged in fields ranging from data technology to e-commerce

Oyo may close Zo deal after SoftBank funding

This round of funding is expected to accelerate the process of merger between Oyo Rooms and Zo Rooms

Start-ups master the art of deal making

No longer an in-house task; hiring legal eagles is now becoming norm for M&As, fundraising

Bombay Shaving Company: Men's grooming gets attention

The company sells razors, blades, shaving brush, shaving cream, facial scrub and post-shave balm as a kit

BYJU's learning experience

The tech-aided learning platform is trying to make education fun. How it scales up by securing additional funding and expands to other segments will be interesting to watch

ONGC launches Rs 100-cr start-up fund

It would provide the entire support chain for start-ups

Kotak Bank starts Innovation Lab, open to investing in startups

A bulk of the startups are Bengaluru-based, while two are from the US and Australia

Zigy scales back ops in 4 cities out of 5

Firm cites inability to raise funds due to lack of clarity on regulations about online pharma sector in India

Logistics start-up Rivigo places Rs 500 crore order with Ashok Leyland

Company to buy 1,200 vehicles from Leyland, deal will ramp up its pan-India fleet by 80%

UrbanClap acquires hyperlocal app GoodService

As for GoodService, the mobile app has vanished from Apple and Android app stores, reports Tech in Asia

Fusion Microfinance gets Rs 162 crore funding from Creation

This will help the start-up to continue its organic growth momentum as well as consider interesting inorganic opportunities

Logistics start-up Rivigo orders 1,200 Ashok Leyland trucks

The company is aiming to have the largest fleet in the industry

Faircent gets $1.5 million funding from BCCL's Brand Capital

At Faircent, people who have spare money lend it directly to people who want to borrow

Indian students going to UK, US varsities to go up by 50%: Edtech firm

Investors estimate the market value of global students in the UK and the US at $80 billion a year

Bombay Shaving Company raises Rs 4 cr from 25 angel investors

The startup designs and sells high quality shaving products online

Silicon Valley firm Boomtrain acquires messaging platform Nudgespot

The deal amount is undisclosed

Jugnoo launches ready-to-eat meal delivery services

The new launch offers meal delivery service throughout Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali, taking orders between 12 midnight to 12 noon

Journalist turned entrepreneur duo launches Indy Network to redefine infotainment on digital

Former Bloomberg colleagues Mini Menon and Alok Nair have teamed up to launch the Indy Network to curate, co-create and distribute content in the infotainment space on digital.

IIM-A's CIIE invests in healthtech start-ups Doux Dentistry, Zeolr

Doux offers affordable dental care, Zeolr is into developing solutions to aid in better management of chronic diseases by patients

Ordering food online? You can now just Google it

Restaurant search on the phone to give out 'place an order' option and connect users to Zomato, Swiggy