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Food court app SmartQ raises pre-Series A funding from YourNest Angel Fund

The company aims to solve the everyday problem of uncertainty and delays over food ordering in food courts

India emerging a hub for fintech start-ups

According to a report by Nasscom, there are close to 400 companies in India focused on the fin-tech market globally.

Tata group to launch e-comm venture

The e-tail venture plans to initially offer apparel, electronics and footwear products

PurpleHealth raises $100,000 from Katabole Technology Venture

The company, founded in 2014, is a 360-degree health and wellness platform

Ahmedabad start-up Laundrynow.in to raise Rs 6.5 cr for expansion

Firm offers both online and offline laundry services; plans to expand beyond Ahmedabad to other cities in Gujarat

Navneet Promoters make strategic investment in SchoolWear.in

Firm plans to launch a range of school supplies such as uniforms and allied products, and facilitate fee payments across 500 schools

Ratan Tata backs emergency response start-up MUrgency

MUrgency had earlier raised funding from Infosys co-founders Kris Gopalakrishnan and S D Shibulal's Axilor Ventures

A quiz start-up based in Lucknow

Rahul Yadav latest start-up adventure fails to take off

Intelligent Interfaces was being designed to use data analytics to 'streamline processes for government'

Ola, Grofers ink deal to cross-sell each other's services

Initially, Grofers will make Ola Money as preferred payment solution; firms will cross-sell each other's services

Start-ups to join Google class in June

These start-ups will join 18 other promising start-ups from Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico in Silicon Valley next month

SME lending start-up Capital Float raises $25 mn led by Creation Investments

Company has so far facilitated loans of over Rs 400 cr to entrepreneurs and small businesses, while registering a 20 fold growth in past one year

Matrix Partners, Accel Partners lead $1.5 mn investment in Zarget

Round also saw participation from angel investors including Girish Mathrubootham, CEO of Freshdesk

Snapdeal grows 90% but misses GMV target

SoftBank releases data on India investments, quiet on Housing.com

Calsoft founder Sharmila Bhide launches food aggregator portal HausKhaas

The food-based portal intends to provide authentic cooked-food from renowned chefs and home-makers who have expertise in regional cooking

Peer to Peer lending platform Faircent dilutes 9.84% stake to JM Financial subsidiary

Funds to be used for better risk mitigation practice and expansion

Bengaluru-based fitness startup HealthifyMe raises $6 mn from IDG, Blume and Inventus

It plans to use the capital to grow to 5 million users within the next two years

Founder's Diary: Startups dealing with funding crunch

Saahil Goel, CEO & co-founder of Kraftly, talks about a report that gives an insight into a revelation that funding into startups has nosedived

HealthifyMe, a startup gets $6mn in series A funding from investors.

The funding comes just a year after announcement of seed round led by angel investors and Micromax

IIMs get deferred placement scare

Many start-ups postpone joining dates of new recruits by 3-6 months