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Get the garage at your doorstep

Stared in August 2015, Drivojoy has served about 2,000 users

FixNix raises $500,000 in pre-Series A funding

The company is looking for Series A of $1 million from Temasek Holdings and others

Most investors foresee fall valuations, hunger for e-commerce

Time for start-ups to focus on profitability now, say respondents in a VCCEdge survey

eKincare raises Rs 2.2 cr in pre-Series A funding

The funding will be used to strengthen product development, intellectual property and tap the right talent

SP Robotic raises Rs 2 crore from IAN, Chennai Angels

SP Robotic Works is a Chennai-based start-up that provides robotic education to school students under the brand Kidobotikz

SP Robotic raises Rs 2 crore from IAN, Chennai Angels

The investment will be used for growth and expansion of the company

Uber-Ola battle might usher in transparency

Both companies are not transparent on their user base, the number of rides or their revenues in India

Ratan Tata-backed Bollant to complete Rs 20 crore fund raising by April

The company plans a Rs 1,000 crore IPO or a Series A fund raising by 2018

Tendulkar makes his first tech start-up investment

While the terms of the deal have not been disclosed, Tendulkar will be the brand ambassador of Smartron

BigBasket raises $150 million from Abraaj Group

Abraaj has been present in India since 2006 & the partnership with BigBasket marks its third investment in India

Ola acquires IIT Madras incubated payments startup Qarth to strengthen Ola Money

The founders, Abhinav Srivastava and Prerit Srivastava, will make the move to Ola, bringing along their multi-bank IMPS solution

Two-wheeler rental startup WheelStreet raises $500,000 from Broadbean Capital

The company plans to use the funds to expand technology and footprint to Pune and Hyderabad

Finding tutor online made easy

Bengaluru-based education technology start-up flipClass is striving to make it easy for parents

Tables turn as potential employees ask tough questions to start-ups

Many start-ups which have shut down in the recent past have denied dues to their employees

Flipkart CEO Binny Bansal becomes victim of email fraud; hackers try to swindle $80,000

The hackers sent two emails to Flipkart's CFO, demanding $80,000 to be transferred to an account immediately

Airbus BizLab selects start-ups in Hamburg, Bengaluru for accelerator programme

Blue Morfo, Shoonya Games, Open Turf, Qualitas are the four start-ups selected from Bengaluru for this programme

Angels & VCs try to catch 'em young

Start-up investors increasingly find a sweet spot in entrepreneurs below 30 yrs

Kris Gopalakrishnan invests in edutech start-up Avagmah

Firm provides tech platform to universities on a managed services model and helps them with digital marketing

Govt to promote India as investment destination for startups

Govt announced a slew of initiatives in Budget for startups, including 100% tax exemption for 3 years, allocation of Rs 500 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs

Start-ups in Solan? Tech hubs bloom in unlikely places

Many state governments are ready with policies to promote entrepreneurs, backed by funding plans