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Trailblazing, inspiring Indian women entrepreneurs

Tech in Asia sheds light on some of India's best businesswomen

How P2P file sharing app Reach came to be

The start-up came out of the shadows a couple of weeks back, reports Tech in Asia

Food delivery start-up Cookaroo raises angel funding

Angels include Vijay Krishna Yadav of Highland hospitalities and Sachindra Murugesh

Women's health tracker LoveCycles raises Rs 5 cr from Prime Venture Partners

LoveCycles helps women keep track of their menstrual cycles, going beyond just helping them with predictions, but also offering up insights into their monthly cycles

OYO Rooms partners PayPal for global payments, bookings

The companies, however, did not provide any financial details

E-commerce enabler KartRocket raises $8 mn more from a Japanese investor

Funding will support the company to enhance next gen mobile marketplace

IIT-Kharagpur students turns into garbage collector

Started in 2014, they are selling recyclable garbage worth Rs 20,000 every month on an average

Startups, the many challenges women entrepreneurs face

According to Nasscom, there was a 50% increase in women joining the start-up ecosystem over last year

Matrix Partners, others invest in fin-tech start-up Finomena

Finomena uses alternate data sources and proprietary algorithms to evaluate credit-worthiness of borrowers such as college students or young professionals

Now, a start-up to track radio cab drivers

Not only can the person behind the wheel be traced but also how he's driving can be monitored

T-Hub inks pact with Tat Capital

The MoU will connect T-Hub's start-ups with Australian growth firms with next-generation innovations to explore acquisition, partnerships and strategic investment ideas

myGubbi.com raises $2.5 mn in seed funding

Angel investors include Vipul Parekh, co-founder of Big Basket, Ananda Kallugadde of NeoBytes and Rajesh K Murthy, EVP of Infosys

Think Digital's new platform helps candidate get job-ready

Product offers practice interviews prepared by experts in sync with current practices adopted by top corporates

T-Hub signs pact with Tata Capital

MoU will connect T-Hub's start-ups with Australian growth companies

Industry veterans from InMobi and TFS bet big on fashion commerce, invest in Wooplr

Wooplr seeks to tap investors' expertise to ramp up its user base from 2 mn women currently to 100 mn by 2020

A new job opportunity could now depend on your social media posts

'Belong' scans your online activity, to help companies source candidates for a job, reports Tech in Asia

Alibaba made a smart car, and soon we'll get to see it

Alibaba and SAIC Motor teamed up last year via a $160 million investment into smart, internet-connected cars, Tech in Asia reports

GoldnSilver.in set to enter B2C space

Launched in October 2015, the e-commerce start-up currently offers 280 gold and silver coins, bars and other products

PurpleTalk invests $1 mn in retail tech start-up Nukkad Shops

Nukkad Shops helps users access their neighbourhood shops serving in close to a 2 km radius

Connecting alumni with alma mater