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Start-ups take to venture debt

Venture lending provides start-ups more bandwidth without dissolving equity

Aion Capital Partners joins Bhasin, Chawla to buy GE Capital

According to financial market sources, the deal is valued at $350 million

NASSCOM, Tamil Nadu ink MoU for start-up warehouse in Chennai

The warehouse, spread over 8,000 sq ft, will nurture nearly 200 start-ups entrepreneurs to foster innovation

IISc start-up builds world's first food grade DNA/RNA stain

Azooka Life Sciences claims the patent pending nucleic acid gel stain developed from an undisclosed plant source is the safest in the world market

Plastic recycling start-up Banyan Nation taps global funding worth $800,000

After operating a 100-tonne a month capacity recycling plant for two years, Banyan Nation promoters have now set up an all new 300-tonne capacity plant with automation

Mayank Kumar: Don't be scared - Launch early!

"If you're not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late"

Local Discovery Platform Shouut raises $500,000 in Angel Round

Shouut informs users about places, events and offers close to them, and helps businesses amplify deals to users near their business location

Blippar raises $54 mn Series D funding led by Malaysian Govt-owned fund

The augmented reality company will use the money to expand team, acquisition, to expand presence in education space

Jewellery duty may dim start-ups' prospects

Biotechnology start-ups get a boost with tax waiver on services from incubators

At present there are 10 approved incubators which support close to 300 start-ups

A look at some of the richest startups in Bengaluru

Tech in Asia puts the spotlight on start-ups that have been in the news

KerjaDulu, 'Indonesia's LinkedIn' raises money from MNC Group

The startup's post-investment valuation is at $5 million, reports Tech in Asia

From Hollywood to startups: A look at Leonardo DiCaprio's investment portfolio

Tech in Asia takes a look at DiCaprio's investment in at least six tech firms

MIT to hold global start-up workshop in Hyderabad

Start-ups from 70 countries to take part; 350 of the best start-ups will be chosen for the event from about 10,000 applications

Brave new world: Promises of 3-year tax holiday, one-day registration delivered

With Standup India, govt introduces unique affirmative action in start-ups for backward castes

Hopscotch raises $13 mn from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin

Hopscotch.in, a discovery-based e-commerce destination for moms, holds distinction of Eduardo's first-ever direct investment in country

Bridging trust deficit

Ratan Tata invests in home rental start-up NestAway

This is Tata's eighth personal investment in a start-up in 2016 so far

Budget 2016: Start-ups bat for tax sops, investment incentives

Investors in start-ups also expecting rationalisation in capital gains tax

Start-ups hope budget will follow up on Modi's promises

Implementation of nationwide GST will help in simplifying tax structure, said Navneet Singh, co-founder, PepperTap