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Rocket Internet sells takeaways

Protests swell against Uber's surge pricing

Customer gathers 30,000 signatures for online petition

Kalaari Capital launches Kstart, a seed fund cum accelerator

Ropes in Google, IBM as partners, hopes to have 20 firms incubated out of its new property 'Respace' by year end

Ratan Tata, US varsity to invest in Indian start-ups

They are looking at long-term, patient investments on solutions that don't lend to an IPO or exit on valuation basis

Ratan Tata on start ups: Some valuations are pricey

He said he supports those new businesses that are really making a difference

Telangana to help failed start-up founders change course

State to award 'entrepreneur-in-residence' certificates to founders who want to explore alternative opportunities

GREX to launch venture debt for start-up firms

In talks with seven banks and NBFCs to enable loans to start-ups

Home services provider Housejoy acquires laundry start-up MyWash

Housejoy to drive orders, MyWash to bring operational know-how; latter's core team of 10 members including three founders to join Housejoy

Crowdfunding platform BitGiving raises undisclosed amount from cluster of angel investors

Earlier campaigns were backed by Anand Mahindra, Soha Ali Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Gul Panag and others

Foodpanda makes a profitability pitch

Cook'dIN launches portal for home-cooked meals

www.cookedin.com connects consumers seeking an alternative to 'mass cooked' meals' to home-cooked meals

Spark10 to facilitate $100-mn startup investments

Aims to transform early start-ups into investable businesses with support of over 500 global mentors

Why CSR makes sense for start-ups

A report by CRISIL says smaller firms spent more on CSR than many large cap companies

Ratan Tata invests in TeaBox, joins board

Company hopes to use Tata's experience in building the Tata Tea brand to make Teabox a global giant

Uber to create 20,000 job opportunities in Andhra, Telangana

Signs MoU with NTR Trust to provide skills training and co-create programmes for its driver partners

Indonesia's Elevenia marketplace gets $50 million from existing investors

With fresh funds at hand, it plans to grow its team and increase its marketing efforts, Tech in Asia reports

Coffee startup Blue Tokai raises seed funding

Company aims to use funds to add more roasteries in other major cities across India, starting with Mumbai in mid-2016

Bengaluru-based Woodpie selected by US accelerator for publishing innovation

Woodpie is the only Indian firm among seven start-ups selected that will be part of the programme that's sponsored by Ingram Content and Nashville Entrepreneur Centre.

Diagnostic laboratories aggregator LabTalk.in goes live

The firm will integrate over 700 big, medium and small unbranded labs spread over Hyderabad

Apple acquires LearnSprout