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Zebpay raises nearly $1 mn in series 'A' funding
Finance to be used to scale its blockchain based services and talent acquisition
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Ratan Tata invests in Tracxn
Second investment in 2016; last year he had invested in 14 firms
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PlanMyMedicalTrip raises angel funding
The firm's target is to capture 15% of India's medical tourism market, which is expected to reach $8 bn by 2020
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Online-content platform for children mycity4kids raises $3 mn from SIDBI Venture Capital
The parenting app aims to have 5 million mothers using it every day in the next 18 months
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Fundraising no cakewalk for edu-tech start-ups
Investors say the dream for edu-tech start-ups could be over as there is a fundamental fault in the companies
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Uber launches start-up mentorship programme 'uberEXCHANGE'
The taxi-hailing app will host a series of six leadership talks by senior Uber executives
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Do you really want to raise money?
As soon as you take money in, you're risking other people's cash, says Tech in Asia
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Japanese fashion box startup AirCloset raises series B funding
The investment will be used to expand the company's clothing stock and hire new team members, reports Tech in Asia
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Lessons in marketing: Early stage challenges
It is important to focus on the right marketing channel rather than go after multiple channels, says Mayank Kumar, co-founder, UpGrad.com
Cyber security: Israel wants joint ecosystem with India
Israeli firms eye billion-dollar market in 5 years, explore tie ups with Indian companies, educational institutes, startup incubators
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Sensara raises funding from ex-Google India head Lalitesh Katraggada
Sensara has developed a technology that converts smartphone into television remote
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10 start-ups waiting to be funded
The start-ups were chosen by The Indus Entrepreneurs, as well as a jury of VCs, entrepreneurs, and faculty of IIM Bangalore, reports Tech in Asia
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2015's big startup acquisitions in India
Nasscom counts 65 acquisitions of startups by mid-October, Tech in Asia reports
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Yellow Messenger: Your local market on chat
Tech in Asia explores a chat-powered app that helps search for products and services based on location
Learning to be an entrepreneur with outdoor adventure
Tech in Asia explores the relation between outdoor adventures and start-ups
Craft Beer firm B9 Beverages raises $6 million
The company has raised the funds from Sequoia Capital, Rohit Bansal & Kunal Bahl of Snapdeal along with Ashish Dhawan of Chrys Capital and Deepinder Goyal of Zomato
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Ratan Tata now funds love for dogs
Has put an undisclosed amount in an entity catering to pet care
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Organised hires play a part, but referrals still king in start-ups
Referral is an easy way to hire, say experts, but it eventually comes back to damage the structure of the company, if used without vetting
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Ratan Tata invests in pet care portal DogSpot.in
The funds raised will be deployed towards offering new range of products under the existing brand, said the shopping site for pet supplies
Nida Rooms to add zing to Southeast Asia's budget hotel battle
The Indonesia-based start-up is the new player trying to provide uniformity of service in this space, reports Tech in Asia