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Three dads bring clean air to China on the cheap

The purifier start-up uses a subscription-based business model to make clean air affordable, reports Tech in Asia

Apple Pay to launch in China in 2016

The American company has joined forces with UnionPay to enter the mainland, reports Tech in Asia

This start-up uses emojis to disrupt online groceries

Terraa thinks it has the key to getting grocery deliveries right in India. Tech in Asia explores

Start-ups to the rescue as Delhi clamps down on diesel cars

Tech in Asia reports how start-ups such as Ola, Uber and Meru are making the most of the diesel car ban in Delhi

Philippine start-ups that raised funding in 2015

Tech in Asia lists the start-ups in the Philippines that have earned investors' vote of confidence in 2015

Start-ups from Pakistan that raised funding in 2015

Pakistan saw exponential growth in startup activity in 2015. Tech in Asia reports on companies that attracted investment

Stylofie.com raises Rs 1.65 cr from Hong Kong-based Swastika

The beauty and wellness company would use proceeds to expand beyond Delhi

Hyperlocal text messaging app Lookup partners with Twitter

Bengaluru-based free chat app Lookup has launched @lookuplite where users can tweet their requests

Logistics platform Rivigo raises $30 million

Series B round of funding, led by SAIF Partners

Grabhouse lays off 100 employees

Grabhouse said it had organised a special recruitment team to assist sacked employees find other jobs

Puneet Dalmia, other investors pick up 16% stake in Stage Thr3e

Dalmia is the managing director of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, has invested in his personal capacity

Amazon leads Rs 150 crore investment in home services firm Housejoy

Funds will be used to help solve operational issues, for strategic acquisitions, partnerships and to build the team

Freshdesk acquires mobile first user engagement platform Konotor

Third acquisition by Freshdesk, which is aiming at enhancing support channels and mobile solutions

Reverse logistics provider Blubirch raises $ 2 mn

The funding was raised from Chicago Capital Ventures, angel investor Sanjay Mehta and others

Singapore's Perx raises series A to become more than just a loyalty app

Investors Golden Gate Ventures and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin are betting on the start-up's new vision, reports Tech in Asia

Running on less than $1 million in funding, Tiket is Indonesia's bootstrap rockstar

Travel booking site Tiket is built entirely on an initial angel investment of 'under $1 million', finds Tech in Asia

This start-up creates virtual reality content without writing code

Virtual reality is definitely one for the future. WakingApp is one step ahead of the rest, finds Tech in Asia

Karnataka opens second start-up warehouse in Bengaluru

As per the Global Startup Eco-system Ranking Report-2015, Bengaluru is the only Indian city to be ranked among the top 20 startup eco-systems in the world

e-grocer BigBasket eyes Rs 1,000-cr monthly revenue rate from March 2018

At present, the company executes 30,000 transactions per day

Spencer's Retail acquires e-commerce grocery start-up Omnipresent Retail

Expects online grocery sales to be close to Rs 500 crore in the next three years