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This entrepreneur wants to build the Goldman Sachs of Bitcoin

Arthur Hayes left Deutsche Bank and Citibank to establish BitMEX, a real-time Bitcoin-based trading platform, reports Tech in Asia

How Uber Diagnostics is combating heart disease in rural India

With its device Cardiotrack, Uber Diagnostics aims to diagnose heart problems earlier, reports Tech in Asia

Aashish Bhinde: Reluctant banker now the king of $10 bn in tech deals

Aashish Bhinde's 19-person team at Avendus Capital Pvt has advised on more Internet deals than any other bank

For Indians, the default setting is distrust: Kunal Shah

Interview with Co-founder & CEO, Freecharge

Times Internet acquires SBE platform Get Me A Shop

Acquisition will pave way for a greater customer connect and an one-stop solution for customers' digital needs

Black White Orange Brands raises funding from Yuvraj Singh's YouWeCan Ventures

Funding amount undisclosed; the merchandising solutions startup will now manage merchandise for the Indian cricketer-funded companies

Chef-made meals provider Bite Club raises pre-Series A fund

Company to use proceeds to expand its footprint in Delhi-NCR and introduce more product categories

Two women-led startups recognised as innovative projects

MathAdventures and EdgeFx were among the ten pitches made at the just concluded Angels Summit

Alibaba opens offices in France and Germany

This is the latest in a series of steps in which Alibaba is seeking to get more foreign products for sale to Chinese consumers, reports Tech in Asia

SuperProfs launches mobile app for UPSC aspirants

According to the company, around 1 lakh students registered with them for Civil Services examination preparations

Why edtech is getting so little love from VCs in India

Despite the media hype, the edtech space in India isn't receiving enough VC funding, finds Tech in Asia

The fintech start-ups from Singapore to watch out for

Singapore is a hub for fintech activity as its business friendly regulations allow entrepreneurs to expand to the rest of Asia, reports Tech in Asia

Ticketing start-up Bookme expands from Pakistan to Myanmar

The company, headquartered in Pakistan, will be collaborating with a local venture in Yangon to kickstart services, reports Tech in Asia

CollegeDekho raises $1 million in seed funding from Girnar Software

CollegeDekho connects colleges and their course listings with interested students, reports Tech in Asia

This start-up founder battled sexism and armed extortionists

Tech in Asia traces how Nidhi Agarwal founded and established Kaaryah, a niche estore for women's formal western wear

Logistics marketplace Porter to raise funds in Series-B round

Had raised Rs 35 crore in a Series-A round of funding from Sequoia Capital, Kae Capital and other investors in June 2015

This week in Asian start-ups

Tech in Asia presents you with the hottest Asian start-ups making the news

Jet.com raises $350 million

The investment values Jet.com at $1 billion before the new funding round

Two-wheeler taxi hailing service M-TAXI raises angel funding

Will have an initial charge of Rs 25 for the first three kilometre and Rs 5 for every subsequent km

UrbanClap to give free pest control services in rain affected areas in Chennai

Ten days back Ola has launched free boat services in the city