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Vivek Bhargava: Attracting investors to local businesses is no child's play

Vivek Bhargava, director and co-founder, Yuvi Hospitality Pvt Ltd discusses the difficulties of raising funds for local businesses

Jugnoo raises $3 million in series B funding

The funds will be invested in expansion plans and to streamline processes in new cities

Roadrunnr office vandalised in Bengaluru

Firm says it has been done by agencies that are losing people to the venture-funded company

Alibaba's $306-million fund

Start-ups wary of policy restrictions

Smaller e-commerce companies also fear the government's move on further regulations would only stifle their growth

Investors' pressure push start-ups against the wall: Screwvala

UTV Group Founder Ronnie Screwvala says that the problems faced by start-ups now are not an ecosystem problem but merely investor pressure

India sees more women entrepreneurs build start-ups

Women founder-specific sessions at events such as Nasscom and the rise of women-focused angel investors and funds point to a shift in acceptance of women entrepreneurs

Once sizzling, TinyOwl, Housing call it quits on IIT campuses

This move comes in the wake of these start-ups continuing job cuts, streamlining workforce and tweaking their business model to survive

Padmasree Warrior visits start-up campuses in India

The former Cisco CTO visited the campuses of Flipkart, Snapdeal, and Kalaari Capital, reports Tech in Asia

Malaysia's 1337 Ventures invests in three Philippines-based start-ups

The Malaysian VC tells Tech in Asia it may invest over $10,000 more in each of the companies

India startup helps Target save costs, gets a referral to tap other retailers

Discover Dollar has built a data analytics solution to help retailers discover money that is usually lost in overpayment to vendors

Online ordering app Swiggy ties up with Burger King

Swiggy will take care of Burger King's logistics for all 23 outlets in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Delhi and Gurgaon

Meet the new Bansal making waves in Indian e-commerce

Abhishek Bansal's six-month-old Shadowfax is out to deliver results fast, reports Tech in Asia

Former Google India head Lalitesh Kattragada invests in startup Betterplace

Betterplace has database of 100,000 largely blue collar workers, verified for companies such as Doormint, HouseJoy, Commonfloor, Swiggy and Parcelled.in

Women entrepreneurs who are the change they want to see in India

Tech in Asia celebrates Women Entrepreneurship Day by honouring these women entrepreneurs

Alibaba launches $130 mn fund to invest in Hong Kong entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurs Fund for Hong Kong will be Alibaba's first entrepreneur-support initiative exclusively for Hong Kong, reports Tech in Asia

Alibaba launches $306 mn fund to invest in Taiwan start-ups

The fund will operate on a not-for-profit model, reports Tech in Asia

UrbanClap open to acquisition in on-demand laundry space

Announces foray in Pune; targets to add 200,000 professionals on its market place by end Dec 2016

When Ram Shriram of Sheraplo Ventures visited Bengaluru

Shriram cautions that building apps creates an opportunity but doesn't necessarily guarantee success, reports Tech in Asia

Hostmaker raises seed funding to provide services to Airbnb hosts in Asia

The start-up raised $2 million led by D N Capital with participation from DSG Consumer Partners, reports Tech in Asia