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Four promising female tech entrepreneurs from Pakistan

A taxi app, edtech, handcrafted shoes and beauty and fashion -- these are the sectors in which women entrepreneurs in Pakistan have invested in, reports Tech in Asia

Sasha Mirchandani: The original angel investor

For Mirchandani, his tryst with investing began when his own venture failed to seek funding in early 2000s

It's official: Fund-raising of start-ups is fast drying up

Internet TV platform YuppTV set to raise $50 million in Series-B round

Global Takeoff, which runs YuppTV, aims to use the funds to expand its business in India particularly customer and content acquisitions

Lookup raises $2.5 mn in Vinod Khosla-led Series A funding

Other investors include Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Catamaran Ventures

Organic food start-up Terra Firma to add 8,000 farmers to its network

Terra Firma develops and offers natural food alternatives and produces organic food harvested from its organic farms and partner organic farming groups spread across India

Messaging app Lookup raises $2.5 mn in Series-A round

Funding round also saw participation from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Narayana Murthy's Catamaran Ventures and Global Founders Capital among others

The encouraging future of e-commerce in Pakistan

Although a late entrant in e-commerce, the industry's future in Pakistan looks positive with the market expected to reach over $600 million by 2017, reports Tech in Asia

Xiaomi's CEO invests in an electric bike start-up

This electric-powered two-wheeler is a neatly designed smart bike that connects with an app. The startup just nabbed series A funding, reports Tech in Asia

The acquisitions that signal India as a mature start-up ecosystem

New data shows more exits and bigger deal sizes, as start-ups scale up faster, which will warm the hearts of all stakeholders, reports Tech in Asia

Jugnoo forays into NCR with launch in Gurgaon

From ordering groceries from supermarts, pocket friendly and hygienic food and on-door autos, Jugnoo brings it all together in one single platform

Start-up investments in India to see three-fold rise to $6.5 bn in 2015: Nasscom

Indian start-ups that received funding doubled to 400 in 2015, Nasscom said

India's first start-up village to expand nationwide

Kerala-based Startup Village aims to launch 1,000 start-ups over the next 10 years and start the search for the next billion-dollar Indian company

Canva enters Indian market with festive designs

Will be catering to the needs of Indian graphic designers

Housing.com ramps up management; Kothari seen as next CEO

Informally things are already functioning where the team reports to Jason Kothari

IBM sets up data centre in Chennai, ties-up with Nasscom for start-up promotion

Joins global rivals such as Microsoft and Oracle to set up data centres in the country

Softbank's Nikesh Arora warns startups of burning money to scale business

People in India haven't seen what happens if the environment gets sour, the Softbank vice-chairman said

What the Nasscom Product Conclave has in common with Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake

In his blog, Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Sumanth Raghavendra writes that Nasscom has abrogated its responsibility as the flagbearer for the Indian software product community

Home rental app Flatchat to launch in Singapore on November 7

Flatchat decided to launch in Singapore because of the country's student and expat population

Faircent raises undisclosed amount from Mohandas Pai-led fund

Faircent is a community loan exchange site for peer-to-peer lenders and borrowers, reports Tech in Asia