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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

Demand rises for small offices, with start-ups & investors fuelling demand

Transactions in small-size transactions, both leasing and buying, constituted 41% of office take-up in the country in the June to September quarter

Investment in food start-ups rises 93% in 2015

These start-ups help in ordering food, provide dining reservations and rate restaurants

WudStay eyes 10,000-room inventory

It is currently present in 35 cities with 3,000 rooms in its network

MobME plans to raise $15 million

Company to use funds to incubate startups in financial tech and Big Data space

Mubble secures Series-A funding from Accel

Mubble is an app that helps smartphone users track to control their telecom spends

Ride-sharing startup Zify raises Rs 1.2 cr from angel investors

Proceeds will be utilised for investing technology and marketing as company plans to expand to new cities

Online marketplace for industrial supplies Bizongo raises seed funding

Funds to be raised from Accel Partners

This week in Asian start-ups

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

GoCoop: the Amazon for handicraft artisans

GoCoop has multiple layers of services for the different types of sellers that work in cooperatives, reports Tech in Asia

Inside SaaSx 2015

SaaSx 2015, held in Chennai, India, was filled with insights from India's top SaaS entrepreneurs, reports Tech in Asia