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Why start-ups, not small industries, are India's salvation
Innovation and scalability make start-ups a better option for job creation than SMEs, which tend to stay that way
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Portea Medical eyes global expansion, raises $37.5 mn in Series B funding
The funding process for the home healthcare provider was led by Accel
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Portea gets $37.5 million in Series B funding
The funding round was led by Accel, with IFC, Qualcomm Ventures and Ventureast also participating
Prime Minister Modi to address India-US Startup Konnect
Over 30 start-ups across diverse sectors to demonstrate their innovations
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Ex-Flipkart exec now Housejoy CEO
Flipkart has become the launch pad for senior executives eyeing bigger roles in other startups
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PM @ Silicon Valley: Modi to showcase India's social start-ups
Some of the big Indian names might not attend
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Wellness start-up CureJoy raises Rs 7 cr
The funds would be used to expand services and strengthen its team
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Forget ban, this start-up gets meat delivered at your doorstep
Company owns and operates a fully-automated meat processing unit with delivery hubs across Bengaluru
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My Life My Style: Peter Watts
'One trim trimma week'
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I'm Girish, CEO and founder of Freshdesk. Ask me anything!
In a forum on Tech in Asia, Girish Mathrubootham answers questions on Freshdesk, SaaS and his experience as a product manager at Zoho
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Social impact start-ups to meet Modi at Silicon Valley
The group of Indian startups are part of a Nasscom and TIE delegation
CureJoy raises $1.15mn funding led by Accel Partners
The funding round also saw participation from serial entrepreneurs Subrata Mitra, Larry Braitman and Venk Krishnan
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BlaBlaCar announces $200 million in series D funding
The series D funding round was led by Insight Venture Partners and Lead Edge Capital, with Vostok New Ventures participating, reports Tech in Asia
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The Indian startups that made it to Microsoft Ventures' scale-up programme
Today, Microsoft Ventures announced a list of 10 start-ups that made the cut from over 1,800, reports Tech in Asia
Didi Kuaidi partners with Lyft, invests $100 mn to take on Uber
That investment was part of a round Lyft closed earlier this year, which Didi backers Tencent and Alibaba also took part in, reports Tech in Asia
What I learned at a Beijing start-up
Exploring Beijing's start-up scene, Journalist Frank Hersey writes about his experiences in Tech in Asia
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Product management tips for early-stage tech start-ups
It's not the customer's job to tell you what they want; that's your job, writes Serene Gan in Tech in Asia
For India's largest lingerie e-tailer Zivame, privacy pays
The start-up is one of several e-tailers cashing in on the awkwardness many middle-class women feel buying underwear in public in this deeply conservative society
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Flipkart co-founders invest in Plabro Networks, a real estate start up
Currently, the app is available in Gurgaon and Noida and the company has plans to take it to the other cities
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