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Avenue Venture exits Casa Grande with 1.6X returns
Avenue Venture Partner had invested Rs 24.8 crore and had a return of Rs 40.1 crore
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Qualcomm to invest $150 mn in Indian startups
Company's executive chairman Paul Jacobs met the PM Modi at the Digital Economy event in San Jose
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US start-up Spire to ride on Indian rocket to space with Astrosat
The ride on the PSLV would be the first of the 100 satellite constellation it plans to launch for weather monitoring and tracking ships across oceans
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Helpchat acquires Niffler for an undisclosed amount
The deal is expected to firm Helpchat's position in the chat-based personal assistant ecosystem in India
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Practo makes yet another acquisition
Buys Bengaluru-based Qikwell, its 4th such buy in 5 months
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Practo goes on an acquisition spree after its funding from Tencent
Practo acquired Qikwell, its fourth acquisition after it secured a blockbuster funding of $90 million led by Tencent, reports Tech in Asia
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RBI Deputy Governor Mundra takes a dig at start-ups
"Sometimes I worry whether it will be like a game of 'pass the parcel', and when the music stops, the last person will be left holding the parcel," said the deputy governor
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Confirmed: Xiaomi is making a laptop and expanding into telco services
Xiaomi is expanding into new areas of business, including the long-rumored Xiaomi laptop, reports Tech in Asia
How CrediHealth helps you choose the right doctor
CrediHealth secured seed funding from Twitter India's Rajat Malhotra to tackle India's unstructured healthcare scene, reports Tech in Asia
Paytm invests $10 mn in logistics data start-up
Move in line with company's overall objective of investing to the tune of $150 mn in over a dozen Indian startup ventures
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Troubles galore for Housing.com
The real-estate start-up has been in news for various reasons for the past one month
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Start-up The Man Company bets on the vanity of Indian men
The Man Company raised an angel round of funding from the head of Microsoft India, country manager of Airbnb India and others, reports Tech in Asia
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An ecosystem sprouts to take the chemicals out of Indian agriculture
Several funds and accelerators are supporting start-ups solving the problem of excessive pesticides in Indian farms, reports Tech in Asia
Groupon to cut 1,100 jobs, to exit from 7 countries
Groupon has taken a hit as it experienced stiff competition from other deals sites like LivingSocial and OpenTable, reports Tech in Asia
How start-up SayPay is making online payments more secure
Through voice recognition, SayPay is providing Indian customers with access to more secure payment options, reports Tech in Asia
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Stars shine on the start-up parade
Flush with funds, Big Basket, OLX, Quikr, First Cry and many others are using celebrity endorsers to build their brands
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This Shanghai start-up delivers cook-at-home meals to expats
Saucepan is still in its early days and is eyeing a $1.26 million funding target, reports Tech in Asia