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This week in Asian start-ups

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

BPO 4.0 can create the next million jobs in Rural India

Create the next back office boom from start-ups that is focused on rural India

Now, a venture fund for women entrepreneurs

Saha Fund sees investment from Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Mohandas Pai, Avinash Vashistha

Getting a genie to work for you

Haptik combines search and commerce to help users get things done with a message

thredUP raises $81 mn

Global Round-Up

NASSCOM inaugurates start-up warehouse in Kochi

This warehouse is part of NASSCOM's 10,000 start-ups programme supported by Google, Microsoft, Kotak, IBM and AWS

YatraGenie raises funds in Series-A round

Fund will be used to expand ops in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

NASSCOM inaugurates start-up warehouse in Kochi

Collaborates with Kerala govt to establish ecosystem for entrepreneurs, mentors, investors

Start-ups fuel demand for app developers

According to online hiring platform Hiree, about half the searches on its platform pertain to app development

ShadowFax raises $8.5 mn

Kabir Narang to join the board of ShadowFax

CredR raises $15 mn from Fidelity's proprietary investment arm

Company to use the proceedings to scale up its product and marketing

LimeRoad founder Suchi Mukherjee talks about building brand stickiness

Social interaction is tightly woven into the LimeRoad experience, writes founder Suchi Mukherjee

LimeRoad: Aiding access & discovery in lifestyle

With unique user-generated looks and affordable prices, LimeRoad is trying to engage women to buy online

OnlineTyari raises Rs 5 crore from VC firm 500 startups, Mohandas Pai, others

Platform helps people prepare for tests like civil services, UPSC, GATE etc

The biggest pitfall of e-commerce in South Asia

Delivery is the biggest problem faced by e-commerce players in South Asia, reports Tech in Asia

Non-IT firms filling start-up universe

Data from the corporate affairs ministry suggests that around 100,000 new firms were registered in 2014

RIL's start-up hub Fall 2015 batch includes two Israeli start-ups

These include In*Q*Sec, a start-up that enables continuity of network operations, and eLoan, which enables instant peer to peer lending

Livspace acquires virtual trial platform YoFloor

YoFloor is a mobile platform that helps home buyers make design decisions through virtual trials

CL Educate acquires 51% stake in EdTech start-up Accendere

Accendere's core business is to enable universities and colleges to improve on their academic standings

Are you down with start-up fever?

It is risky for individual investors to invest directly in start-ups. Check the promoter team, understand the business and look for an exit route, before deciding on a plunge