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EON Reality to invest $20 mn in tech startup Amaze Infotainment
The strategic partnership will also involve VR- and AR-based knowledge transfer in the areas of education, edutainment and advertising
 "EON Reality to invest $20 mn in tech startup Amaze Infotainment")
Ratan Tata invests in predictive analytics startup Infinite Analytics
The big data startup was born in an MIT class of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
 "Ratan Tata invests in predictive analytics startup Infinite Analytics")
Reverie raises $4mn in series A funding from Aspada and Qualcomm
The company wants to build and grow its sales and marketing prowess in West Asia and South East Asia
 "Reverie raises $4mn in series A funding from Aspada and Qualcomm")
 "CITIC backs Ele.me")
Start up lessons India can learn from Israel
The tiny country of Israel sees almost two new start-ups bloom every day and today houses some 5,000 start-ups
 "Start up lessons India can learn from Israel")
ibibo Group acquires minority stake in cloud-based hotel solutions provider Djubo
Djubo provides three solutions to the hotel industry through a single interface
 "ibibo Group acquires minority stake in cloud-based hotel solutions provider Djubo")
BetterButter raises seed funding led by growX ventures
M&S Partners, angel investor Manish Singhal also invest in the food discovery platform
 "BetterButter raises seed funding led by growX ventures")
OYO Rooms aims at 50k-inventory mark by year-end
The start-up currently has a room count of 20,000 across 2,000 properties in 102 cities nationally
 "OYO Rooms aims at 50k-inventory mark by year-end")
Faasos: Why we went app-only
Founders, Jaydeep Barman & Kallol Banerjee, write that the decision to go app-only was because 97% of Faasos' sales comes from that channel
 "Faasos: Why we went app-only")
Uber China closes $1 bn fundraising round
Investors include Internet giant Baidu Inc, China CITIC Bank Corp and China Life Insurance among others
 "Uber China closes $1 bn fundraising round")
 "Ex-directors of Infy, STFI to launch seed fund")
Budget hotel aggregator ZO Rooms looks to raise $100 mn
ZO Rooms raised $15 mn from existing investors Tiger Global and Orios Venture Partners in July 2015, and $30 mn earlier this month from the same investors
 "Budget hotel aggregator ZO Rooms looks to raise $100 mn")
Intel India aligns with Design in India as it opens lab for entrepreneurs and startups
Selected startups and entrepreneurs will now get to access Intel's infrastructure and expertise in design to accelerate businesses and ideas in Internet of Things
 "Intel India aligns with Design in India as it opens lab for entrepreneurs and startups")
ServiceMax: Premji Invest leads $82-mn funding
Brings the total capital raised by ServiceMax to $202 million
 "ServiceMax: Premji Invest leads $82-mn funding")
LocalOye on expansion spree, goes pan India with launch of online services
The new services include online astrology, online legal counselling and online marriage counselling among others
 "LocalOye on expansion spree, goes pan India with launch of online services")
Why LeapFrog Investments invested in IFMR Holdings
IFMRH is a leading example of the kind of company we seek, and is changing the face of financial inclusion in India
 "Why LeapFrog Investments invested in IFMR Holdings")
Start-ups struggle to fix HR policies
HR experts say start-ups have always had an informal work culture. But with a growing work force, they are now struggling to put in place HR policies to ensure professionalism
 "Start-ups struggle to fix HR policies")