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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

Uber China closes $1 bn fundraising round

Investors include Internet giant Baidu Inc, China CITIC Bank Corp and China Life Insurance among others

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

Indian Angel Network invests in cloud security startup InstaSafe

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

ServiceMax: Premji Invest leads $82-mn funding

Brings the total capital raised by ServiceMax to $202 million

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

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

Start-ups start saving, winter is here

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

Lowe's opens start-up accelerator

L&T Infotech COO Kakal quits, plans to mentor start-ups

Kakal's exit comes at a time when L&T Infotech is preparing to go for an IPO

Pharma department to launch Rs 1,000-cr VC for pharma start-ups

Fund would help young entrepreneurs to conduct research on new drugs and break through innovations

Thea Kitchen raises Series-A funding from Carpediem Capital

Started in 2013, Biryani Blues has emerged as a unique modern Indian QSR format based on traditional Hyderabadi Biryani

Freshdesk, Grofers and OYO Rooms are next unicorns

Unicorn is a term used for start-ups that has gained valuation of $1 billion (Rs 6600 crore) from investors

Merchandise e-tailer icustommadeit.com raises Rs 1.65 cr in third round of funding

The site is a marketplace that brings together a new breed of independent artisans, designers and customised products to the mass market

Hyperlocal services provider Bookmein raises Rs 2.5 cr in angel funding

The investment will be utilised to enhance the end-user experience and to increase Bookmein's footprint across some of the major cities in India

Woxsen School of Business to focus on start-ups

Has already produced three start ups with one of them receiving Rs 1 crore funding

Rokitt's launchpad for women entrepreneurs

With 4,000 members, the company aims to get 100,000 women entrepreneurs on the platform by the end of this year