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OYO Rooms raises Rs 630 crore from Softbank, existing investors
Company has a network of 12,000 rooms in 70 cities
 "OYO Rooms raises Rs 630 crore from Softbank, existing investors")
Investment platform GREX raises Rs 4 crore
Company says funds will be used to strengthen GREX's IT backbone
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Startups to add at least a dozen billionaires in India: Assocham
The industry body says maximum value creation is expected in the fledgling e-commerce, music-entertainment, payment gateways spaces
 "Startups to add at least a dozen billionaires in India: Assocham")
e-marketplace Zopper eyes $200-mn GMV by March, to hire 130 people
The Noida-based firm also plans to take its headcount to 250 people from the current 120.
 "e-marketplace Zopper eyes $200-mn GMV by March, to hire 130 people")
4 rules to start a business
K Ganesh, a serial entrepreneur, says that while the start-up buzz is positive, it's important to strike a cautionary note
 "4 rules to start a business")
Finding Rahul Yadav
The authors trace the roots of Rahul Yadav, e-commerce's enfant terrible
 "Finding Rahul Yadav")
Delivery start-ups are back like it's 1999
The biggest change is that the companies are trying to improve same-day delivery with software
 "Facebook sees start-ups adding to revenue")
Start-ups try to challenge Google, at least on mobile search
Lo is the founder of Vurb, a start-up in San Francisco's bustling downtown that has a new kind of search engine meant for mobile phones
 "Start-ups try to challenge Google, at least on mobile search")
Uber funding talks highlight the speedy pace of investments
Since the beginning of 2013, more than 20 tech start-ups have held three rounds of funding within a year and a half
 "Uber funding talks highlight the speedy pace of investments")
 "Asian tech start-ups quietly scale new heights")
For start-ups, how many angels are too many?
For many relatively new investors, a winning bet on a hot start-up can pay off richly in the Silicon Valley
TripFactory raises $10 mn in Series A from Aarin Capital
The online holiday booking start-up will use the fund to build an auto-curation technology that can integrate and connect more travel advisors and agents with travellers
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News In Shorts plans to add 100 jobs; rebrands as 'inshorts'
Company aims to establish a mobile content powerhouse in India
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InsideView raises $32.5 million from Spring Lake Equity
Company has raised more than $80 million so far
Paytm bags 4-yr BCCI title sponsorship for Rs 203 cr
The rights are for India's domestic and international cricket matches at home
 "Paytm bags 4-yr BCCI title sponsorship for Rs 203 cr")
Forget cashback, here's data-back
Through Gigato, a data sponsoring app, firms can reward users with free data packs for using their apps
 "Forget cashback, here's data-back")
Techwave Consulting to invest $5 million in Hyderabad centre
Location enables remote infrastructure management (RIM) services using an integrated monitoring facility