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Magna Energy to get $500 million Carlyle funding

The upstream oil and gas start-up plans to invest in marginal fields

Hello Curry acquires tech startup Fire42

Fire42 is the second major acquisition that Hello Curry has made in less than three months

Stock exchange for unlisted startups GREX launched in Hyderabad

GREX is scheduled to go live in July 2015

Mydentist raises Rs 50 crore in Series-C

Neuv launches social polling app 'Whatsay'

Whatsay allows users to create polls across 25 categories

Whizzle Mobile launches app to connect local businesses

Currently available on Android and has seen over 3,000 user downloads so far

Microsoft Ventures launches initiative to help corporates engage with start-ups

To start with, Innovation for Corporates Initiative will offer three programmes including Market Access Programme, Partner in Acceleration and High Performance programmes

Mydentist raises Rs 50 crore in Series-C funding

Company to use funds to expand to new cities

Cookpad buys Bengaluru-based startup Cucumbertown

Cucumbertown will operate as an independent subsidiary under Cookpad

Jiffstore raises follow-on capital from TLABS and Unitus Seed Fund

Firm enables shoppers to buy from their local grocery stores through their mobile phones

AP to float Rs 100-crore innovation fund for startups

State targeting to incubate 500 startups by the end of this December, and 5,000 by 2020

iSTAR Skill Development raises Series A from Unitus Seed Fund

Funds to be utilised for expansion of operations and building a technology back-end

MeetUrPro.com's Startup Clinic to help startups meet regulatory compliances

Startup Clinic will offer free pre-incorporation consultation and startup health check services

Asheesh Mehra exits Infosys, starts Antworks

Singapore headquartered Antworks will have a global footprint with offices in Singapore, Qatar, London and Mumbai to begin with

Home Decor store BedBathMore.com acquires Crude Area

Post the acquisition Crude Area will become an independent white label on the portal offering a wider range of products to its consumers

Speech-recognition for customer satisfaction

Chennai-based start-up Uniphore uses speech technology to make any software understand and respond to natural human speech

Angel funding for PosterGully

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Art monetisation portal, PosterGully secures angel funding

Raised undisclosed amount of angel funding by a group of angel investors

HealthSignz Tech to launch health, wellness mobile app in India

Company's strategy is ' only mobile' and consumer-facing mobile app was built on SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud)

Truck hiring startup LetsTransport acquires Shifter

Company also looking to raise funds in pre-Series A round