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Peesh Venture Capital launches accelerators in Bangalore and Gurgaon

25 select start-ups to get up to Rs 30 lakhs, who will not have to dilute any equity

Test preparation platform Toppr.com raises $10 mn

Toppr takes an analytical, goal driven approach to subject learning

Infosys co-founder Gopalakrishnan invests in startup Uniphore

Existing investors IDG Ventures India, India Angel Network (IAN), Yournest Fund and Stata Venture Partners also participated in this round of funding

Toppr.com raises $10 million from Fidelity, SAIF, Helion

The startup provides a subject learning platform to middle and high school students preparing for IIT JEE or medical entrance exams

Travel start-ups ride the fund-raising wave

Investors are backing businesses in travel planning and research, local guides

Enixta launches online product discovery platform Buysmaart.com

Buysmaart.com's AI engine wades through over one million user reviews, currently being mined from various sources

Homelane.com eyes 2% pie of Rs 6,000-cr fixed furniture market in Hyderabad

The company had in February this year raised $4.5 mn in a Series-A round of funding led by Sequoia Capital

Applicate IT Solutions to raise $5 mn this year

Applicate has launched EXEED which it claims to be world's first uni-channel platform for a seamless execution across functions, roles and channels

Entertainment on phones to beat travel pains

PressPlay allows clients to access films and music on their smartphones during tedious bus journeys

Spoonjoy raises $1 mn

Foodpanda raises $100 million from Goldman Sachs, others

It has now raised over $310 million since its launch in 2012

Educational tech start-ups look to up products bouquet

The company also plans to offer it to more schools by expanding into more towns

Jay Robotix to raise up to $5 mn from Indian, Singapore firms

Faasos doles out bonus & ESoPs

Applicable to employees who have completed two years at the company

Fast Indian food chain Hello Curry acquires Paratha Post

Paratha Post, founded in 2013 by IIM graduates Mukesh Lamba and Rituraj, currently delivers 55 varieties of parathas and curries

ah! Angels leads Rs 2.5 crore investment in LogicRoots

Calcutta Angels and 91SpringBoard also participated in the round

IIM-A's CIIE backed Infuse Ventures invests in geothermal cooling startup

Food logistics start-up Grab raises $1 million

Funds to support its growth, expansion in Pune

Healthcare start-up Practo acquires fitness technology venture FitHo

Following the acquisition, Practo plans to launch all new preventive care product by phasing out FitHo products in the next 6 months

Dating app asks for a leap of faith

Ensuring safety through verification and validation, TrulyMadly has 500,000 users within a year of being founded