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Aspiring to be the 'Google for shopping'
Zopper, a price comparison site, with 2,000 online and 200,000 offline merchants on board, aims to increase user activity 100 times in 3 years. It needs to quickly improve brand awareness and get new
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Start-ups on global acquisition spree
Seems to reflect a maturing of the segment; Delhi-based Wingify buys US-based entity a day after Zomato's Polish buyout
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Cashing in on cows, Milk Mantra style
After gaining market share through innovation, the company plans to increase capacity and scale up business
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StartupWave for entrepreneurs in smaller cities
Virtual incubation platform StartupWave has been adopted by close to 190 entrepreneurs
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Diageo launches new venture to partner with leading tech start-ups around the world
Company to commit $100,000 to support each pilot project
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Servicing customer service needs
Helpshift, which provides an in-app customer service platform to companies, is trying to dominate the segment
Microsoft, RIL initiative for start-ups
First start-up hub will start operations in Oct in Mumbai, and will be subsequently emulated across multiple cities in India
IIM Calcutta sets up IIMCalcutta Innovation Park
Aims to incubate, accelerate growth of start-ups
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Rahul Jain: Start-up millionaire turns angel investor after Google deal
Jain's two-year old start-up, Appurify, was snapped up by Google Inc in June this year for an undisclosed sum
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FreeCharge raises $33 mn in Series-B funding
Will use funds to build advertising platform that captures consumer behaviour
 "Attero raises Rs 100 crore")
Khosla Ventures backs Bangalore start-up Theatro
Company to use $5 million to expand sales, marketing ops
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After Wipro, Infosys screens start-ups for partnerships, acquisition
In April last year, Infosys had announced a $100-mn fund to invest in products platforms and solutions
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