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B2B healthcare startup HealthCRED raises $1.2 million in seed funding

The firm will utilise the raised capital to expand operations in the southern and western parts of the country

Truva raises $3 mn in seed funding led by Stellaris, aims to scale ops

Truva is a proptech firm catering to home buying and selling. Founded in 2023 by Puneet Arora, Monil Singhal, and Ankit Gupta, Truva is dedicated to delivering a seamless home-buying experience

Uttar Pradesh to pave way for a million micro startups, enterprises

The state government will provide industry training and necessary funding to almost 100,000 youths annually for the next 10 years

Zepto to raise $310 million, valuing quick-commerce firm at $5 billion

Quick-commerce grocery delivery platform Zepto, currently based in Singapore, plans to relocate to India to prepare for its IPO filing

E-commerce industry plans to hire in big numbers this festival season

Last year in October, Amazon India said it created more than 1,00,000 seasonal job opportunities across its operations network for the Indian festive season

Shopsy intensifies efforts to tap millions of shoppers in rural India

The primary focus is on the Bharat consumer, particularly households with an annual income of less than Rs 10 lakh

GenAI helped reduce customer support chat costs by 90%: Meesho CTO Barnwal

We continue to be the most downloaded shopping app for two to three consecutive years, he says

With GFF coming up, focus on bridging gap between regulators, fintechs

The three-day event comes at a time when the fintech sector, spanning areas such as digital payments, lending, insurance, and wealth, continues to expand in the country

Quick commerce unicorn Zepto to shift base from Mumbai to Bengaluru

The company will continue to have an office in Mumbai, but its operations will largely be carried out through the new space in Bengaluru

WazirX fallout: On crypto bourses table, a reparation fund for clients

Traditional insurance products for crypto difficult ask: Experts

ShareChat expands its convertible debentures round to $65 million

The additional funds will be invested in company's advertising tech stack

Byju Raveendran takes charge of Byju's as NCLAT accepts BCCI settlement

The NCLAT noted that "money being offered by the largest shareholder and former promoter (Riju Raveendran) has nothing to do with the US lenders, which gives the court power to rule"

WeWork India, myHQ by ANAROCK tie up for on-demand, virtual office growth

Users will be able to book these products from either of the platforms, myHQ or WeWork; the myHQ product journey will take over at the time of purchase

Meesho strengthens board with appointment of four independent directors

Meesho's new board members are expected to play a key role in advancing its strategic goals

NCLAT approves Byju's settlement with BCCI, sets aside insolvency plea

The appellate tribunal also dismissed the allegation of round-tripping levelled by Byju's US-based lenders, saying they failed to provide any evidence for the same

Blinkit targets 2,000 dark stores by 2026 end while profitable: CEO

The company has been expanding its dark store network at a rapid pace over the last few quarters

Ather Energy partners with Amara Raja for homegrown e-scooter batteries

Ather Energy currently operates two manufacturing facilities in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, for battery production and vehicle assembly

NCLAT defers edtech major Byju's, BCCI settlement after lender alert

Raveendran's brother had made part-payment on Tuesday

Six out of top ten most ordered items on Swiggy are vegetarian: Report

The report added that as many as 90 per cent of breakfast orders recorded were vegetarian. Masala Dosa, Vada, Idli, and Pongal topped the morning order charts

Gnani.ai on a mission to enhance customer experience using voice-first AI

Gnani.ai was founded in 2016 by Ganesh Gopalan and Ananth Nagaraj, after multiple years of experience of scaling tech businesses at Texas Instruments, IBM and Aricent