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Small wonder: Startup cracks MF code with help from small banks

Fisdom among few fintechs to generate revenue through MF distribution

Betterhalf raises $8.5 mn funding from FinSight Ventures, Insta co-founder

Betterhalf, in a statement, said it has raised USD 8.5 million in funding from FinSight Ventures (Bumble ex-investor), Instagram co-founder as well as others

Swiggy sells Cloud Kitchen biz to Kitchens@ as delivery growth slows down

The online food aggregator will become a stakeholder in Kitchens@ through the all-equity transaction of Swiggy's Access

Unicorn proptech start-up NoBroker raises $5 mn from Google for expansion

NoBroker platform helps in renting, buying, selling, home services, financial services to society management services through NoBrokerHood

Fashion startup STUMBL onboards Masoom Minawala as strategic advisor

Launched in December 2022, the company claims to have served more than 10,000 young women to date, with 20% becoming repeat customers

Sequoia India and Southeast Asia's Surge to empower 12 new startups

Surge combines up to $3 million of seed capital with company-building workshops, a global curriculum and support from a community of exceptional mentors and founders

Great strides made but much room for improvement, say women entrepreneurs

Aside from factors such as social stigma, gender biases, insufficient capacity building and access to actionable knowledge, a pressing challenge for women entrepreneurs is access to capital, especiall

Chennai's startup Atsuya Technologies named 'Great Place to Work'

Great Place to Work surveys companies globally and conducts research on the characteristics of great workplaces

Edtech firm PhysicsWallah announces joint venture with Utkarsh Classes

The offerings provided by both companies are complementary, and the knowledge sharing across the organisations will strengthen this venture, the statement added

Zomato approaches restaurants to hike commission charges by 2-6%: Report

For the past two years, Zomato has been charging 18-25 per cent commission per order for deliveries

Pristyn Care expands presence to eastern India, partners with 60 hospitals

The company's goal is to double its presence in the country by the end of 2023 by expanding into more cities

Start-ups, news publishers likely to join digital competition law panel

"The whole idea behind the law is to protect the startups and small businesses from abuse of dominance of the big tech"

Edtech startup NxtWave raises $33 mn, Greater Pacific Capital leads round

Nandan Desai, MD and Co-Head of India for GPC, to join NxtWave Board as part of deal; Existing investor Orios Venture Partners also invests in round

Unicorn club: From 1mg to InMobi, here're 100-plus start-ups in India

Bengaluru-based neo-bank platform 'Open' became India's 100th unicorn in May 2022

Secure Blink bags seed funding from US-based venture capital firm

Secure Blink offersThreatspy, the SaaS platform which empowers developers and security engineers to secure their web applications and APIs proactively

B2B could be India's top sector for venture debt funding in 2023: Report

71% of founders of early-stage companies plan to raise venture debt this year

Ather Energy aims to install 2,500 charging stations by this year-end

The company has already installed over 1,000 fast charging stations across 80 cities in the country

India added 1,300 active tech start-ups in CY2022, taking tally to 27,000

The country also added the second highest number of Unicorns, at 23 in CY2022, according to a Nasscom-Zinnov report

Aero India 2023: Rajnath Singh lauds 'new energy' of defence start-ups

Innovation aided by Make in India that prioritised local procurement, says tech firm Zeus Numerix

Electric vehicle manufacturer EKA Mobility bags order of 310 electric buses

With this order, EKA Mobility's order book has grown significantly, with more than 500 electric buses and over 5,000 electric light commercial vehicle orders in the pipeline