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Murthy advises start-ups not to see IPOs as 'surrogate' for a funding round

Says that isn't a good thing as an IPO comes with great responsibilities; points to pressure from VCs as a reason for IPO move by companies

Animal husbandry startups offer hi-tech solutions to livestock sector

The Startup developed a series of farms and the necessary ecosystem that ensures that the milk drawn from the cows reaches the collection centre faster and without contamination

Career Lifecycle Management Start-up GENLEAP launches GenDiscover, world's first DNA Based Self-Discovery Product, in India, set to change a billion lives

Based on the proven concept of 'Nurturing the Nature', it is a first-of-its-kind revolutionary product in the world-designed to impact a billion lives in India.

Why are startup CEOs getting big jumps in their salaries just before IPO?

The last two years have seen several startups going public to raise funds. But just before hitting the primary markets, the salaries of their CEOs are seeing curious jumps. Let us find out why

Unicorn Gupshup acquires OneDirect to strengthen conversational platform

Gupshup became a unicorn last year after it raised $100 million in funding at a valuation of $1.4 billion.

KKR veteran Sanjay Nayar hunts for India's next startup stars with new fund

The fund plans to back about 10 startups, focusing on sectors including consumer tech, fintech and software-as-a-service

Hyderabad startup launches 10-minutes liquor delivery service in Kolkata

A Hyderabad-based startup has launched its services in Kolkata of delivering liquor in 10 minutes

Powering a range of devices to give specially-abled a sense of independence

Chennai-based startups use EV and augmented alternative communication to offer solutions that allow their special customers to lead much more normal lives than they could otherwise

Bengaluru to host international conference for startups from June 2

An international conference for startups -- the India Global Innovation Summit (IGIC) -- will be held here from Thursday.

This robot company is building an Uber for autonomous material movement

Hachidori's robots do not need expensive infra like magnetic strips or QR codes. The firm aims to provide Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) that are easily deployable and affordable

Ashneer Grover tells VC firms to 'right size' before advising startups

Ashneer Grover, co-founder and former managing director of fintech platform BharatPe, has advised venture capital and investment firms to first think about "right-sizing" themselves in the wake of current economic slowdown before telling their portfolio companies and startups to do so.

Alternative data insights startup Synaptic raises $20 mn from Valor

Synaptic is used by leading venture capital and private equity firms, Hedge Funds, and Asset Managers globally with combined assets of several hundred billion dollars

Design operations platform Cubyts gets seed funding of $1.8 million

Cubyts' key offerings include deploying team-wide design processes and enable teams to confidently run design projects

Mohalla Tech's valuation may cross $5 billion after raising $300 million

The parent company behind short-video platform Moj and regional social network ShareChat, is in the process of raising about $300 million in fresh funding from Alphabet Inc's Google and Singapore's Te

Riverwalk Holdings launches Rs 150 cr fund for investing in Indian startups

Venture capital fund Riverwalk Holdings has launched a Rs 150 crore-fund that will focus on early-stage funding of startups in India.

Agritech startup Nutrifresh raises $5 mn to scale up chemical-free farm ops

Co-founded by two Agripreneurs, Nutrifresh aims to provide consistent pesticide-free hydroponic produce that is nutrient-rich for the Indian consumer

Music NFT marketplace FanTiger raises $5.5 mn from Multicon capital, others

FanTiger empowers independent artists to build fan communities on the platform and enable fans to help shape their career using music NFTs

Three Wheels United raises $10 mn to increase financing for EV 3-wheelers

TWU has previously raised funding from Asian Development Bank Ventures, Techstars, Microsoft, and investors from the Middle East, Europe, and US

Zetwerk unveils programme to help hardware startups in robotics, e-mobility

Through this programme, Zetwerk will provide a complete stack of dedicated services for each requirement of a hardware startup to expedite its journey from prototype to production.

Country Delight raises $108mn in series D led by Venturi Partners & Temasek

Founded in 2013, the company delivers dairy, fruits, and vegetables to the doorstep of consumers.