Binu Paul
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Budget 2021: No agritech focus, startups pin hopes on agri-infra, credit allocations
In the absence of specific initiatives for agritech businesses in the latest budget, startups in the sector hope to leverage ......
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Zomato acquires sports startup Fitso: Report
Food delivery and restaurant aggregation platform Zomato has reportedly acquired Jogo Technologies, which operates sports facilities provider Fitso. Zomato has bought ......
Consumer
Rebel Foods extends accelerator programme to established local, global brands
Cloud kitchen company Rebel Foods has expanded the scope of its accelerator programme to support established Indian brands and license ......
People
FirstPrinciples VC founder Nitin Sharma joins Antler India
FirstPrinciples VC founder Nitin Sharma has joined Singapore-based venture capital firm Antler as a partner. Sharma, according to a statement, will ......
People
Former Facebook exec Amit Aggarwal joins Elevation Capital as VP
Venture capital firm Elevation Capital has strengthened its investing team with the appointment of former Facebook executive Amit Aggarwal as ......
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Kerala opens up govt market for startup consortiums, mulls state VC fund
Kerala is looking to set up a venture capital fund for startups in the state, even as it opens the ......
Finance
Caspian partners with Villgro to provide debt to impact startups
Caspian Debt, the lending arm of India-focussed impact firm Caspian Impact Investment Adviser, has partnered with Chennai-based social enterprises incubator ......
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Cred raises Series C funding; buys back ESOPs worth $1.2 mn
Dreamplug Technologies, which owns and operates credit card payment platform Cred, has raised $81 million (Rs 591 crore) in a ......
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Ed-tech startup eShiksa gets new investor
eShiksa, a startup which helps educational institutions manage their digital operations, has raised an undisclosed amount from Mumbai-based investment firm ......
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Mirae Asset leads $150-mn investment round in BigBasket
SuperMarket Grocery Supplies Pvt. Ltd, which owns online grocer BigBasket, is raising $150 million (about Rs 1,040 crore) in a ......
