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Ventureast raises $83 million to mark the first close of tech fund
Early stage investor Ventureast Fund Advisors India Ltd has achieved the first close of its sixth fund—Ventureast Proactive Fund II ......
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White Unicorn Ventures, others back online real estate firm Azuro
Mumbai-based Fittr Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs an online rental property listing and management venture Azuro.in, has raised an undisclosed ......
Media & Entertainment
Astro Group's woes continue as key aide of T Ananda Krishnan resigns
Malaysian telecom and digital media conglomerate Astro Group’s miseries continue. In the latest development, the 64-year old deputy chairman of ......
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Dhiraj Rajaram buys out former wife's stake in PE-backed Big Data firm Mu Sigma
The founder of data analytics firm Mu Sigma Inc., Dhiraj Rajaram, is back as the CEO of the company after ......
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BeeNext, Mohandas Pai, others invest in Bharat Bazaar
Mumbai-based White Shadow Technology Pvt. Ltd that operates online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace Bharat Bazaar has raised an undisclosed amount in ......
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Sequoia leads $51 mn round in cloud data backup firm Druva
Silicon Valley-based cloud backup and data protection firm Druva Inc. said on Wednesday it has raised $51 million (Rs 340 ......
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Zomato acquires logistics technology startup Sparse Labs
Online restaurant discovery and ordering platform Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd said on Monday it has acquired Gurgaon-based logistics technology startup ......
Healthcare
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative commits $3 billion to fighting diseases
Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and wife Dr Priscilla Chan have pledged to invest more than $3 billion ......
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PolicyBazaar plans $100 mn IPO, Nasdaq listing
Gurgaon-based eTechAces Marketing and Consulting Pvt. Ltd, which runs the online insurance portal PolicyBazaar, is planning to get listed on ......
Consumer
Jessica Alba's consumer goods firm The Honest Company on Unilever's radar
Consumer goods behemoth Unilever Plc is in talks to acquire consumer products startup The Honest Company, co- founded by Hollywood ......
