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General

05 October, 2016

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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05 October, 2016

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

05 October, 2016

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-......

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04 October, 2016

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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03 October, 2016

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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28 September, 2016

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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26 September, 2016

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

22 September, 2016

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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21 September, 2016

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

16 September, 2016

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 ......