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Xiaomi to back startups that enhance mobile experience, says India head Manu Jain
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc., the world's second-most valuable startup, made its first publicly-disclosed investment in India in April 2016. ......
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Lending startup Paysense bags $5.3 mn from Jungle Ventures, others
Mumbai-based Paysense Services India Pvt. Ltd, which offers personal loans, has raised $5.3 million (Rs 34 crore) in Series A ......
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Food-tech startup Eatonomist shuts down, founder joins UberEATS
Food-tech startup Eatonomist, operated by Fitmeal Solutions Pvt. Ltd, has shuttered less than a year after it raised funding, the ......
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Eight in 10 VCs feel lack of innovation nemesis of Indian startups: Study
Over 90% startups in India fail in the first five years because of lack of innovation, dearth of skilled workforce ......
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Fin-tech startup Telr raises $3 mn in Series B round
Dubai-based fin-tech startup Telr, which operates in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and India, has raised $3 million (about Rs...
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Paytm Payments Bank to start operations next week
Digital wallet company Paytm will launch its payments bank on May 23 as it has received the final licence from ......
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Student networking firm AlmaMapper buys recruitment startup VibrantMinds
Ahmedabad-based AlmaMapper Technologies Pvt Ltd, a networking and learning platform for colleges, has acquired campus hiring solutions company VibrantMinds Technologies ......
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How much will founders Bahl and Bansal reap from Snapdeal in all?
Much has been written about the impending sale of troubled e-commerce firm Snapdeal to bigger rival Flipkart and how, after ......
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Amazon injects $10.5 mn into India payment arm
E-commerce major Amazon India’s payments portal Amazon Pay has received funding worth Rs 67 crore ($10.46 million) from its Singapore-based ......
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How an Indian-origin CEO pulled off the Improbable and broke into UK's unicorn club
Until recently, whenever Herman Narula, co-founder and CEO of virtual reality startup Improbable, joked that he wanted to "build the ......
