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Meet The 46 Indian Startups That Won National Startup Awards 2021
The Government of India today announced the winners of the National Startup Awards 2021. 46 startups were felicitated for their contribution in their respective sectors. An incubator and an accelerator...
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India’s First National Startup Day! A Milestone For Indian Startups
“Today, India is rapidly moving towards hitting the century of the unicorns. I believe the golden era of India’s startups is starting now,” — Prime Minister Narendra Modi On National Startup Day...
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Zomato Shuts Down Its South African Operation After Shuttering UK & US...
Indian Food delivery aggregator, Zomato has completed the closure of its South African operation effective from this month, said the regulatory filing on the BSE. “Zomato South Africa Proprietary (Pty)...
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Nazara Technologies Acquires Majority Stake In Adtech Startup Datawrkz
Diversified gaming and sports media major Nazara Technologies has acquired a 55% stake in programmatic advertising and monetisation startup Datawrkz. The acquisition has helped the startup to reach a...
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Reliance Retail Acquires 54% Stake In Robotics Startup Addverb For $132 Mn
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Retail is on a shopping spree. After acquiring a 25.8% stake in hyperlocal startup Dunzo with a $200 Mn investment last week (9 January), it has now picked up 54% stake in...
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Agritech Startup Arya.Ag Bags $60 Mn In Series C Funding At $300 Mn Valuation
Indian grain commerce startup Arya.ag has raised $60 Mn Series C funding in a mix of equity and debt financing led by Asia Impact SA, Lightrock India and Quona Capital. It also has received debt...
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Fintech Startup threedots Secures $4 Mn Funding For Its Social Investing...
Community investing startup threedots has raised $4 Mn in a seed round of funding led by Kalaari Capital. Better Capital, iSeed, Cloud Capital, Kunal Shah (Cred), Lalit Keshre (Groww), Jitendra Gupta...
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Foodtech Startup Pluckk Raises $5 Mn To Serve The Growing Demand Of...
Fresh produce foodtech startup, Pluckk has raised $5 Mn in seed funding from Exponentia Ventures; a fund focussed on emerging business ideas in both B2C and B2B segments. Founded in 2021, by Pratik...
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Dogsee Chew Bags INR 50 Cr For Producing Veg Treats For Pets
Pet-treat startup Dogsee Chew has raised around INR 50 Cr in a Series A funding round from Mankind Pharma along with the existing backer Sixth Sense Ventures. This funding made Mankind Pharma’s entry...
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With 4 Unicorns And $2.2 Bn In Investments, Healthtech Funding Shoots Up
The healthcare infrastructure is woefully inadequate in India. The Covid-19 pandemic brutally exposed the miserable conditions. As the second wave hit in March last year, the infrastructure, whatever...
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Sahicoin Bags Seed Funding For Its Social Platform For Crypto Users
Gurugram-based crypto native social startup, Sahicoin, has raised $1.75 Mn in seed funding. The funding round was led by Alameda Ventures(FTX), Better Capital and a clutch of other investors. It also...
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Early Cancer-Detection Startup Epigeneres Biotech Bags $6 Mn
Mumbai-based Epigeneres Biotech, which works as an exclusive licensee in India of Singapore-based Tzar Labs, has raised $6 Mn in a Series B funding round. Lead investors in this round include Kotak...
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Insurtech Startup Finsall Raises Funding From Unicorn India Ventures, SEA Fund
Bengaluru-based fintech startup Finsall has raised INR 12 Cr in a Pre-Series A funding round. The round was led by the startup’s existing investors Unicorn India Ventures (UIV) and SEA Fund, and a...
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Customer Onboarding Startup Rocketlane Raises $18 Mn Series A
Customer onboarding platform, Rocketlane, has raised $18 Mn as part of its Series A funding round. The round was led by 8VC, among other institutional investors. Nexus Venture Partners, Matrix Partners...
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Banking Infra Provider M2P Fintech Raises $56 Mn To Accelerate Global Expansion
Fintech startup M2P Fintech has raised $56 Mn in Series C1 funding led by New York-based private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners with participation from MUFG Innovation Partners....
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Lotus Herbals Picks 25% Stake In D2C Beauty Startup Conscious Chemist
Lotus Herbals has picked up a 25% stake in D2C clean-beauty startup, Conscious Chemist, for an undisclosed amount. The investment will be used by Conscious Chemist to add new products, expand its...
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Aaditya Thackeray Bats For Tesla, Urges Centre To Lower Import Duty On EVs
The war of words over lowering of import duty on electric vehicles (EVs) refuses to die down. Now, Maharashtra Environment Minister, Aaditya Thackeray, has shot off a letter to Finance Minister,...
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“Cinderella Times Won’t Last Forever”, Uday Kotak Warns Startup Ecosystem Of...
Kotak Mahindra Bank Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Uday Kotak, had plenty to share with entrepreneurs in his keynote speech on ‘Governance Matters’ at a virtual event hosted by...
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Facebook Under Fire For Stalling Human Rights Assessment Report On India
Human rights groups are calling on Meta (formerly called Facebook) to release the human rights impact assessment about hate speech on the social platform in India. In a letter sent to the company,...
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New-Age Indian Tech Companies Take A Beating In The Stock Market Amid Global...
It’s been a week that all Indian tech stocks would like to forget. With crashes all around, tech stocks have caused headaches for investors, as many are losing their patience. So what explains the...
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