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Air India Disinvestment help hardware startups in robotics, e-mobility

Through this programme, Zetwerk will provide a complete stack of dedicated services for each requirement of a hardware startup to expedite its journey from prototype to production.

Updated On: 01 Aug 2023 | 5:41 PM IST
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Online laundries headed for shake-up

Laundry was a Rs 17,400 crore business in India in 2012 and is expected to grow to Rs 48,900 crore by 2018

Updated On: 01 Feb 2023 | 3:39 PM IST
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Country Delight raises $108mn in series D led by Venturi Partners & Temasek

Founded in 2013, the company delivers dairy, fruits, and vegetables to the doorstep of consumers.

Updated On: 26 May 2022 | 1:08 AM IST
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Investment firm DVC announces close of $80 mn fund for SaaS start-ups

It will invest in one company per quarter, or a total of approximately 20-25 companies over five years.

Updated On: 26 May 2022 | 12:40 AM IST
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Sequoia asks founder ecosystem to tighten belt, focus on profitability

Cash burn and growth at all cost no longer being rewarded as capital turns expensive

Updated On: 25 May 2022 | 10:13 PM IST
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'Startup founders may find it difficult to raise funds in coming months'

With a capital crunch creeping into the market, startup founders may find it difficult to raise funds at attractive valuations in the coming months, according to industry players.

Updated On: 25 May 2022 | 10:08 PM IST
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You can't raise cash to blow it up: Ronnie Screwvala on layoffs at unicorns

In a Q&A, the upGrad chief said it is a 'lame excuse' for founders for tech unicorns to blame the situation on factors like the war in Europe and funding crunch

Updated On: 24 May 2022 | 9:06 PM IST
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Is there a scary twist ahead in the Indian start-up story?

Cars24 laid off 600 workers, just days after Vedantu fired 424 employees. Y Combinator has asked founders of its portfolio firms to prep for the worst. Is there a twist ahead in the start-up story?

Updated On: 23 May 2022 | 7:52 PM IST
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Start-up Wakefit logs Rs 636 cr revenue, marking 50% y-o-y growth

Firm that makes mattresses and pillows aims to expand to smaller cities and is setting up a manufacturing facility in Sonipat.

Updated On: 23 May 2022 | 6:54 PM IST
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Self-driving vehicle start-up Minus Zero raises $1.7mn in seed fund

The company plans the public launch of its first Autonomous vehicle use-case in late 2022 to early 2023.

Updated On: 23 May 2022 | 3:58 PM IST

1K Kirana raises $25 mn, aims to serve over 10 mn consumers in 12 months

Hyperlocal shopping and distribution network says it will use the financing for improving its technology and expanding team.

Updated On: 23 May 2022 | 3:40 PM IST

Cars24 to Vedantu, start-up lay-offs accelerate on capital crunch worries

Falling valuations, slowing funding rounds add to woes; move aimed at conserving cash and shore up profitability

Updated On: 20 May 2022 | 6:03 AM IST

BlissClub raises $18 mn in funding led by Eight Roads, Elevation Capital

BlissClub has seen 25X growth in just 10 months, having gone from raising a seed round in May 2021 to current Series A in less than a year

Updated On: 19 May 2022 | 1:17 PM IST

Vedantu lays off another 424 employees, blames 'scarce capital'

The decision comes just days after Vedantu had announced that it had let go of another 200 people.

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 4:39 PM IST

Are Indian startups staring at a tough future after a blockbuster year?

The valuation of Meesho, the Indian e-commerce rival of retail giant Amazon, more than doubled last year to $5 billion

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 2:58 PM IST

IFC to pick up minority stake in BYJU learning app

World Bank arm to invest $15 million in educational products company

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 2:06 PM IST

IPL 2020: Edu-tech firm Unacademy set to fight for title sponsorship rights

A BCCI official confirmed that Unacademy has picked up the bid papers but refrained from making any comments beyond that

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 2:02 PM IST

Byju's raises over Rs 363 cr in funding from Maitri Edtech, IIFL's PE fund

Byju's is estimated to have raised about $2.3 billion in funding so far with valuation touching $16.5 billion.

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 1:53 PM IST

Byju's raises $200 mn in fresh funding; valuation surges to $12 bn

BlackRock, T Rowe Price participate in the round; the edtech major's valuation has risen by over $1 bn since last round of fundraising

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 1:52 PM IST

Aakash+BYJU'S' Chaudhry invests $4 million in HR automation firm HONO

HONO raises $5 mn in Series A round to double size of operations

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 1:48 PM IST