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Covid-19 opens a new chapter of investment in edtech start-up space
The sector has seen eight investments alone in April from VCs and angel investors
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The entrepreneur who came out much the wiser after her dream ended early
Picking up ideas that are not too far ahead of their time, scalability and pivoting at the right time are key for success of any start-up, says this young entrepreneur
 "The entrepreneur who came out much the wiser after her dream ended early")
Arjun Deshpande: The teenager who convinced Tata to invest in his startup
Deshpande, who completed his schooling from DAV Public School, Thane, was a globe trotter from a young age
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New-age brokerages rework risk management policies to tide over volatility
While some have restricted intra-day leverages given to clients for trading, others have stopped trading in illiquid scrips
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This start-up offers niche fintech products for middle-income households
A bootstrapped Bengaluru start-up launched by ex-VCs is re-imagining financials products for salaried families. Its fix: focus on use-cases
 "This start-up offers niche fintech products for middle-income households")
Battling Covid-19: Start-ups chip in to resolve India's ventilator crisis
Domestic firms are also sourcing ventilator parts from within the country to manufacture ventilators at a much lower cost
 "Battling Covid-19: Start-ups chip in to resolve India's ventilator crisis")
Coronavirus outbreak: Start-up heads predict mayhem in six months
The only disruption for thousands of start-ups in the country till now was limited to to pay cuts, salary freeze and layoffs, but the scene will be different in six months
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This Y Combinator-backed start-up is playing Farmville in real life
Hyderabad-based agri-tech firm UrbanKisaan uses hydroponics to grow veggies; see 7-fold rise in demand during lockdown
 "This Y Combinator-backed start-up is playing Farmville in real life")
Covid-19 impact: Technology start-ups have multiple silver linings
The lockdown has severely crippled half the ecosystem, especially e-commerce and mobility services; but the other half - digital players in content, social media and so on - is having a field day
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This lawyer's start-up is building a search engine for legal professionals
Legitquest's AI-based platform helps lawyers with issues, reasoning, decisions, arguments and facts of all Supreme Court judgments since 1950
 "This lawyer's start-up is building a search engine for legal professionals")
Online pharmacies on hiring mode as orders during Covid-19 lockdown
Most e-pharmacies are operating with minimal staff and are not able to fulfill customer orders
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Odisha start-ups seek relief package from CM to survive Covid-19 impact
The entities have requested the state government to act as guarantor for soft loans or facilitate collateral-free loans
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Covid-19 crisis: Consumer internet start-ups brace for salary cuts, layoffs
Companies taking extreme steps to continue to stay afloat amid Covid-19 crisis
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Recko raises $6 mn in Series A funding; to use funds for expansion, hiring
The investment was led by Vertex Ventures SEA and India, and saw participation from existing investor Prime Venture Partners.
 "Recko raises $6 mn in Series A funding; to use funds for expansion, hiring")
Digital lenders use tech to improve SME loan repayments amid lockdown
These fintech firms are using past payment behaviour and current transactions to validate customers facing genuine difficulties
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These techies are 3D printing ventilator splitters for Covid-19 patients
Their solution addresses the problem ventilator shortage in the country by splitting oxygen supply so that the machine can be used on two patients simultaneously
 "These techies are 3D printing ventilator splitters for Covid-19 patients")
Travel start-ups hit a bumpy road amid restrictions due to coronavirus
They were riding on the promise of steady double-digit growth, but with travel restrictions and cancellations, their problems are mounting
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Indian start-up's remote technology helps Wuhan hospitals fight Coronavirus
BlinkIN, a Bengaluru-based intelligent visual-assistance firm helped service engineers from Germany remotely install air ventilation systems in two hospitals in Wuhan
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Start-ups come up with tech-driven solutions to track coronavirus patients
Healthcare company Portea has developed a chatbot called Cobot-19 which will disseminate information related to coronavirus
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Startup Agnikul raises Rs 23.4 crore to put small satellites into space
Agnikul, operating out of National Centre for Combustion Research at IIT Chennai, is developing a satellite launch vehicle for payload capacity of up to 100 kgs
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