Page 22 - Start-ups
Why your start-up should join a pitching competition
All participating start-ups are also winners in their own right, reports Tech in Asia
 "Why your start-up should join a pitching competition")
Dailyhunt raises $25 mn Series D funding from ByteDance, others
Arun Sarin, former CEO of Vodafone, Matrix Partners, Sequoia Capital, Omidyar and Falcon Edge are other participants
 "Dailyhunt raises $25 mn Series D funding from ByteDance, others")
Postman raises $7 million in funding from Nexus Venture Partners
Firm claims 3 mn engineers and developers from some of the largest tech, retail and manufacturing companies use its app-building toolkit
 "Postman raises $7 million in funding from Nexus Venture Partners")
Start-ups to get no relaxation in procurement norms for certain items
Applies to procurement of items related to public safety, health, critical security operations and equipment
 "Start-ups to get no relaxation in procurement norms for certain items")
Indian start-ups to get Superbrands status
According to Nasscom, number of start-ups grew 40% to 4,200 in 2015 and are projected to cross 11,500 by 2020
 "Indian start-ups to get Superbrands status")
India Life Sciences Fund invests $6.2 million in Oasis
Funding to be used to open 20 more clinics in Bengaluru, Chennai and other cities during next five years
 "India Life Sciences Fund invests $6.2 million in Oasis")
CCMB launches iHub for medical, agri-biotech start-ups
The iHub is a five-storey building with advanced laboratory equipment for research and innovation
 "CCMB launches iHub for medical, agri-biotech start-ups")
KOOH Sports raises follow-on round fund of $2.2mn
HDFC, Faering Capital, Elevate Sports, founders participate; funds to be used to pursue international markets expansion
 "KOOH Sports raises follow-on round fund of $2.2mn")
News start-ups find investors
Can VC-backed news start-ups make serious amounts of money in a space dominated by Google and Facebook
 "News start-ups find investors")
India Inc putting CSR money in startup incubators
A dozen companies have shown interest in using their CSR money in start-up incubators at IITs and IIMs to nurture students to create a social impact
STPI to launch angel funding for IT & electronics start-ups
Plans to float a special purpose vehicle and tie up with private funding agencies for funding enterprises
 "STPI to launch angel funding for IT & electronics start-ups")
Start-ups can take long-term risk with Indian money: Nandan Nilekani
On several start-ups shutting shop, Nilekani said it's the nature of the business
 "Start-ups can take long-term risk with Indian money: Nandan Nilekani")
Show your cash flow, PEs tell start-ups
Focus on generating cash flows, realistic valuations and quality deals are among the factors governing investment choices of PE firms
 "Show your cash flow, PEs tell start-ups")
Founder's Diary: How to battle the funding squeeze in today's start-up market
CredR co-founder Sumit Chhazed says organic growth and a strong USP are essential for start-ups in today's funding environment
 "Founder's Diary: How to battle the funding squeeze in today's start-up market")
Chennai start-up failure rate lower than NCR and Bengaluru
Investors in TN capital conservative, bet on good ideas
 "Chennai start-up failure rate lower than NCR and Bengaluru")
NewsDistill raises $100,000 in seed funding
NewsDistill aggregates news from Indian newspapers, TV channels, RSS Feeds, custom feeds and social media in English and eight Indian languages
 "NewsDistill raises $100,000 in seed funding")
LensPick raises funds to expand online presence
US-based Scadea Solutions has picked a 10% in the firm, at a valuation of $5 million
Online health start-ups breaking taboos, bridging digital gap
Online health services start-ups are connecting people in small towns to doctors in big cities
 "Online health start-ups breaking taboos, bridging digital gap")
90% of start-ups are nonsense, have no meaning: Kishore Biyani
Speaking at The Economist India Summit, Biyani said most start-ups' only goal is to sell themselves, need to think bigger
 "90% of start-ups are nonsense, have no meaning: Kishore Biyani")
Some start-ups that are changing education as we know it
Using disruptive innovation and the digital drive, these young companies are working on making India's education system more robust
 "Some start-ups that are changing education as we know it")
