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Smart scooter maker Twenty Two Motors bags $1.6 mn angel funding

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07 April, 2017

Smart scooter maker Twenty Two Motors bags $1.6 mn angel funding

Gurgaon-based Twenty Two Motors Pvt. Ltd, which is working on rolling out its first smart scooter, has secured $1.6 million ......

Practo lays off 150 in annual performance cycle

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07 April, 2017

Practo lays off 150 in annual performance cycle

Bangalore-based digital healthcare platform Practo has laid off about 150 employees as part of its annual performance appraisal cycle.“This is ......

Bangalore court summons Snapdeal over non-payment of dues

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06 April, 2017

Bangalore court summons Snapdeal over non-payment of dues

Jasper Infotech Pvt Ltd, which owns e-commerce major Snapdeal, and 11 executives from the firm, including co-founder Kunal Bahl, have ......

Former PIMCO Japan head to invest $4.6 mn in Indian startups

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05 April, 2017

Former PIMCO Japan head to invest $4.6 mn in Indian startups

Makoto Takano, former managing director of investment firm PIMCO Japan Ltd, has committed to invest about $4.6 million (Rs 30 ......

Getting its mojo back? InMobi becomes second Indian unicorn to turn net profit

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05 April, 2017

Getting its mojo back? InMobi becomes second Indian unicorn to turn net profit

Mobile ad-tech firm InMobi, dubbed as India's first unicorn, turned a net profit in the last quarter of 2016 and ......

BigBasket eyes over $100 mn in next fundraise

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04 April, 2017

BigBasket eyes over $100 mn in next fundraise

The country’s top online grocer BigBasket has started preliminary discussions for its next fundraising exercise, targeting an investment ticket size ......

AI and personalisation to remain Myntra's core tech focus, says CTO Narayanan

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03 April, 2017

AI and personalisation to remain Myntra's core tech focus, says CTO Narayanan

Flipkart-owned fashion e-tailer Myntra is in the nascent stages of overhauling its technology platform and integrating it deeper with artificial ......

Game of stakes: SoftBank pulls out of $150-200 mn funding in Snapdeal

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03 April, 2017

Game of stakes: SoftBank pulls out of $150-200 mn funding in Snapdeal

In what signals worsening board room crisis at home-grown e-commerce firm Snapdeal, its biggest stakeholder SofBank has backed out of ......

Former Blackstone exec leads $3.8 mn round in personal loan app CASHe

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01 April, 2017

Former Blackstone exec leads $3.8 mn round in personal loan app CASHe

Aeries Financial Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which operates personal loan app CASHe, has raised Rs 25 crore ($3.8 million) in Series ......

Apple launches App Accelerator in Bengaluru

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31 March, 2017

Apple launches App Accelerator in Bengaluru

Ten months after Apple chief executive Tim Cook announced his intent to launch a startup accelerator for the iOS developer ......