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30 December, 2017

VCC Startups Weekly Wrap: SoftBank gets Uber stake; Sheroes, MonkeyBox ink M&As

Japanese investor SoftBank Group Corp was the leading newsmaker this past week as its tender offer to acquire a stake ......

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29 December, 2017

Spice Mobility to invest $1.95 mn in P2P lending startup

BK Modi group company Spice Mobility Ltd is set to pick up a 30% stake in Luharia Technologies Pvt. Ltd, ......

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29 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Health-tech startups ride AI wave; e-pharmacies lead fundraising

Funding into the health-tech sector stabilised in 2017 from the over-exuberance seen in 2015 and slowdown witnessed in 2016. Investors ......

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29 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Meet the top newsmakers in the startup space

From founders of startups getting arrested and marital discord getting public to top entrepreneurs ganging up against foreign-origin rivals and ......

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29 December, 2017

This startup offers a portable device to test multiple medical conditions at home

Are you a diabetic or battling hypertension? If the answer is yes, closely monitoring your body metrics is crucial for ......

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29 December, 2017

Former Cisco chairman John Chambers may work with Indian drone startups

Former Cisco executive chairman John Chambers has expressed his interest in working with drone startups in India.In reply to a ......

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29 December, 2017

Finance ministry likens cryptocurrencies to Ponzi scheme, warns investors

India’s finance ministry on Friday cautioned investors about the risks of trading in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, saying digital currency ......

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29 December, 2017

We are closing the gap with BigBasket: Grofers' Albinder Dhindsa

Locodel Solutions Pvt Ltd, which runs hyperlocal grocery and fresh food delivery platform Grofers, has raised a total of $165 ......

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29 December, 2017

SoftBank set to acquire 15% in Uber as tender offer succeeds

A consortium led by SoftBank Group Corp will buy a large number of shares of Uber Technologies Inc in a ......

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28 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: The year's most active seed investors

Institutional investors exercised considerable restraint in the calendar year 2017, a far cry from 2015 and 2016, when access to ......