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Hailing a drive on the green road

Gensol venturing into mobility solutions by introducing electric cabs

Nuveen invests in Aavishkaar

Nuveen, the investment management business of TIAA, has invested ₹225 crore in the group holding company of the Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group. The ...

A tech play with a human touch to help you buy that dream home

RoofandFloor.com provides end-to-end services for home buyers

Investors’ exit expectations: What entrepreneurs need to know

Start-ups should clearly highlight the exit possibilities for successful venture investment

Integrating building maintenance, the smart way

Facilio’s platform brings operational efficiencies that obviate day-to-day fire-fighting

Tracking deals

Lighthouse invests in AqualiteLighthouse India Fund III, an affiliate of Lighthouse Advisors, has invested over ₹250 crore to pick up a minority ...

Deal of the fortnight Warburg Pincus pumps ₹520 cr into Fusion MFI

Warburg Pincus pumps ₹520 cr into Fusion MFI

An affiliate of global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has led a ₹520-crore Series E round in Delhi-based microfinance company Fusion Microfinance, ...

‘Customers are looking for exciting consumption ideas...we see deals there’

Fireside Ventures is perhaps one of the few funds in the country that invests in the consumer goods space. It has some of the top family offices ...

How to know which door to knock for investment

Entrepreneurs must understand the trade-off in venture investor choices

Cheers! Adding a tech zing to your favourite tipple

Chennai-based food business operator HipBar aims to change the way liquor is retailed

CropIn Tech raises ₹58 cr in Series B round

Bengaluru-based CropIn Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd, an agri-tech start-up, has raised about ₹58 crore ($8 million) in a Series B round from Chiratae ...

TRACKING DEALS Detect Tech secures ₹24 crore

Detect Technologies, an IITM-incubated Internet of Things (IoT) start-up, has raised about ₹24 crore ($3.3 million) in a Series A funding round led ...

This branding start-up helps SMEs leave their mark on the market

WinnerBrands brings together experts to provide category-specific services

The importance of getting venture funding

It changes the perception of a start-up in the eyes of customers, suppliers and employees

Designing a user experience with a human element

Sharan Grandigae’s Redd Experience develops systems with an easy-to-use approach

Veritas Finance raises ₹200 cr in Series D round

Veritas Finance Pvt Ltd, a non-banking finance company that lends to small businesses, has raised ₹200 crore in a Series D round from Norwest Venture ...

Tracking Deals

ZipGo buys MetroZip, CityZipZipGo, a leading intra-city bus start-up, has acquired Pune-based bus operator Supreme Transport in a cash and stock deal.

How this doctor turned into an entrepreneur

Teleradiology provides radiology solutions to hospitals in more than 20 countries

Using data analytics for intelligent pathology reports

Medical tech start-up SigTuple uses Artificial Intelligence to digitise medical tests

Seed-funding and nurturing start-ups

Axilor Ventures helps start-ups get seed stage investment

TRACKING DEALS FarmersFZ raises seed funds

Kochi-based agri-tech start-up Farmers Fresh Zone Pvt Ltd (FarmersFZ) has raised an undisclosed amount in a seed round from Indian Angel Network, IAN ...

BigBasket enters the micro-delivery space with three acquisitions

Leading online supermarket BigBasket has acquired three companies, marking its entry into two new industry segments – micro-delivery and physical/omni ...

‘We provide entrepreneurs a trusting environment to fail safely and find the right idea’

Joining the gaggle of start-up incubators and accelerators in the country earlier this month, WeWork Labs, launched by global co-working spaces ...

This ENT surgeon’s device is keeping an eye on vertigo

Cyclops Medtech’s tool helps in diagnosing the cause of vertigo and dizziness

Your doctor is just 60 seconds away

mfine uses AI and Machine Learning to connect patients and doctors

TRACKING DEALS Droom raises ₹220 cr in Series E

Online automobile marketplace for new and used vehicles Droom has raised about ₹220 crore ($30 million) in a Series E round led by family office of ...

DEAL OF THE FORTNIGHT Aavishkaar invests ₹40 crore in logistics company GoBOLT

Aavishkaar, an impact fund advisory firm and part of the Aavishkaar-Intellecap group, has invested ₹40 crore from the Aavishkaar Bharat Fund in a ...

Helping companies expand in a digitally-connected world

AdLift provides synergy between search marketing and display ads on the web

‘Entrepreneurs are now thinking big, and going global’

VC firm Inventus Capital looks for a larger play with an India fund

This ex-IAF pilot now uses tech to watch your gate

myGate’s app-based tool automates entry and exit at gated communities

This app makes eating at cafeteria a cake walk

HungerBox brings together food vendors and a firm’s employees on a single platform

TRACKING DEALS

Amazon, Samara buy MoreAmazon has teamed up with private equity firm Samara Alternative Investment Fund to buy retail chain More from the Aditya Birla ...