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Your Story [Funding alert] SaaS startup Loopin raises $820K in seed round led by Venture Highway
Founded by BITS Pilani alums, Anurag Varma, Parth Pareek and Mehul Dudi, Loopin is a new age calendar-based productivity platform for today's professionals. Bengaluru and Seattle based Saas startup Loopin on Wednesday announced that it has raised $820,000 in its seed round, led by Venture Highway. Other Investors including First Cheque and a few angel investors...
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Your Story Basavaraj Bommai elected as new Chief Minister of Karnataka
Basavaraj Bommai comes in place of BS Yediyurappa as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka. Basavaraj Bommai is the son of former chief minister, SR Bommai The Karnataka BJP legislature party on Tuesday elected Basavaraj Bommai as its new leader and he will succeed outgoing Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.Basavaraj Bommai is the son of former chief minister, the late S R Bommai. The...
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Your Story Edtech startup Vedantu focuses on K-12 as it eyes 'aggressive expansion' to increase reach
Vedantu CEO Vamsi Krishna reveals how the edtech startup's growth spiralled amid the pandemic and its plans for new categories to lead in the K-12 segment. Vamsi Krishna, CEO and Co-founder of Bengaluru-based online e-learning platform Vedantu, believes that the rise of the online learning model in recent times has made high-quality teachers and...
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Your Story IMF cuts India's GDP growth forecast to 9.5 pc for FY22
The IMF had earlier forecasted a GDP growth of 12.5 percent for FY22 in the month of April, but the severity of the second wave resulted in a lower revision The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for India to 9.5 percent for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 as the onset of a severe second COVID-19 wave cut into the recovery momentum.This...
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Your Story How has the logistic sector gained its importance during COVID-19
With a heavy focus on the latest technology to support the business, logistics companies are relooking and restructuring the way traditional businesses are done. The past two years have been transitional for the logistics industry.With the world coming to a standstill, the logistics sector, which was not only labour intensive but also driven basis a lot of external factors,...
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Home FDI in food processing sector falls 57 pc to $393M in FY21
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Prahlad Singh Patel said the FDI policy and data are the under purview of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in food processing sector declined 57 percent to $393.4 million (around Rs 2,926 crore) in 2020-21 as compared to the previous year, the...
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Your Story [Funding alert] Construction tech startup Bandhoo raises $1.1M led by Unitus Ventures
Bandhoo is a construction tech startup that aims to bring transparency in the entire process of hiring the labour force. Bandhoo, a startup focused on the construction sector, has raised $1.1 million in funding from Unitus Ventures, with participation from Bharat Innovation Fund and other angel investors. This venture is a digital job tech platform that enables...
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Home Paytm looking to launch Rs 16,600 Cr IPO by October
Paytm plans to earmark Rs 2,000 crore for business initiatives, acquisitions and strategic partnerships and up to 25 percent of the total fund raised through the IPO for general corporate purposes. Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm wants to hit the market with its Rs 16,600 crore IPO at the earliest and very likely by October, sources said on Monday.The company had filed...
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Home [Funding alert] Teen-focused fintech startup Pencilton raises $330K in a pre-seed round by Jupiter
According to the official statement, the fresh funds raised by Pencilton will be utilised for product enhancement and initial growth. Hyderabad-based teen-focused fintech startup Pencilton on Tuesday announced that it has raised $330,000 in a pre-seed round led by Jupiter (registered as Amica Financial Technologies Pvt Ltd). The round also saw...
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Your Story Used-car market to more than double to 8.2M units by FY'26: Report
The report expects by FY'26, two used-cars will be sold for every new car sold, a story that has already played out in developed economies. The pre-owned car market is set to more than double to 8.2 million units or $47 billion over the next five years ending FY'26 - from four million in FY'21 or $17 billion, which means that two used cars will be sold for every new car sold,...
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