[Funding alert] Digital freight management startup Wiz Freight raises $3.5M in seed round led by Axilor

Wiz Freight, a full-stack digital freight management platform for emerging markets, on Tuesday announced that it has raised $3.5 million fund in its seed round led by Axilor. The round…

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[Funding alert] Kenko Health raises $1.7M in Pre-Series A led by BEENEXT and Orios

Kenko Health, a Mumbai-based health insurtech startup, has raised $1.7 million as a part of its pre-Series A round from BEENEXT and Orios as co-lead investors. This round also saw…

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India tops in terms of highest engagement on Facebook during Tokyo Olympics

India outranked countries like the US, Brazil, and Philippines in terms of highest engagement on Facebook during the Tokyo Olympics 2020, with gold medalist Neeraj Chopra being the second most…

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India sees addition of 16M jobs in July, mostly in agriculture, construction sectors: CMIE

India witnessed an addition of 16 million jobs in July mainly in the agriculture and construction sectors. However, the number of salaried jobs fell by 3.2 million in the same…

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Paytm seeks shareholder nod to more than double ESOP pool to 6.1 crore shares

Digital payments and finance company Paytm will seek shareholders' nod to more than double the share pool of its employees' stock option scheme to over 6.1 crore from 2.4 crore…

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[Funding alert] Crypto investing platform Mudrex raises $2.5M in seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners

Bengaluru and San Francisco-based crypto asset management platform Mudrex has raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners with participation from Village Global, Kunal Shah, Anand…

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[Funding alert] Competitive exam prep startup FlashPrep raises $500K led by Venture Highway

FlashPrep, a Bengaluru-based exam preparation companion that allows aspirants to study, practise and self-evaluate by taking tests and challenges on their study material, has raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round…

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tips and frameworks for harnessing a community of practice

Launched in 2012, YourStory's Book Review section features over 315 titles on creativity, innovation, knowledge work, and digital transformation. See also our related columns The Turning Point, Techie Tuesdays, and…

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Launched during the pandemic, how this agritech startup onboarded one million farmers, over 50,000 retailers

Pranav Tiwari and Dhruv Sawhney had one thought when they wanted to start up after working at Ola and Zomato Hyperpure - there are thriving ecosystems for entrepreneurs in many…

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