Stories and tips from 25 successful BITS Pilani graduates

Launched in 2012, YourStory's Book Review section features over 310 titles on creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation. See also our related columns The Turning Point, Techie Tuesdays, and Storybites.Looking…

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Chiratae Ventures closes fourth fund, oversubscribed by 25 pc

Chiratae Ventures closed its fourth fund at $337 million, which was oversubscribed by 25 percent, according to a release shared by the firm. The Bengaluru-headquartered venture capital fund was aiming…

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3rd unicorn in 7 days: Mindtickle enters billion-dollar club

It's raining unicorns! Three Indian startups have entered the coveted billion-dollar club in the last seven days.AI-based sales enablement startup Mindtickle became India’s latest unicorn after it raised $100 million…

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Square Yards Q1 revenue jumps 50 pc at Rs 100.8 Cr, property transactions up by 80 pc

Gurugram-based integrated real estate startup Square Yards on Thursday announced its Q1 FY22 results, clocking Rs 100.8 crore revenue, up 50 percent year-on-year with positive EBITDA run rate. The gross transaction…

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[Funding alert] Mindtickle turns unicorn with $1.2B valuation after $100M round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2

MindTickle, the Pune and San Francisco based tech startup that provides sales readiness technology, said it has raised an additional $100 million in Series E funding at a valuation of…

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How tech-enabled shipping platforms are helping D2C sellers amidst COVID-19

By 2025, India’s Direct-to-consumer (D2C) segment is going to become a whopping $100 billion market, as per a report by Avendus Capital. The report also says that noted brands, including…

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Govt has no plan at present to block any social media platform: MoS IT

The government regularly interacts with social media companies on matters including accountability of such platforms and safety of users, and there are no plans at present to block any social…

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[Funding alert] Neobank Jupiter raises $44M ahead of its public launch

Mumbai and Bengaluru-based neobanking startup Jupiter has raised $44 million from investors in its Series B round, and is now valued north of $300 million. This round takes place just one…

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