Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin effective against Delta Plus variant of COVID-19: Study

Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin (BBV152) is effective against Delta Plus (AY.1) variant of the coronavirus, according to a study published in biorxiv by the Indian Council of Medical and…

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Edtech unicorn BYJU’S eyeing big acquisitions with 100 percent growth year-on-year

India’s first edtech unicorn BYJU’S was started by Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath in 2011 in Bengaluru. It provides online video-based learning programs to students in the K-12 segment, as…

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Shopmatic onboards 1M merchants, to cross 5M merchants mark in next 3 years with $3B GMV

International ecommerce enabler, Shopmatic on Monday announced that it has successfully onboarded one million merchants on its platform. The landmark moment also coincides with the completion of Shopmatic’s sixth year…

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[Funding alert] B2B startup Fashinza raises $20M in Series A round co-led by Accel Partners, Elevation Capital

Fashinza, a B2B manufacturing marketplace that solves apparel/fashion supply chain challenges by connecting fashion brands to experienced manufacturers, on Monday announced that it has raised $20 million in a mix of…

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‘Achieving universal vaccination is the only long-term solution to the pandemic’ – 30 quotes from India’s COVID-19 struggle

Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week. This special series of compilations focuses on India’s COVID-19…

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[Funding alert] ChefKart raises $300K from Titan Capital, Pravega Ventures, others

Gurugram-based ChefKart on Monday said it raised $300,000 in a pre-seed round from Titan Capital, Lead Angels, Pravega Ventures, Manyavar Family Office (Ravi Modi), Vipul Allawadhi (Co-founder, Kutumbh) and Puja Vijayvargiya. ChefKart…

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Ahead of listing, Policybazaar files DRHP for Rs 6017.50 crore IPO

PB Fintech, which operates online insurance platform Policybazaar and credit comparison portal Paisabazaar, has filed preliminary papers with market regulator Sebi to raise Rs 6,017.50 crore through an initial public…

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Fintech unicorn Pine Labs to train and recruit Olympics, Asian Games athletes every year

In a first of its kind move, fintech unicorn Pine Labs plans to annually "recruit, train, and employ" at least three Asian games athletes and/or Olympians from the past. Announcing…

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