[YS Exclusive] Zouk raises $1.5M from Stellaris Venture Partners, Titan Capital, and others

Zouk, a Mumbai-based D2C lifestyle brand, has raised $1.5 million (Rs 11.75 crore) in funding in a pre-Series A round. The round was led by Stellaris Venture Partners while Manish…

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[Funding alert] San Francisco-based startup Outplay raises $7.3M Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India

San Francisco-based multi-channel sales engagement platform Outplay on Wednesday said it raised $7.3 million in a Series A round led by Sequoia Capital India. The startup will use the capital…

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‘Technology is fast becoming intertwined with ethics’ – 30 quotes on digital transformation

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 quotes focuses on the increasing…

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Sequoia-backed proptech startup Brick&Bolt is bringing technology and transparency to housing projects

Construction is among the most archaic and cumbersome businesses in India with almost 80 percent of the sector being unorganised and managed by orthodox developers. From unaccounted project delays and cash…

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[Startup Bharat] Bhubaneswar-based Santaan aims to make fertility care accessible in Tier II and III cities

India is the second-most populous country in the world. Even then, fertility-related issues remain a major concern in India. According to the Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction, one in six…

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Is it time for the next big ticket investment in the P2P lending sector?

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending, a sunrise sector in the Indian fintech landscape, has existed in the country for the past seven to eight years. These platforms offer unsecured loans and higher…

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Sanjeev Kapoor co-founded Tinychef acquires foodtech startup Zelish

Tinychef, which counts celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor among its co-founders, on Tuesday said it has acquired Indian foodtech startup Zelish for an undisclosed amount.Tinychef, which is looking at aggressively expanding…

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