[Funding alert] Agetech startup Sarathi Healthcare raises Rs 1Cr from a group of investors

Agetech startup Sarathi Healthcare has announced that it has raised a funding of Rs 1 crore in seed funding from a clutch of investors from ‘Bharat’. The angels who participated…

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Nearly 85,000 people in 18-44 age group received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on May 1

A total of 86,023 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine across 11 states on May 1, the Union Health Ministry said…

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India gets 1.5 lakh doses of Sputnik V vaccine first consignment from Russia

As many as 150,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine first consignment landed in Hyderabad from Russia on Saturday, Dr Reddy's Laboratories said.The drug maker, which has tied up with…

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Startup moxie, Zomato highlights, Mamaearth’s growing ambitions, & more

Startups have rallied to support India’s battle against COVID, pouring in hours of relief work and crores of rupees, even as they remain focused on striking a balance between employee…

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Indian-origin billionaire businessman Vinod Khosla pledges $10M for oxygen supply in India

Indian-origin billionaire businessman Vinod Khosla has pledged $10 million for supplying medical oxygen to hospitals in India amidst an unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.Taking to…

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[Funding alert] Avail Finance raises Rs 24Cr in debt financing led by Alteria Capital

Bengaluru-based neobanking startup Avail Finance — which brings the blue-collared workforce under the financial umbrella — on Monday said it has raised Rs 24 crore in debt financing led by…

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How this bootstrapped startup aims to create an Amazon for rural India

Rural value chains always fascinated Vamsi Udayagiri. Through his professional career spanning 12 years, he worked on supply chains and also successfully exited Hyderabad-based agritech startup Pakka. This was one of…

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