This startup by former BYJU’s execs wants to make students job-ready

When PN Santosh was building BYJU’s, India’s biggest edtech startup, he realised there was more to education than just targeting the K-12 segment. “One of the biggest problems for young graduates…

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[Techie Tuesday] From the US to India’s hinterlands, how Rikin Gandhi built a sustainable agritech ecosystem for farmers

Using technology for your own good may not impress many, but making a difference at a community level means everything. This has been the mantra of Rikin Gandhi ever since…

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[Funding alert] Luxury chocolate brand SMOOR raises undisclosed funding from Klub

Bengaluru-based luxury chocolate brand SMOOR has raised an undisclosed amount of capital from fintech platform Klub which provides revenue-based financing.According to an official statement, the funds will be mainly deployed…

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[Funding alert] Flipkart raises $3.6B at $37.6B valuation from SoftBank, Tiger Global, Walmart, others

India’s leading ecommerce marketplace Flipkart today said it raised $3.6 billion funding from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Tiger Global, Walmart, and other sovereign funds at a post-money valuation of $37.6…

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[Funding alert] Bikry app raises $1.3M led by YCombinator

Bikry app (by Bizrise Technologies), an all-in-one platform to take business online, has secured $1.3 million in funding led by YCombinator, the Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator, along with participation from…

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Swiggy elevates Phani Kishan to co-founder in “ode to a Swiggster” who helped enable the foodtech startup’s journey

Foodtech unicorn Swiggy elevated Phani Kishan, an early employee of the startup since 2015, to Co-founder role in a move that founder Sriharsha Majety termed an "an ode to (a)…

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