India Accelerator plans to select 100 startups for seed funding in 2021

Startup nurturing platform India Accelerator plans to expand its startup portfolio by over three-folds in 2021 with investment in around 100 such ventures.The company invests Rs 25 lakh in select…

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[Funding alert] Meesho raises $300 M investment led by Softbank Vision Fund 2

Social commerce platform, Meesho, has raised $300 million in new funding led by Softbank Vision Fund 2. With this investment, Meesho's valuation is at $2.1 billion. The round also saw…

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Band of angel investors in Indian startup ecosystem grows and with it, angel investments hit new record

For long, angel investments in the Indian startup ecosystem have largely been driven by the bets made by successful entrepreneurs and tech executives, as startups were viewed by many potential…

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Passion, patience, purity – three MayinArt artists share their journey to creative success

Launched in 2014, PhotoSparks is a weekly feature from YourStory, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In the earlier 520 posts, we featured an art festival, cartoon gallery. world music festival, telecom expo, millets…

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[Investor Summit 2021] Edtech is having its demonetisation moment in India right now, says Ankit Gupta of Quiz

“Edtech is having its demonetisation moment in India right now,” said Ankit Gupta, CEO and Co-founder of edtech startup Quizizz Inc., in a fireside chat at YourStory’s Investor Summit 2021.The…

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from the rise of MPokket student loans to a startup fulfiling rural insurance needs

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Dhruv Washishth realised there was a gap in the Indian startup and VC ecosystem — a need for a younger VC fund managed by younger people.  “The…

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How CredAvenue is building infrastructure to power debt market though technology

CredAvenue was founded with the view that debt markets presented a significant opportunity to be expanded at scale by leveraging technology, similar to the opportunity that the Indian equity markets…

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