[Startup Bharat] This home décor startup is keeping Indian handicrafts alive by working with artisans from remote parts of India

India is home to many different traditional handicrafts and skilled craftsmen found in hundreds of pockets all over the country. The Indian handicraft sector is the second largest employment market…

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[App Friday] Bhasha Sangam offers to teach Indian languages but falls short of being comprehensive

Several studies show that learning a new language can be beneficial for our brain, especially as we age. Learning new languages can help our brain process more information, making it…

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[Funding roundup] BlackSoil invests $80M across 20 deals; ORAI, YantraLive raise early-stage rounds

BlackSoil invests $80M across 20 deals in FY21; investments grew by 2.5xIn FY2021, BlackSoil has invested over $80 million across 20 transactions, a 2.5x and 1.8x growth in terms of…

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Disrupting India’s fintech sector, how Mosambee is digitising merchant behavior with their unique products

In 2012, cash was the dominant transactional medium and the country was ripe for innovation and disruption for ease of transactions and payments, remembers Sameer Chugh. Over a dinner table…

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Investment platform Recognize raises $1.3B fund to back tech services startups

Founded by industry experts, Recognize, a technology investment platform, has raised approximately $1.3 billion for its inaugural fund. The platform, which is focused on investing in the technology services industry, is…

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This Northeast-based online grocery startup is planning to deliver fresh food items in just 10 minutes

Started as a B2B fresh produce supply chain platform, Freshdo is a startup based out of the Northeastern state of Assam. Sahil Huda, Bhaswar Kaushik, and Debojyoti Dey conceptualised Freshdo…

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Qatar Insurance Company, other investors participate in secondary transaction at OYO

Middle East based composite insurer Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) and a group of buyers including family offices have reportedly bought Rs 230 crore of secondary shares from IPO-bound hospitality company…

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Flipkart acquires electronics recommerce company Yaantra

Flipkart, India’s leading ecommerce marketplace, has acquired Yaantra, a recommerce company, for an undisclosed value.Founded in 2013, Yaantra repairs and sells refurbished consumer tech products such as smartphones and laptops.…

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