How Wadhwani Venture Fastrack is working with accelerators to catalyse the ecosystem

The Indian government has recognised 41,061 startups as of December 23, 2020, according to the Economic Survey 2020-21. The country houses 38 unicorns, 200+ accelerators and incubators, 1,450+ active investors…

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[Funding alert] EV startup Euler Motors raises an additional $2.6M in Series A round

Euler Motors, an OEM focused on electric commercial vehicles (EVs), has closed its Series A funding round at $9.5 million, with additional investments of $2.6 million raised from new investor…

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European fintech MODIFI announces $60M debt facility with Silicon Valley Bank; to focus on Indian SMBs

European fintech startup MODIFI — a global digital trade finance company for SMEs — has announced a new $60 million debt facility with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), bringing its total capital…

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Move over, fitness trackers! Google gets into sleep surveillance with new Nest Hub

Google's next internet-connected home device will test whether consumers trust the company enough to let it snoop on their sleep.New sleep-sensing technology will be a key feature on Google's latest…

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[Funding alert] EV experience platform Blive raises $1 M in pre-Series A round

BLive, an EV experience platform, on Wednesday announced a fund raise of $1 million, part of follow-on capital of Pre-Series A round. The funding, which was a combination of debt…

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‘When you empower people, magic happens’ – 40 quotes of the week from Indian startup journeys

Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week (see the previous post here). Share these 35 gems…

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