[Funding alert] Student housing startup Ezstays raises $400K in seed round from Richard Rekhy, private investo

Delhi-based student housing community Ezstays on Monday announced that it has raised $400,000 in a seed round from Richard Rekhy, former CEO of KPMG and other private investors. According to the…

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Internet major Prosus launches initiative for marginalised women and girls in India in partnership with UN Wom

Prosus, a global consumer internet group of Naspers, has announced the launch of its new higher education and employment initiative called 'Prosus FLIGHT' for marginalised women and girls in India…

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Over 50,000 offline retailers, kirana stores now part of Local Shops: Amazon India

Ecommerce major Amazon on Sunday said over 50,000 offline retailers and neighbourhood kirana stores across 450 cities in India are now part of its 'Local Shops' programme.Launched in April this…

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ISRO’s satellite launch on March 28 will help India keep an eye on borders near real-time

India plans to launch an earth observation satellite on March 28 that will provide it near real-time images of its borders and also enable quick monitoring of natural disasters.GISAT-1 is…

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Focusing on customer convenience, Dunzo is aiming for $1B GMV in two years

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdowns and social distancing norms led to a massive rise in the adoption of hyperlocal delivery. Bangalore-based hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo, which now has…

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This spacetech startup is developing nanosatellites to stream high-res videos from low earth orbit

Satellite images of our planet, space, moon, and orbits are always mesmerising to look at. But what if one could stream real-time high-resolution videos from space? Entrepreneur Ramesh Kumar V, who…

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Think your startup can be India’s next Unicorn? Apply to the Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge

Using innovation as a tool, startups today are striving ahead to simplify lives with technology and leaving behind traditional businesses as a contributor to the Indian economy. Right from democratizing…

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