How this Pune-based startup is upcycling crop residue into packaging material, particle boards

India’s propensity for agriculture means that the country produces a high amount of agricultural waste. A NITI Aayog report quoting MNRE data states that about 500 million tons of agricultural…

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[Funding alert] Rocket Skills raises Rs 2.2 Cr in pre-seed round led by Better Capital, First Cheque, and Titan Capital

MSME edtech startup Rocket Skills on Thursday raised Rs 2.2 crore in a pre-seed round led by Better Capital, First Cheque and Titan Capital. The startup claims to be a…

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With its range of e-scooters, Techo Electra is making its mark in the Indian EV mobility space

With a strong policy push from the government, growing manufacturing expertise and a focused effort by innovative startups, the electric mobility sector in India has been picking up pace in…

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[Jobs Roundup] Fresh from its latest $440M fundraise, edtech unicorn Unacademy is hiring across these roles

Earlier this week, edtech unicorn Unacademy announced it raised $440 million in a new round of funding led by Singapore's Temasek along with other existing backers like Softbank Vision Fund,…

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CoffeeMug.ai, founded by veteran entrepreneurs, is disrupting professional networking

CoffeeMug.ai founders Dipti Tandon and Abhishek Sharma are serial entrepreneurs and two-decade-old veterans in India’s internet economy. Dipti co-founded JeevanSathi.com, was a founding member at MagicBricks.com, and also served as the…

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Why this education administrator felt the need to start a campus automation platform

As a student, later a visiting faculty, and an administrator, Hemant Sahal found one major gap in the education sector — the communication and collaboration systems are highly paper-driven, which…

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Nykaa, PolicyBazaar, Paytm — the Indian startup IPO lineup

Good Morning,After the successful IPO of food delivery aggregator Zomato, the Indian startup ecosystem seems to have a flurry of upcoming IPOs — cosmetic marketplace Nykaa, insurance-tech platform PolicyBazaar, and…

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Mfine co-founder Prasad Kompalli on COVID-19 impact on healthcare, shift in consumer trends, and growth

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a major shift in the healthcare sector. While the segment was undergoing digital transformation, the pandemic has further accelerated the shift as people were…

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[Startup Bharat] From school learning to competitive exams, Bihar-based Cymatic is on a mission to impact one million students

In India, many edtech players - big and small - are trying to build the next chapter with innovative solutions. Edtech startup Cymaticwas started in 2017 by Kaushik Sharaf with…

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