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Startups need to opt for IPO to tackle fund crunch: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Gopalakrishnan advised startups to take minimum funds from angel, friends and families. They have to create minimum viable product, and establish unit economics and profitable model, he underlined.

AdOnMo raises $3 million from Ant Financial's BAce Capital, others

Other investors include Astarc Ventures and Mumbai Angels Network

University of Illinois offers 'soft-landings' to Indian startups in US

Its President Timothy L Killeen lauded the vibrant Indian startup ecosystem and said his university with its experience and being located "at the heart of the market" can offer help to such firms

Personal care startup Mamaearth raises Rs 130 cr led by Sequoia

The funds will also be used to launch more brands under the Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd

US-funded startup hub Nexus looks to go beyond Delhi with new partners

Started exclusively in India by the American Center, the Nexus Startup Hub has trained more than 90 startups through 9 cohorts each with a 10-week programme

Ed-tech startup Sunstone raises Rs 11 cr in Prime Venture-led funding round

The startup which offers industry-ready higher education programmes and follows a Pay after Placement model will be using the fund to build its network of colleges across various cities

Non-alcoholic beverage startup Coolberg raises $3.5 mn in Series-A funding

Besides traditional trade channels like supermarkets and restaurants, Coolberg is available across 12,000 outlets, including some at offices, colleges and airports

Goal-setting startup Ally raises $15 mn in Tiger Global-led funding round

Ally's product is based on the objectives and key results framework, an operating model for running agile businesses

Home security tech startup MyGate raises Rs 400 cr in series B funding

The firm processes over 60,000 requests per minute and facilitates over 45 million check-in requests every month to help apartments manage visitors, including guests, as well as deliveries and cabs

Mobile gaming firm Nazara Technologies acquires stake in Paper Boat Apps

This is the fifth acquisition by Westbridge Capital-backed firm

Kerala signs MoU with Bahrain to collaborate for startup growth in state

The key focus of the MoU is to build business opportunities for each country's startups in the other's market

Social commerce start-up Meesho raises $125 million led by Naspers

In June, Meesho raised funding from social media giant Facebook

Social commerce startup Meesho gets $125 mn funding from Facebook, Nasper

Meesho is part of a crop of new e-commerce companies that are trying to take advantage of social connections to facilitate sales

This SaaS start-up is helping brands connect directly with retailers

SaaS start-up O4S aims to track over 5 billion products next year

Where friendship pays: The idea behind social experience start-up MyScoot

The Gurugram-based events marketplace is operating from a website and is present in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru with 5,000-plus users

Building a culture of success

Why we need Silicon Valley's sharing spirit in India

Tiger Global pumps money in Indian startups as investors line up with funds

The rising interest in India occurs as investment in China's recently booming startup sector faces a steep drop-off

Govt may enhance start-up fund to Rs 20,000 cr in Budget 2019: Sources

Even the Economic Survey which was presented on Thursday highligthed the importance of the segment

Funding woes to crowded market, why it's tough being a start-up in 2019

Funding has dried up, government initiatives are riddled with problems and the days of copycat ideas are over

Fall in early-stage start-up funding continues: deal value down 37% in Q1

This comes on the back of 27 per cent drop in angel investment deals and 50 per cent drop in deal volumes in 2018