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FMCG start-ups innovate to fulfil healthy snacking appetite of kids

Several start-ups have rolled out unique healthy food products and beverages, including pre-biotic chocolates, whole grain snacks, porridges and nutty bars for toddlers and school going children

ShareChat raises $40 mn from investors including Pawan Munjal, Twitter

The other investors include DCM Shriram Promoters Family and SAIF Partners

US continues to be biggest source of VC investment in India as China shrugs

Experts say, the dominance of the US investors will probably grow in the coming decade, including in filling the gap created by the withdrawal of Chinese investors

Covid-19 pandemic spurs matured-stage start-ups to advance their IPO plans

Several ecommerce and digital payments companies are looking for public listing over next two years

Indian startups to miss Chinese expertise more than cash: SoftBank exec

India has banned over 200 Chinese apps and also put severe restrictions on Chinese investments into the country following border clashes in eastern Ladakh

Byju's valuation increases to $11.1 bn after latest funding round

Byju's has seen tremendous growth in the last few months. Since the lockdown, it has added over 25 million new students on its platform

Israel's Start-up National Central, iCreate unite for innovative projects

Start-Up Nation Central is an independent non-profit organisation

Health-tech startup BestDoc raises $2.1 mn from Aceel, other investors

BestDoc, supported by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), is an Intelligent Patient Relationship Management (PRM) system for hospitals and other healthcare providers in India

Practo is looking to scale faster riding on Covid-19, says CEO Shashank ND

As telemedicine became the preferred medium for consultations, the firm saw over 70 per cent first time-users and 44 per cent users coming from non-metro cities

Ashok Leyland to supply 1,400 ICVs to logistics start-up Procure Box

The manufacturer will supply its product Ecomet and the order will be executed in the next 5-6 months

Ratan Tata backed CashKaro raises $10 mn from investors in Series B funding

The company had previously raised their Series A and angel round of funding from Kalaari Capital, Ratan Tata, and London-based angel investors

'Unshackle AIFs to boost high-growth imperative'

A normalisation of the definition of "capital assets" for Indian AIFs will ensure that they can compete fairly with global capital on home soil

DPIIT working on credit guarantee, seed fund schemes for startups

This scheme would give banks a comfort to lend, he said adding that it was for credit not for venture capital

Increased risks for banks

Changes in priority sector lending should be revisited

Agri-tech startup Aibono raises Rs 15 cr for business growth, expansion

The Bengaluru based firn is an end-to-end aggregator platform that connects premium perishable vegetables from farm to fork

Info Edge founder wants a hat-trick after Zomato, PolicyBazaar success

To pump in money more aggressively, Sanjeev Bikhchandani's company has set up its own alternative investment fund, Info Edge Ventures, for early stage investments

Traders' body urges govt to probe Chinese investments in Indian startups

In a letter to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, CAIT shared a list of 141 prominent Indian startups claiming they have significant Chinese investments

Twitter-backed start-up ShareChat continues with inorganic expansion

Acquires Saif Partners-backed Circle Internet to strengthen hyperlocal content on platform

IT Startup SmarterBiz raises Rs 8 cr from StartupXseed, prominent angels

IT startup SmarterBiz on Thursday said it has raised Rs 8 crore from StartupXseed Ventures and prominent angel investors including former chairman of Microsoft India Bhaskar Pramanik. The funds were raised as a part of pre-series A round. The company plans to use the fund for developing technology and expand its reach, SmarterBiz founder and CEO Rajesh Bernard said in a statement. "We have been profitable for the last 2 financial years. This year we expect to grow 7-8 times with an average revenue rate of Rs 72 crore. The new funds will help us build deeper technology and take on the large demand coming due to COVID-19," Bernard said. Founded in 2014 by Bernard, Vijay Krishna, and Prateek Mehta, the company was funded initially by Utthsihta Yekum Fund. SmarterBiz provides software to help companies reach out to customers at each contact point, be it social media or any other mode, and handle their queries, he said. SmarterBiz claims to be catering to large enterprises including .

IndiaFilings to launch 10,000 start-ups under 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' mission

The government has streamlined various services and simplified the forms to make same-day incorporation of the company possible in India