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Mamaearth: From Newborn to Unicorn in 5 Years

Mamaearth, a newborn and mother care brand, which began its journey as a startup in 2016 is now a Unicorn. The 5 year old startup has raised roughly $80 million in its most recent investment round led by Sequoia...

IIMA, Snapdeal Ink MoU to Collaborate on Retail Tech Research

The Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad (IIMA), and Snapdeal, MoU to work on retail technology research is the latest example of growing academic-industry collaboration. The collaboration is led by IIM-Centre A's for Digital Transformation (CDT). CDT focus is...

Spinny Buyback $12M ESOP, Closes $283 Million Funding

Spinny on Tuesday announced the completion of $12 million (about Rs 90 crore) ESOP buyback for its current and former employees. This is the first ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) buyback that Spinny, a Pre-owned car retailing platform which...

OfBusiness is Now Worth $5 Billion, Secures $325 Million

Ofbusiness, a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace Ofbusiness and SMB-focused credit platform Oxyzo, announced raising $325 million in a new round of funding at a valuation of $5 Billion, taking the total capital raised by the company this year to $800...

Zumutor Biologics Secures $6.2M for a Promising Oncology Molecule

Zumutor Biologics engaged in the field of Biotechnology has raised $6.2 million in Series A4 funding. The company currently in the process of filing an Investigational New Drug Application ( IND )  and getting into FIH( first in human)...

upGrad Adds Talentedge, Set to Be the World’s Largest EdTech Player

upGrad, an online higher education enterprise has inked an exclusive agreement to acquire Talentedge, touted to be one of India's largest online higher education company. This agreement is probably one of the major consolidations in the Indian Higher education...

Top 10 Lessons Startup Founders Can Learn from the Successful “Masters of Scale”

Do you want to be the "Masters of Scale' ? then Talent, network, and strategy aren't the keys to scaling a successful business. It's an entrepreneurial mindset, and it's something that can be developed. In the book Masters of...

Startup Slice is a Unicorn Now, Secures $220 Million Funding

Bengaluru-based fintech startup Slice, is the latest firm to join the unicorn list, with a five-fold increase in valuation to $1 billion in just six months.According to a release, the startup, which offers credit cards to young professionals, secured $220...

New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Inspires Indian US Bound Dreams

Mumbai Born IIT'an Parag Agrawal has rose the ranks in Twitter to become the Chief Technology Officer. This news is inspiring for all apsiring US bound Indian's who can now aspire to reach the pinacle of their professional career...

Upstox heading for a $3 Billion Valuation on Fresh Tiger Funding

Tiger Global is placing a large bet on Uptox, an online stock market investment service, as the sector has recently turned bullish. Tiger, one of the most aggressive investors in Indian startups, is increasing its focus on the domestic...

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