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- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: UoH to train students, teachers on modern biology from rural areas
Hyderabad: The skill development centre of the School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad (UoH) has received Rs 81.62 lakh funding to conduct training programme on modern biology for students and teachers…
- Business
Telegram raises $210 mn via bond sales amid funding crunch
New Delhi: Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has raised $210 million from several investors via bond sales. The investors include its founder and CEO, Pavel Durov. The fund raise comes as Telegram is…
- Business
Indian startup ecosystem logs lowest funding in 4 years
New Delhi: The Indian startup ecosystem reported the lowest six-month funding in the last four years, in the first half of this year at $3.8 billion across 298 deals — a decline…
- Technology
Battery Smart raises $33 mn, targets 100K customers by 2025
New Delhi: EV battery swapping network Battery Smart on Thursday said it has raised $33 million in its Pre-Series B funding that will be utilised to add 100,000 customers to its network…
- Technology
New PharmEasy funding round ‘sudden death’ for founders: Ashneer Grover
New Delhi: Former BharatPe Co-founder Ashneer Grover on Thursday claimed that the new funding round by the beleaguered unicorn PharmEasy is not a “down round” but actually the end and will bring…
- Technology
Startup funding plummets but India still one of top 3 funded geographies
New Delhi: While still ranking among the top three funded geographies globally (after the US and the UK), India’s funding trend mirrored the declining trend witnessed around the world in the first…
- Technology
No new unicorn in India in 2023 1st half, startup funding plunges over 70%
New Delhi: There was no new unicorn in India in the first half of 2023 as startup funding plunged more than 70 per cent in the January-June period from a year ago,…
- Technology
CoinSwitch facilitates nearly $25 mn in funding to 12 Web3 startups
New Delhi: Crypto investing platform CoinSwitch on Tuesday said it has facilitated nearly $25 million in funding in 12 promising startups via its Web3 Discovery Fund. The fund, launched under CoinSwitch Ventures…
- Technology
From 350 in 2014 to 90K, Indian startups mushroom, to weather funding winter
New Delhi: As the ongoing funding winter and hiring slowdown continue to haunt the tech world, India saw a never-seen-before spurt in the number of startups being created across the spectrum in…
- Jobs
About 27K employees lost jobs at Indian startups to date
New Delhi: At least 27,000 tech employees at Indian startups have lost their jobs since the funding winter crept in last year, and the list is only growing. Nearly 26,868 employees have…
- Pakistan
As terror outfits run amok, funding squeeze hits Pakistan counter-terrorism plan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s dismal economic condition and its struggle to meet the demands of the International Monetary Fund (OMF), imposing taxes, increasing rate of inflation and snowballing petroleum prices have not only forced…
- Business
Elon Musk cleared of fraud charges in ‘Tesla funding secured’ case
San Francisco: A court in the US has cleared Elon Musk in a class-action securities fraud over his tweets about taking Tesla private. The jurors deliberated for about two hours before reaching…
- Business
FuelBuddy raises $20 mn, aims to expand global footprint
New Delhi: Mobile energy distribution platform FuelBuddy on Monday said it has raised $20 million from global conglomerates. With these funds, FuelBuddy said it is poised for an aggressive expansion in India,…
- Business
Indian startup funding dropped by 33%, may become normal after 2-3 quarters
New Delhi: Funding for the Indian startups in CY22 was nearly $24 billion, a drop of 33 per cent in comparison to CY21 but was still more than twice the funds raised…
- Business
With $10.8 bn, Bengaluru top city on startup funding in 2022
New Delhi: Bengaluru topped the startup funding chart in India with $10.8 billion in 2022, followed by Mumbai at $3.9 billion, and Gurugram at a distant $2.6 billion. Startups based in Delhi…
