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The e-commerce giants said they are fully compliant with all applicable laws, after India's competition watchdog on Monday ordered its investigation wing to look into allegations from a traders' body.

Launched in September last year by Microsoft for Startups programme, the initiative is meant to work closely with local governments to support the start-up ecosystem in each state.

The round also saw the participation of German conglomerate Siemens' investment arm Next47 and existing investor Nexus Venture Partners.

Bengaluru-based Fortigo creates a seamless experience between the supply side consisting of fleet owners with customers who want their packages delivered.

In the last few years, as more avenues have opened and, both individuals and companies have become more open to the idea of hiring someone as a freelancer, it is entirely possible to choose it as a career option. Here's a guide to how you can become a full-time freelancer.

In the smartphone era and with the dawn of social media, brands have slowly adapted themselves to this new medium, now opening themselves to the idea of working with 'influencers'.

The $185 million deal will see PaySense being merged with Naspers-owned PayU's pay-later service provider LazyPay.

From the lack of transparency in terms of hygiene to uneven taste for similar food items, traditional restaurants have had several points to make about the rise of these steady competitors.

Byju's, which turned profitable on a full-year basis in the last financial year, said it has raised a fresh round of funding. The investment is touted to be $200 million at a valuation of $8 billion.

Phalada Pure and Sure sells more than 160 different organic products including snacks, chocolates, and spreads and has presence in 22 cities across India.

If you are good with words, blogging is still an option to make money, albeit your content speaks volumes. Here's a guide to help you through.

As a coder, if mobile app development is what you feel is your calling, here's a detailed guide to what you must do to create a successful career off it.

Bengaluru-based Prime Venture Partners is focused on start-ups that make tech-led products and has invested in companies such as MyGate and NiYO.

To be a professional photographer, it is no longer necessary to build your own fancy studio and make a lot of initial investment.

With the world in the midst of what is being termed the fourth industrial revolution, most major corporates are concerned about keeping up and innovating fast enough to provide the kind of solutions asked for by customers, according to Arvind Vasu, senior vice president of Asia investments at ABB Technology Ventures.

If you have always had a knack for drawing and painting, you can put them to practical use to earn money in the gig economy.

According to Aditya Ghosh, who has served at leadership positions at several places including hospitality Unicorn OYO and is an advisory board member at consumer-focused VC firm Fireside Ventures, product innovation and understanding customer needs are some of the key areas where technology can help start-ups stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Bengaluru-based Fireside Ventures focuses solely on companies in the consumer space, with some of their star investments being lifestyle electronics start-up Boat and health foods brand Yogabars.

Bengaluru-based Signzy, initially designed to be a platform to digitize contract signing, has become a one-stop place for financial institutions and other companies for digital onboarding.

According to a report by InnoVen Capital, which focused on investments across angel and pre-series A rounds, the investments amounted to INR 693 crore, driven by both the number of deals and their average size.

Ezyhaul has seen India becoming its biggest market in terms of revenue within a year

The Bengaluru-based equity investment platform has grown rapidly over the last 15-16 months, going from one to eight brokerages, and is expecting a revenue growth of 6x over last year.

In the 2019 edition of its India Innovation Report, Clarivate Analytics found that as many as 60,355 India priority patents were filed between 2016 and 2018. In the 2015-2017 period, that number was 54,481.

According to a FlexiSpaces report, millennials and young professionals seem to be driving the growth of such spaces in India.

New Delhi-based BalleBaazi, which raised $4 million in funding earlier this year and has Yuvraj Singh as its brand ambassador, wants to become the one-stop shop for everything sports in India.

The Bengaluru-based company, founded in 2014, started with enterprise mobility, creating a platform that would allow for seamless communication across devices. It now has operations in the US as well and expects to record revenue of $3 million this year.

Some fintech start-up founders and company leaders share their thoughts about the trends that they noticed in 2019 and what they expect from the upcoming year.

Namaste Credit co-founder Gaurav Anand believes the challenge is now for fintech companies to make sure that the tech adoption by SMEs continues.

The new funds will be used to further enhance the company's workforce facing app and the enterprise facing platform, while also developing its sales and marketing channels, Bengaluru-based Awign said in a statement.

Bengaluru-based MyGate has reached over 5,000 communities since its launch three years ago and plans to take that number past 30,000 by the end of next year