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Along with Vibhu Bhushan and Sanjeev Kumar, Shobhit Bhatnagar started Gradeup in 2015, which now helps more than 18 million aspirants prepare for examinations such as JEE and UPSC, among others.

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.

Founded in 2010, the Chennai-based company offers subscription management services through a software-as-a-services model. In conversation with Prathibha Sastry, co-founder Subramanian shares his insights.

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.

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.

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.

UClean founder Arunabh Sinha highlights his strategy which has made his brand irresistible for franchises.

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.

In conversation with Prathibha Sastry, Shaw shared insights into her 41-year old entrepreneurial journey that started accidentally, the changing business landscape in India and how technology today is agnostic.

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.

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.

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

Founded in 2012, Bonito Designs has grown quickly in the last few years, and now plans to strengthen its presence in Bengaluru before venturing out into newer territories

Yogabars, founded by Suhasini and Anindita Sampath, plans to expand its presence from 8,000 stores to 50,000 in the next three-four years, introduce new product lines and turn profitable in the next two years

Known for its range of tonic waters, Mumbai-based Svami, which has raised INR 7.5 crore, plans to use the new funds to bring in more talent and broaden its product offerings

Women entrepreneurs constituted 14 per cent of the total entrepreneurial workforce in India, according to a report by NASSCOM

Even as technologies such as augmented, virtual and mixed reality becoming the new buzzwords in the start-up ecosystem, India hasn't seen a steady adoption of these among the masses. Tesseract wants that to change.

Restaurants that are smart are playing with pricing and customers are only focused on getting a discount but aren't focusing enough on the rapid price inflation