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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.

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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.

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.

Navi has announced the acquisition of MavenHive, a Bangalore-based technology consulting firm to leapfrog its product development initiatives

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.

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Apart from the mandatory processes and documentation, there are a few things a start-up founder or first-generation entrepreneur needs to be prepared for, before closing the deal

Bengaluru-based Quick Ride offers carpooling and bikepooling application which connects commuters travelling in the same direction in real time

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.

The managing director of Aye Finance discusses social entrepreneurship and how he built an MSME lending startup

HungerBox raised $12 million in a funding round and plans to go global

Mumbai-based Freightwalla is a digital freight-forwarding startup which is involved in B2B international logistics

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

Delhi-based baby care startup The Moms Co raised $5 million in its Series B round from Saama Capital and DSG Consumer Partners

Yoga and wellness start-up SARVA raised INR 20 Cr from VC firm Fireside Ventures

Start-ups such as Kamatan and Fresh VnF are trying to bridge the gap between farmers and the larger economy with the use of technology. Funding, too, seems to have quietly followed.

The fundraise will reportedly push the valuation of the company to $300-$350 million

Even as WhatsApp faces challenges in India, the collaboration to help budding start-ups comes as a welcome reminder of the potential that big technology companies have, in terms of their ability to lend support