[Funding alert] Deep Vision raises $35M from Tiger Global, others

The round also saw participation from Deep Vision's Series A investors, Exfinity Venture Partners, SiliconMotion, and Western Digital.

Pune-based Mylab acquires majority stake in point-of-care startup Sanskritech

Mylab acquired a majority stake in point-of-care startup Sanskritech, which will deploy point of care testing systems at doctor offices, nursing...

Inside Cuemath’s global expansion: How the Google-backed edtech startup aims to reach $100M revenue, 1B math minds in 50 countries

Google-backed afterschool math learning startup Cuemath wants to reach one billion students and 50 countries by the end of FY22.

Delhivery launches innovation lab to provide a platform for logistics, supply chains startups

Delhivery partnered with Mumbai-based Startup Réseau to launch the Delhivery Innovation Labs, now accepting applications for its inaugural cohort.

[Funding alert] CARS24 raises $450M, at a valuation of $1.84B

CARS24, the ecommerce platform for pre-owned vehicles, announced today the closing of a $450M round of funding including a $340M Series F equity...

[Funding alert] Bluepad raises Rs 1.8 Cr from Titan Capital and AngelList's syndicate

Bengaluru-based Bluepad plans to utilise the funding to expand its team and strengthen the startup's tech capabilities, and more.

[Funding alert] Home interior solutions startup Design Cafe raises $25M led by Westbridge Capital, Sixth Sense Ventures

Home interior solutions startup Design Cafe will use the funds to expand its footprint across India and plan to be present in the top 10 Indian...

[Funding alert] FloBiz raises $31M in Series B round led by Sequoia Capital India

Neobank startup FloBiz will use this funding for team expansion, product development, and to make deeper inroads into the SMB market.

On the hot seat

The new Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi has had a monumental rise in his political career. From being a tent boy in Kharar to a...

The Disruptor

The selection of Charanjit Singh Channi as the new Chief Minister of Punjab holds deeper political implications than he being the first Dalit CM of...

How the pandemic has redefined digital landscapes for brands and businesses

The pandemic accelerated the pace of digital transformation – healthcare providers moved to telehealth and retailers adopted contactless shopping.

[Funding alert] Bengaluru-based Tummoc raises $540K in seed round

Bengaluru-based mobility startup Tummoc will use the funding for growth, product development, team building, and technology enhancement.

[Funding alert] Klub raises Rs 20 Cr in debt from Trifecta Capital

The financing will help Klub to scale their technology, product, and assets under management, and serve as a partnership opportunity for both...

[Funding alert] YCombinator-backed fintech startup inai raises $4M from Paua Ventures, 9Unicorns, others

Fintech SaaS startup inai will utilise the fresh capital to strengthen its technology team, expand its product portfolio, and build sales and...

Why WOW Skin Science’s Manish Chowdhary is backing a hybrid model to build a successful D2C brand

At YourStory’s Brands of India, WOW Skin Science Co-founder Manish Chowdhary spells out strategies that helped the skincare startup thrive, and...

Try these tips to outsource better and focus on your core business

Why should you outsource? It’s quicker, cheaper, and in many cases you find others have resources and better skills and experience than you do...

Bengaluru crypto startup Unocoin launches feature to pay highway tolls using Bitcoin

With the new FASTag feature, users can choose among 17 operators and enter the registration number and FASTag top-up amount using bitcoin

Afghanistan: Don’t sacrifice women’s rights at the altar of geopolitics

Because women’s rights have been systematically violated and women have been excluded from governance, peace and nation-building, conflict has...

Beyond Quad, the quest for multi-alignment

The upcoming Quad summit aside, PM Modi should use the UN speech on September 25 to reach out to smaller States and address their sensitivities

A signal to China from America and two of its oldest major allies

US commitment to Asia-Pacific security is evident in the ‘Aukus pact’ that will see it share nuclear technology with Australia In less than six...

COVID-19 pandemic response: Comparing the Indian and Chinese approaches

Analysing the success of China’s authoritarian model and its democratic counterpart in India There are four types of endemic human coronaviruses...

राज्य की डायरी : टीकाकरण से सुधरे दोनों दलों के रिश्ते

जनता दल यूनाइटेड की पिछले दिनों बिहार की राजधानी पटना...

आपकी बात, थानों में सीसीटीवी कैमरे लगाने पर ध्यान क्यों नहीं है?

हर थाने में जरूरी हैं सीसीटीवी कैमरेअपराधों से जुड़े...

अमीर-गरीब के बीच बढ़ती खाई

अमीर और गरीब के बीच पहले से ही भारी असमानता रही है, लेकिन...

Sanjaya Baru | India’s ‘multi-alignment’ and the Jaishankar Way

If America’s President Joe Biden arrives at the first summit meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) at the White House later this...

In Conversation — The Black Box

तालिबान का सियासी पाखंड

सत्ता पर काबिज होने के कई दिनों के बाद घोषित अफगानिस्तान...

Will Bollywood ever address issues of ageism, stereotyping and pay-disparity?

This issue really was triggered by the super volcano of talent, Konkona Sen Sharma’s recent interview prior to her Mumbai Diaries 26/11 release....

Opinion: By Ignoring Khalistani Activity, West is Becoming a Danger to Itself and World

On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 travelling from Montreal to London en route to Delhi blew up over the North Atlantic. The explosion claimed...

With Swift and Clear Leadership Change in States, BJP Today is What Congress Was in 1980s

Change is the only constant—and this appears to be the new rule of contemporary Indian politics. This is true for all the major political parties...

Abrogation of Article 370 has antagonized the traders and commerce in Jammu

The abrogation is one more act in a series of steps to erode state powers One aspect of Article 370 was that it was created more to prevent the...

Kerala to host a bunch of football tourneys this year, including final round of Santosh Trophy

Apart from the Santhosh Trophy final round, the state will witness the Women’s International Senior Tournament also Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala...

‘I am dying everyday now’: Ethnic Afghan refugees in India struggle to access education, livelihoods

It is 2 pm on an unusually rainy Tuesday afternoon in southeast Delhi’s Bhogal, which houses a sizable number of ethnic Afghans who have fled to...

Compensation-cess unlikely to get a longer term

Given the absence of a categorical commitment by the finance minister, the Centre clearly remains reluctant to compensate states for revenue...

‘Apna' time aagaya: Inside India's youngest unicorn

Nirmit Parikh was in Dallas when news of his startup, jobs and professional networking platform Apna, entering the unicorn club reached him.

Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (September 20, 2021)

YourStory presents this daily roundup of the latest startup news and updates from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for...

Assistive tech startups take centre stage with SICA 2021

India’s tech startup boom has been thrilling to witness. What started with pioneering forays into a handful of nascent fintech ventures has now...

Trading ‘smartly’ with SmartAPI and Smart Store

Trading ‘smartly’ with SmartAPI and Smart Store To get your job done smoothly is a priority rather than a choice. Keeping this in mind, Angel One...

India’s youngest unicorn Apna is hungry for more, aims to go global by touching more than 2B users

Jobs platform Apna turned unicorn after raising $100M Series C round led by Tiger Global. CEO Nirmit Parikh talks about what helped the company make...

Gofrugal eyes expansion in Tier II, III locations; to open offices in Thane, Noida

Founded by Kumar Vembu, cloud and ERP startup Gofrugal said it expects to report revenue of Rs 75 crore this fiscal and double it the next year.

Amazon adds 3 Indic languages for seller registration, account management services

Ecommerce giant Amazon has worked with linguists to make the experience for sellers more seamless and relatable, and introduced three Indic languages

Facebook India appoints former IAS officer Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of Public Policy

Aggarwal, in this role, will define and lead important policy development initiatives for Facebook in India on an agenda that covers user safety,...

Anil Anand | Pushback against Azad casts cloud on Cong unity in poll-bound J-K

Factionalism and the Congress are synonymous. The more the party high command tries to cap the feud, the more it sprouts anew, with new vigour and...

Earth Observation Satellites are essential for India’s national security

Why satellites like the EOS-3, unsuccessfully launched in August, are important instruments for the military Last month, the Indian Space Research...

The muted magic of ‘Mutti’ Merkel’s chancellorship

A lookback at Angela Merkel’s 16-year leadership of Germany The 16 years saga of Angela Merkel as Chancellor of Germany is likely to conclude at...

पीएम मोदी के जन्मदिन पर हुए रेकॉर्ड टीकाकरण के मुद्दे पर पक्ष-विपक्ष आमने-सामने

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के जन्मदिन पर कोरोनावायरस के...

क्या है सिमलीपाल के 'काले बाघों' की गहराती काली धारियों का रहस्य

वैज्ञानिकों ने केवल ओडिशा के सिमलीपाल टाइगर रिजर्व (Simlipal...

Patrika Opinion : 'ऑकस' पर बहुराष्ट्रीय कूटनीतिक संकट'

Patrika Opinion : अमरीका, ब्रिटेन व ऑस्ट्रेलिया के बीच एक रक्षा...

COVID-19 origins probe: The Lancet does U-turn over lab leak theory

London: After facing backlash for its coverage of origins of the Covid pandemic, the much acclaimed scientific journal -- The Lancet has now...

नौकरशाहों को संदेश

एक अहम बैठक में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने केंद्र...