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Covering the start-up ecosystem in and around Bangalore. Formerly an energy reporter at Reuters. A film, cricket buff who also writes fiction on weekends.

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[Funding Alert] After-Sales Service Provider Onsitego Raises $19 Mln In Series B Funding

The Mumbai-based company said the new funds would be used for consolidating its market position in the device protection market, and expanding into annual maintenance contracts, home protection and on-demand services.

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[Funding Alert] Healthtech Start-Up Innovaccer Raises $70 Million In Series C Round

The funding came from Steadview Capital, Tiger Global, Dragoneer, Westbridge, Mubadala and Microsoft's venture fund M12. The company said it plans to use the new funds to improve existing processes that digitize healthcare for providers, payers and patients by further developing its data activation platform.

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[Funding Alert] Android Device Management Platform Provider Esper Raises $7.6 Mln In Series A Funding

The company said it would use the new funds for product development and to expand its customer base in India and the United States.

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[Funding Alert] Agritech Start-Up Clover Raises $5.5 Million Series A Round

The round saw the participation of Omnivore as well as existing investors Accel and Mayfield. The Bengaluru-based start-up said it would use the new funds to grow its farm network, enter new cities, and diversify fresh produce offerings.

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This VC Firm Launched $100 Mln Fund To Back Tech Start-Ups

The two managing partners of Inflexor, Venkat Vallabhaneni and Jatin Desai, have previously co-founded Parampara Capital, another early-stage tech-focused VC firm.

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WhatsApp Crosses 2 Billion Users Globally

The US-based company has long become one of the most used mobile applications across the world, with India serving as its largest user base.