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April 16, 2016 He’s truly our angel: Why we shouldn’t laugh at Taher Shah
The singer is a break from the zeitgeist of cynicism. We all need that. Image credit: via Youtube It is easy to make fun of Taher Shah. In his latest video (which, like his previous one, has gone viral in the subcontinent) he appears clad in purple robes, wearing a tiara. Standing before a tree, and […]
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April 1, 2016 Transcell Biologics raises funds from Indian Angel Network
Transcell Biologics was started in 2009 by Dr. Subhadra Dravida who has 16 years of experience in stem cell research. New Delhi: Indian Angel Network (IAN), a network of angel investors who invest in early-stage businesses, has invested an undisclosed amount in Hyderabad-based healthcare start-up Transcell Biologics in a round led by angel investor Sanjay […]
NEWS March 30, 2016 HealthEminds raises funds via angel round led by cricketer Robin Uthappa
HealthEminds connects counselors, psychologists and coaches to individuals in need through secure video, telephonic and chat communication systems through its platform. Bengaluru: HealthEminds Pvt. Ltd, a healthcare start-up which focuses on providing instant and affordable online counselling programmes for mental and emotional health, has raised an undisclosed round of angel funding led by cricketer Robin […]
HOME & GARDEN March 16, 2016 Home services start-up Gapoon raises angel funds
Bengaluru-based Gapoon, founded in 2015, earlier raised an undisclosed amount in angel funding in July. Bengaluru: Home services start-up Gapoon Online Consumer Services Pvt. Ltd on Tuesday said it has raisedRs.1.2 crore in angel funding. Bengaluru-based Gapoon, founded in 2015, earlier raised an undisclosed amount in angel funding in July. It operates an on-demand as […]
ALL DEALS March 16, 2016 Right time for angel investments, say experts
Angel investors should ideally help start-ups by leveraging their own domain expertise, guide them in customer acquisition and become quasi-entrepreneurs themselves and assist in scaling the business. Bengaluru: Start-up funding may be slowing, but this is the right time to make angel investments, since companies being built now will mature when the market becomes favourable […]
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March 15, 2016 Why Angel Backed Companies are Raising Less Money
The average angel-backed company receives much less capital today than it did in the early 2000s, data from the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Venture Research (CVR) reveals. The CVR’s numbers — which come from surveys of individual angels and angel groups — show that the dollars that the average angel-backed company received dropped […]
NEWS March 10, 2016 JustRide raises $400,000 from a group of angel investors
A screen grab of JustRide website New Delhi: Self drive car rental aggregator JustRide has raised $400,000 in a pre-Series A round from a group of angel investors including Dheeraj Jain, partner at Redcliffe Capital. JustRide said it will use the money to enhance its technology. The company is in advanced talks with an Indian […]
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March 4, 2016 MoMark raises $600,000 from YourNest Angel Fund, LNB Group
MoMark offers small retailers customer analytics as well as a point-of-sale terminal with which they can accept money from any mobile wallet. Bengaluru: MoMark Services Pvt. Ltd, a Noida-based firm that makes mobile-based customer engagement platform for small and medium businesses, on Wednesday said it raised $600,000 from YourNest Angel Fund and the LNB Group […]
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March 3, 2016 Affimity raises $1.2 million from Silicon Valley angel investors
Affimity allows users to focus on their passions and specific interests, filtering out irrelevant content and displaying only those posts that are relevant to the users’ interests. It currently has over 35 channels. Mumbai: Bengaluru-based social networking start-up Affimity Inc. said on Wednesday it has raised $1.2 million in angel funding from a group of […]
ALL DEALS March 1, 2016 Indian Angel Network invests in Roadhouse Hostels
Roadhouse Hostels currently has two hostels with a total of 80 beds in Goa and Jaipur and plans to add as many as five such properties in Kerala and Himachal Pradesh by the year end. New Delhi: Roadhouse Hostels, a chain of backpacker hostels, on Wednesday said that it has raised an undisclosed amount of […]
