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NEWS March 26, 2016 Ola acquires IIT Madras incubated payments startup Qarth to strengthen Ola Money
By: sristy SahaOla Launches standalone Ola Money appOla promises ride as soon you step outOla buys minority stake in payment-tech firm ZipCashOla completes two years in Chennai, registers 40% m-o-m growthOla Micro spearheads company’s fight against Uber App-based taxi hailing service Ola has acquired Chennai-based payments solution Qarth Technologies, which was incubated out of IIT Madras, to […]
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ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 Budget 2016 sets stage for hike in IIT, varsity tuition fees
By: sristy SahaPhoto: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint Fees for students studying in publicly funded higher education institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and central universities could more than double, with budget 2016 proposing a new funding pattern for the elite schools. The budget proposed setting up a Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA), a quasi-sovereign body which […]
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ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Govin Capital signs agreement with IIT Madras Incubation Cell
By: sristy SahaChennai: Singapore-based Govin Capital signed an agreement with Indian Institute of Technology Madras Incubation Cell to offer Bio-Entrepreneurial education and accelerate Med-tech and Life-Sciences start-ups from the wider IITM community. Govin Capital is focused on early-stage medtech and technology startups in Singapore and India will also be mentoring start-ups at IITM’s bio-incubator and medtech Incubator […]