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How to develop deep tech startups for national security
The recent drone attack at an Air Force base in Jammu has put the spotlight on where India stands on deep tech and also if the startup space is alive to that question. Read more..
Meet Bhavna Suresh — a serial entrepreneur who just raised $40 million in seed funding for her startup 10club
Even as India has climbed up to be the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, the contribution of female entrepreneurs does not make the headlines so often. Read more..
Edtech startup upGrad set to join unicorn club with $4-billion valuation
Temasek-backed edtech startup upGrad is in talks with global private equity and venture capital investors to raise $400 million at a valuation of $4 billion, according to sources close to the development. This would mean almost a five-fold jump in the valuation of the Mumbai-based startup from the last fund-raise round earlier this year. Read more..
This deep-tech-focused micro fund helps student-led startups build scalable businesses
Launched in October 2020, PESU Venture Labs is a deep-tech focused micro fund that operates in the pre-prototype or pre-ideation phase, and aims to help industry professionals, student entrepreneurs, and academicians build scalable startups. Read more..