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Tile Raises $18 Million in Series B
Congratulations Tile! Based in San Mateo, CA, Tile is a smart location company. Recently, it raises a funding of $18 million in Series B that will fuel Tile’s continued growth. Moreover, Tile plans to expand its services across the world and create a new technology platform. The investment round

Noria: A Portable Window AC to beat the heat
AC on the Go! Window AC requires an organized setup to function properly. It has a high maintenance cost as well as takes a good amount of space in the room. A group of engineers and designers are working on unique portable movable window AC, showcased on Kickstarter by

What is ‘Google tax’ and how does it impact startups?
Google tax- Good or bad? Few new rules have been formed. Paying ‘Google tax’ is one of the new rules that came in to effect from June 1. Google tax refers to Indian startups that are highly dependent on online platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for their business.

Raftaar technologies’ Limo receives $1Million fund from Rainmaker Ventures
A Notable Moment for Limo! Founded by Siddharth Sharma, Anshul Khandelwal and Vivek Choksi of Raftaar Technologies, Limo is a bus integration platform in Mumbai. Formerly, it was known as rBus. Recently, Limo raised funded of $1 Million by Rainmaker Ventures, which will be used to enhance their operations

Droom Raises Funds in Series B
Droom, All set to go Vroom! Founded by Sandeep Aggarwal of Shopclues.com in April 2014, Gurgaon-based startup Droom, is an online marketplace for buying and selling, old and new automobiles. Moreover, it is the only marketplace in India that follows all four models of operation i.eB2B, B2C, C2C, C2B.

Sports App Raises Funds For Expansion
Now, Play Your Sport differently! Founded in the year 2015 by Supriya Mamgain and Varoon Kapoor, Play Your Sport is an app developed by a Delhi-based startup. It allows the users to discover fitness centers or organize sports events by connecting like-minded people within the area. Recently, Pay Your

“Visit” Raises Seed Funding from MapmyIndia
Get treatment like never before! Visit is a Delhi-based on-demand healthcare startup that discovers and consults therapists, physicians, dermatologists or nutritionists within 30 minutes through voice or video calling via its dedicated app. Recently, it raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from technology firm MapmyIndia. Visit offers seven

Rapid Increase in BlueStacks TV Downloads
Well Done, Bluestacks! Now, Android games can be played on a desktop! To integrate mobile games with a desktop is quite tricky. However, BlueStacks, a gaming app manages this show with letting you run your smartphone apps faster and full screen on windows and Macintosh. Recently, it launched a new TV

Uber raises $3.5 billion to enter Saudi Arabia
Long way to go for Uber! The world-famous U.S taxi-hailing services, Uber raised $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund to set its foot in the Middle East. Currently, it is operating in 69 countries. The funds were secured from $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

One Internet announces expansion in resources to assist 500+ startups
Delhi/NCR, 31st May 2016: One Internet, a 360 degree startup support system, has announced launch of its new incubator cum accelerator centres at Gurgaon and NSP (New Delhi); spread over an area of 5000-sq feet and 1500- sq feet, respectively. The group has been closely working with over 100+ start-ups to scale