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Optical retail startup, Specsmakers Opticians, raises $10 million in funding round

The Chennai-based optical retail chain, Specsmakers Opticians has raised $ 10 million (approximately Rs 64 crore), in a funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures India. The funding round saw participation from existing investor Atma Ram Family Office and other individual investors. However, Fulcrum Ventures, an early investor of the startup, has reportedly made a […]

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Saudi Arabian startup competition receives over 2500 applications

MIT Enterprise Forum Saudi Arabia’s annual startup competition has attracted 2536 applications for 2018, thereby showing a growth of 14 per cent in comparison to last year’s numbers. The MITEF Saudi Start up Competition was started in 2015, with the aim to promote and enrich entrepreneurship in the Kingdom as well as celebrating and supporting […]

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Chinese smartphone giant, Xiaomi, tops revenue target

Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi Inc has reportedly told bankers that it will blow past its annual revenue targets by as much as 18 per cent, sources familiar to the matter have stated. This comes after the company has faced sluggish sales in recent years which lead to a business overhaul. Xiaomi, which has recently been […]

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This healthcare startup’s new diagnostic system will monitor employee health

A healthcare startup plans to assist companies by monitoring different aspects of their employees’ health using a device and app, the Hindu Business Line reported. The purpose of the development is to provide companies with access to an aspect of employee productivity which has gained priority, their health and well being, according to V. Thiyagarajan, […]

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10 Indian Startups win UberEXCHANGE programme

Ten Indian startups were declared winners under the UberEXCHANGE program by Uber, a ride-share company. The announcement came on the second day of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. The three-day event had a theme of ‘Women First, Prosperity for All’, and received attendees from 150 countries including startups, entrepreneurs and investors. UberEXCHANGE, a program founded last […]

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