NewCrop Team

SmartQ purchases Bengaluru-based mini-app provider, Goodbox

Bengaluru-based Goodbox, a mobile app startup focused on businesses, has been purchased by SmartQ for $800,000. The company was founded by Abey Zachariah, Mayank Bidawatka, Nithin Chandra, Mohit Maheshwari, Anand Kalaginamani, Mahesh Herle and Charan Shetty. The startup provides a platform for businesses to create mini apps within their mobile app, making it easier to […]

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Fresh $335 mn round raised by two-wheeler sharing startup, Lime

California-based Lime, a transportation startup with a focus on two-wheelers, has raised a new funding round worth $335 million. Founded in June 2017, Lime provides a ride-share platform with electric scooters and bikes. Funds from the venture capital investment round will be used to expand the company’s international presence, as reported by VentureBeat. Investors in […]

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Chinese research and medical development startup raises $220 mn Series C round

Shanghai-based I-Mab Biopharma, has raised a new funding round worth $220 million for further research and medical developments. The biotech startup was founded when Third Venture Biopharma and Tasgen Bio, two separate companies, merged in 2017 to form I-Mab Biopharma. The Chinese company concentrates in research and development efforts on biology and illnesses. The startup […]

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Launch of platform for startup listings postponed by BSE

A new platform focused on the startup space by Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will be launched later than originally planned. The platform is meant to encourage, support and entice startups by providing a listing space for companies in a variety of sectors ranging from technology to sciences. “BSE has decided to postpone the split of […]

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Tamil Nadu government plans to support entrepreneurship among youth

The finale stage of the Smart India Hackathon – Hardware edition set the stage for an entrepreneurship-based announcement by Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department (MSME) , Government of Tamil Nadu. The announcement came regarding the state’s new startup policy, the “innovation voucher scheme,” which has been planned by the state […]

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