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22121. This Bengaluru startup is providing continuum healthcare solutions to patients with chronic conditions
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- 1) Founded in 2015, Sukino Healthcare offers out-of-hospital recuperative, rehabilitative, and palliative care to patients with chronic conditions.
- 2) Having faced the issue personally, Rajinish launched continuum healthcare provider Sukino Healthcare in 2015. The Bengaluru-based startup offers out-of-hospital recuperative, rehabilitative, and palliative care to patients at any transitory stage of their illness for fast recovery. Rajinish is a chartered accountant with over two decades of industry experience. Prior to starting up, he was leading the startup partner evangelism for Microsoft.
- The startup’s pricing starts from Rs 1,000 per day for basic care at home and goes up to Rs 4,500 for comprehensive rehabilitative and palliative care at its continuum of care facility. The founder and CEO claims the startup is on its way to clocking in a revenue of $4
22122. [Startup Bharat] Lucknow-based Knocksense is bringing local news content sans divisive topics to Tier II/III cities
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- Founded in 2016 by Vibhore Mayank and Varul Mayank, mediatech startup Knocksense is a local news and recommendations platform that does not provide sensational news pieces.
- The mediatech startup provides content on a wide variety of city-centric topics, including local sports, local achievers, education, career, real estate, environment, health, lifestyle, nightlife, F&B, etc. However, Knocksense stays away from divisive subjects like politics, crime, and religion.
- “Knocksense aims at getting this unorganised ad market from offline to online, and also become the first digital alternative to brands, which currently advertise via hoardings, radio channels, newspapers, etc.,” he says.
22123. Despite Covid, Tamil Nadu records Rs. 25,000 crore in IT exports in last 6 months : STPI Director
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- “I am very glad to inform you that we have shown Rs. 25,000 crore exports in the last 2 quarters of this financial year which is actually more than last year’s exports during these two quarters,” said. Sanjay Tyagi, Director, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).
- “The government of Tamil Nadu has come up with Electronics Hardware Manufacturing Policy 2020 to increase the state's electronic output to $100 billion” said Sanjay Tyagi, Director, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI).
- Highlighting the need for creating jobs in rural areas, he said, “The next round of innovation and creativity will come from Tier 2-3 towns or hinterlands of Tamil Nadu.”
22124. How social rewards startup Magicpin went from a slump to a GMV of over $1 billion
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- Gurugram-based startup Magicpin recovered from a downturn at the start of the lockdown by leveraging the business and consumer shift to online platforms.
- Magicpin has raised around $41.9 million since its inception in 2015, with support from investors such as Lightspeed and WaterBridge.
- “Shopping on Magicpin leads to savings and this has resonated very well with consumers, along with the discovery of retail stores nearby,” says Co-founder and CEO Anshoo Sharma
22125. Prince of Persia but Made in India: Ubisoft is rebooting the Sands of Time
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- When the French publisher Ubisoft, best known for its hit gaming franchises such as ‘Assassin’s Creed’ and ‘Far Cry’, decided to do the reboot of “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”, it chose its studios in Pune and Mumbai to oversee the development for a remake.
- This is the first time an international video game publisher of Ubisoft’s stature relied on the expertise of in-house studios in India to fully develop a AAA title, even though a remake, from the ground up.
- The announcement of “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake” could increase India’s representation in the global video games market – not as the lucrative market to sell consoles and PC games but in the area of the development of high-profile titles targeted at the western market. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time will launch January 2021 for PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One.
22126. [Startup Bharat] This automotive B2B ecommerce platform is making car maintenance affordable and easy
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- Pune-based automobile parts ecommerce platform SparesHub is catering to B2B customers and promises better pricing and same-day delivery of spare parts.
- Run by Iradium Automobiles Private Limited, SparesHub was started in 2013 by Tapas Gupta and Arijit Chakraborty. The duo met while doing their MBA at Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
- “SparesHub is solving the problem of supply chain inefficiency in the auto industry using technology. SparesHub provides car parts to car service centres at affordable prices and offers delivery within three-hours of placing orders,” says Tapas.
22127. Over 1,600 Indian cos received USD 1 billion FDI from China during Apr 2016-Mar 2020: Govt data
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- More than 1,600 Indian companies have received foreign direct investments worth USD 1 billion from China during the April 2016 to March 2020 period, according to government data.
- These companies were in 46 sectors. Out of them, the automobile industry, printing of books (including litho printing industry), electronics, services and electrical equipment received more than USD 100 million FDI each from China during the said period.
- The automobile industry received the maximum FDI from China at USD 172 million. The services sector attracted such funds worth USD 139.65 million, the data showed.
22128. This hyperlocal platform helps you donate in kind to NGOs in need
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- HappieeSouls, based in Bengaluru, helps you connect with verified NGOs to donate unused and unwanted goods, ensuring sustainability.
- Sonika Gahlot Nayak reached a roadblock in 2017 while looking for an online list of charity organisations where she could volunteer over weekends and donate clothes and books. She was surprised there weren’t many platforms that listed verified and geo-tagged charities across India.
- The HappieeSouls website was launched to enlist transparent, proven, geo-tagged NGOs with images and verified legal documents. It does not charge the NGOs to create their profiles on the platform, which works for most NGOs as a mini-website with details about their operations, focus areas and target audience.
22129. This Gurugram-based startup aims to help people manage their weight and stay fit
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- Asheesh Grewal launched MyHealthBuddy in 2017 to help people connect with lifestyle coaches and stay fit.
- The Gurugram-based startup provides personalised lifestyle coaching to help people maintain a healthy lifestyle, reduce weight, a good diet, and stay away from lifestyle diseases.
- The startup works on a five-point approach model where the “buddies” or the lifestyle coaches help the users with their diet plan, exercise plan, sleep quality, stress management, and habit formation.
22130. Tencent invests $62.8 million in Flipkart amid anti-China sentiment
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- Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent has pumped $62.8 million into Flipkart's $1.2 billion investment round, according to regulatory filings made by the Walmart-owned ecommerce company in Singapore.
- The filings, sourced from Paper.vc, showed that Tencent owns about 4-.5.3% in Flipkart Pte, the online retailer's Singapore-based holding company.
- In July, Walmart led a $1.2 billion investment in Flipkart's commerce business, valuing it at $24.9 billion. The retail behemoth already owns around 80% stake in the Bengaluru-based ecommerce firm.