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21821. [Tech30 Special Mention] This Hyderabad startup aims to bring greener solutions using nanocomposites
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- Nanospan Technology, a Tech30 special mentions startup, is an R&D pioneer in graphene and nanocomposites that develops cutting-edge materials for energy storage, defence technology, and smart homes.
- “You can also allocate IoT functions like a proximity sensor, and the ink will function in that exact way, but will look nothing like it. The level of customisation that this ink can provide is quite vast, and the user decides how it looks,” VenkataRamana adds.
- When it comes to energy storage, Nanospan’s dry electrodes avoid toxic solvents and reduce energy and water consumption. “Our material and process choices simplify the manufacturing steps to achieve the cost savings,” he says.
21822. Food delivery: Zomato to raise $146 million as part of Series J funding
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- Abhishek Zomato is in the process of issuing 34,873 Series J preference shares to the new investors at an issue price of Rs 3,00,235, the company said in the filings.
- 2Zomato is set to raise around $146 million (Rs 1,085 crore) as part of its Series J funding round from a clutch of investors, including Mirae Asset, Steadview Capital, Luxor Capital Group, Lugard Road Capital and ASP India, regulatory filings sourced from business intelligence platform Tofler showed.
- It has already raised Rs 38 crore ($5.12 million) from existing investor UK-based Pacific Horizon Investment Trust.
21823. Sachin Bansal, Hero MotoCorp back e-scooter startup Ather Energy again; invest in Series D round
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- Sachin Bansal (Flipkart co-founder) had first backed Ather Energy in its seed round back in December 2014 along with his fellow Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal.
- Sachin had later backed the startup last year with a $32 million investment in the $51 million Series C round of Ather Energy
- Sachin — a celebrated technology entrepreneur in India has also been among the prolific startup investors in the country has made 19 investments, according to Crunchbase, in companies including U Gro Capital, Ola, Vogo, Kissht, Bounce, Boat, Unacademy, SigTuple, and more.
21824. India’s quest for its own SpaceX hits a milestone
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- The successful test of Skyroot’s rocket engine augurs well for Indian startups building small-satellite launch vehicles
- Skyroot’s test validated the use of new material and 3D-printed design to reduce the engine’s mass and time for development
- Bengaluru startup Pixxel aims to launch a constellation of Earth observation small satellites whose data can have multiple applications in agriculture and other sectors. Its first satellite was good to go on a Soyuz rocket this month, but the launch was put off to March next year because the main satellite riding on the Russian vehicle wasn’t ready.
21825. India's FreshToHome Among 3 Startups Picked To Boost UAE's Agritech Capabilities
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- Hyderabad-As a part of the agreement, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) will provide financial and non-financial incentives totaling to $41 million to Pure Harvest Smart Farms, FreshToHome and Nanorocks
- FreshToHome, an e-grocery platform which specialises in selling meat and fish, with the help of ADIO plans to scale its land and sea operational capabilities in UAE.
- The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) on Tuesday announced individual partnerships with agriculture startups such as Pure Harvest Smart Farms, FreshToHome and Nanorocks in a bid to boost the emirate’s agriculture technology capabilities across land, sea and space.
21826. [RAISE 2020] This startup helps Flipkart, Samsung, others gain actionable insights from customer voices
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- Hyderabad-based Enixta Innovations enables ecommerce businesses like Flipkart and brands like Samsung to listen to customers’ voices in multiple formats from across the web. The startup uses AI, NLP, and ML to convert customers’ voices into actionable insights.
- Giri Devanathan was shopping on ecommerce stores, it was taking him a long time to research products and make a purchase decision.
- Realising this was a common problem, Giri thought of building a product to help customers make quicker and better purchase decisions. He built the alpha version of his first product, Buysmaart, during his stint with PayPal, having worked on it during non-business hours. Buysmaart was built to help online shoppers reduce their purchase decision cycles
21827. [Startup Bharat] How Patna-based Pooja Sansar is cashing in on the festive season with curated ritual kits
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- Sanchie Shroff and Aaditya Anand, as they turned the stay-at-home situation into an entrepreneurial opportunity. The brother sister duo, along with their father Anand Prakash, launched Pooja Sansar in October this year.
- The Patna-based startup helps people get pooja, ceremony, and worship kits delivered at their doorstep.
- Pooja Sansar is an online marketplace that offers curated ritual kits for customers. The startup claims to have clocked revenue to the tune of Rs 1.5 lakh and has done more than 100 orders in less than 30 days.
21828. EV startup Calamus aims to create the next generation of personal mobility with e-bikes
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- Launched by two Pune engineering graduates, EV startup Calamus has launched an e-bike that comes with GPS tracking, multiple anti-theft features, and integrated suppor.
- Nilesh R Bothra and Huzaifa Hararwala, roommates while at Sinhgad College of Engineering, were always keen on the idea of electric vehicles.
- Nilesh, a production engineer, considers the automotive world to be his Mecca while Huzaifa is a computer engineer with expertise in computer networking.
21829. [The Turning Point] How a pet dog helped these entrepreneurs to start healthtech startup Dozee
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- In The contactless sensor placed under the mattress captures real-time body vitals without using any external wires.
- The sensor captures micro-vibrations produced by the body every time the heart pumps blood, during inhalation, exhalation, muscle twitches, tremors, and body movements.
- “I realised that while I had achieved good success in personal life, there was a lot to be done for the society. This was with the backdrop of me always being worried about the well-being of my parents,” says Mudit.
21830. This deep tech startup makes property renovation a breeze for professionals
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- Deep tech startup ReNEWate uses AR and AI with native language support to bridge skill gap and power a new digital age for property improvement professionals
- The husband-wife duo and co-founders of ReNEWate, Supratik Ghatak and Debashree Ghatak, bring with them several decades of experience in both real estate and technology domains, having both national and international experience in architectural and interior design, project management, supply chain management, landscaping, building construction, material selection, cataloguing and application.
- The contractor digitisation app helps all property improvement professionals including carpenters, civil contractors, painters, interior designers, electrical contractors and others to improve the way they sell, report and get paid with the help of the smart tools in the ReNEWate app. This helps them save time and money.