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indiangovt
06 Jul 2021

Indian government launches six technology innovation platforms

These platforms will focus on manufacturing technologies India’s Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises announced the launch of six Technology Innovation Platforms on Friday that will focus on developing technologies that will make Indian manufacturing competitive in the global economy. IIT-Madras, Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), BHEL and HMT in collaboration with IISc, Bangalore have developed these platforms. The platforms will facilitate industry (including original equipment manufacturers, Tier-1 Tier-2 and Tier-3 companies and raw material manufacturers), start-ups, domain experts/ professionals, R&D institutions and academia (colleges & universities), to provide technology solutions, suggestions and expert opinions, on issues...
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healthifyme
06 Jul 2021

HealthifyMe acqui-hires Under45 and launches vaccination slot booking

HealthifyMe announced Tuesday that it has acqui-hired the team of Under45, an online service that helps people find vaccination slots for COVID. Besides that, HealthifyMe has also opened vaccine slot bookings on its app and website, healthifyme.com. “Now, HealthifyMe, an Application Service Provider (ASP) with CoWin, will allow its clients to book slots directly from the provider. As part of HealthifyMe’s vaccinator slot booking initiative, the Under45 team has also been acqui-hired, according to a statement. The company had earlier launched Vaccinateme.in in 10 languages, which helped over 8 million people find slots and be notified when they became available. The Under45 platform was created by Chennai-based techie Berty Thomas,...
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furlencoraises$140million
06 Jul 2021

Furlenco raises $140 million for its furniture and appliance rental service in India

(This article originally appeared on TechCrunch on 5th July, 2021) Startup Furlenco, which operates a rental service for furniture and appliances, said today it has raised $140 million in a funding round as it seeks to scale operations in South Asia and expand internationally. The startup said the new $140 million financing round, a Series D round, is composed of $120 million of debt and the remainder in equity. Zinnia Global Fund led the new financing round. In addition to CE-Ventures and Lightbox Ventures, Tracxn reports that the company has raised over $240 million in debt and equity to date. Customers can rent furniture items from Furlenco, which has operations...
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punestartup
06 Jul 2021

An innovative Pune-based startup is creating a new way of hiring domestic help

When you need housekeepers in the future, you might post your requirements online. A suitable professional will be matched with you and arrive at your house at the scheduled time. In Pune, more than 100 families already utilize this service, founded by a startup called Maideasy. Maideasy was founded by Mandar Ghugari and Sunita Ghugari and specialises in connecting families with professionals for elderly care, home help, cooking, babysitting, and patient care.  A new office will open in Pimpri-Chinchwad around September, and an app is on the way. A friend in the US, who lives in Pune, called me to say his mother needed help sometime in January or February...
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