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Top news of the week: 02.03.2023.

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@singh_sequoia shared
On Feb 28, 2023
RT @SequoiaIndiaSEA: "We have to pursue pragmatic governance...we cannot burden 99% honest and high-integrity founders with unreasonable processes...Our job is to bring together as many of the best folks as possible to address this." @singh_sequoia Full interview @ https://t.co/wflnx8f0YR https://t.co/FMe15fid9k
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Exclusive: Sequoia's Shailendra Singh on corporate governance, VC accountability, frothy tech valuations and more

Exclusive: Sequoia's Shailendra Singh on corporate governance, VC accountability, frothy tech valuations and more

​​​Shailendra Singh, managing director at Sequoia Capital India and SEA, sat down with ETs Samidha Sharma in a two-hour-long interview to discuss, for the first time, how the fund has been ...

@artijourno shared
On Feb 27, 2023
Ashneer Grover's Third Unicorn launching cricket fantasy platfform Crickpe; raises about $4 million in seed round led by ZNL Growth Fund, with participation from over two dozen angel investors. #MintExclusive https://t.co/71DIE3zHkw
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Ashneer Grover’s Third Unicorn raises seed round

Ashneer Grover’s Third Unicorn raises seed round

Led by ZNL Growth Fund, the funding round saw a participation from over two dozen angel investors, including Anmol Singh Jaggi, Anirudh Kedia among others

@manutoms shared
On Mar 1, 2023
RT @ETPrime_com: Valued at USD1.5 billion, 5ire says it is India’s fastest-growing blockchain unicorn. But there are questions about its business. With the launch of its native token delayed, @kpswathi asks if it can prove its critics wrong https://t.co/yMz5eLlubm
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Smoke without 5ire? India’s ‘fastest-growing blockchain unicorn’ and a USD1.5 billion question.

Smoke without 5ire? India’s ‘fastest-growing blockchain unicorn’ and a USD1.5 billion question.

Fifth-generation blockchain network 5ire grabbed headlines last year with its entry into the unicorn club. But questions have been raised over its valuation and the status of partnerships ...

@chandrarsrikant shared
On Feb 28, 2023
RT @Unibrowverse: Go deeper to read more on stage-wise funding in February 👇 https://t.co/qXp9CTPqHL
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Funding to Indian startups falls 77% in no respite for the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem

Funding to Indian startups falls 77% in no respite for the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem

In February 2023, the country’s startup ecosystem, currently the third-largest in the world, saw only 91 deals worth $1.32 billion, against 308 deals worth $4.77 billion in the year-ago ...

@chandrarsrikant shared
On Mar 2, 2023
Maharashtra working to improve infra to bring back startups lost to Bengaluru, Hyderabad: Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis @Unibrowverse ✍ https://t.co/gDmGJFHGbj
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Maharashtra lost a lot of startups to Bengaluru and Hyderabad, says Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra lost a lot of startups to Bengaluru and Hyderabad, says Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

“It was quite unaffordable to stay in Mumbai for businesses and that's why they went to Bengaluru and Hyderabad,” said Fadnavis

@jaivardhan88 shared
On Feb 27, 2023
RT @M04SA_: #Exclusive: Ashneer Grover’s Third Unicorn forays into fantasy sports with #CrickPe Break by @upadhyay_harsh1 via @entrackr https://t.co/kInXL3asHr
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Exclusive: Ashneer Grover’s Third Unicorn forays into fantasy sports with CrickPe

Exclusive: Ashneer Grover’s Third Unicorn forays into fantasy sports with CrickPe

Third Unicorn, a new venture floated by former BharatPe co-founder and MD Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain, is targeting the fantasy sports genre with a new app called CrickPe, ...

@chandrarsrikant shared
On Mar 1, 2023
Nexus Venture closes $700 million funding for India, US-based startups @moneycontrolcom https://t.co/THySgfViMD
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Nexus Venture closes $700 million funding for India, US-based startups

Nexus Venture closes $700 million funding for India, US-based startups

Through the fund, Nexus Venture Partners will invest in India and US-based startups and in sectors like artificial intelligence (AI), SaaS (software-as-a-service), fintech and commerce, the ...

@YourStoryCo shared
On Feb 24, 2023
🦷Bengaluru-based oral care brand Live-a-bit offers solid plant-based formulations in tablet form. It has secured regulatory approval for 55 products and over 80 SKUs. Read here to know more👇 @doyouliveabit https://t.co/dsiYyTL9Xd
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This D2C startup wants to shake up the oral care industry, bit by bit

This D2C startup wants to shake up the oral care industry, bit by bit

Founded in 2020 by Ravinder Sharma, Bengaluru-based oral care brand Live-a-bit offers solid plant-based formulations in tablet form. It has secured regulatory approval for 55 products and ...