Adding on to the list of big names backing start-ups and revealing his tech-geek side, Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi has expressed his willingness to invest in new ideas and start-ups. “I would love to make investments in any new idea. I am all for making investments in start-ups just like other …
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Cricket ace Yuvraj Singh’s company YouWeCan Ventures invests in Startup Buddy
Yuvraj Singh’s YouWeCan Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in Startup Buddy, a Gurugram-based company that serves early-stage businesses. The cricketer, who launched his venture fund in 2015, will join the board of Startup Buddy, even as he seeks to expand his engagement with start-ups. …
My Sanika | An endeavour to add life to days
Life was going smooth when suddenly one day Ranu Gupta got to know that her father has been detected with Cancer. It shook the whole family as Ranu and her younger brother were still studying and their father was the only earning member of the family. After his passing away, it was then and there…
Core Diagnostics raises Rs 84 cr in fresh funding by Fidelity investment arms
New Delhi: Specialised diagnostics services company, Core Diagnostics, has raised about Rs 84 crore in a fresh round of funding, led by Eight Roads Ventures and F-Prime Capital Partners, the proprietary investment arms of global asset management giant Fidelity International. Proceeds from the Ser…
Paytm buys edutech start-up Edukart
Payment services provider Paytm (One97 Communications Ltd) has bought education technology start-up Edukart, backed by cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, after it failed to raise new funds, said three people aware of the development. The purchase, whose value wasn’t di…
Naturals to take over Yuvraj Singh-funded startup Vyomo
Vyomo, an aggregator of beauty salon doorstep services funded by cricketer Yuvraj Singh, will become a part of Naturals with the nation’s largest salon chain investing Rs 100 crore for a controlling stake. This deal, the first where a brickand-mortar salon chain is collaborating with an app…
Tendulkar makes his first tech start-up investment
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar made his first investment in a technology start-up, a firm that makes smart devices, for which he will also be a brand ambassador. Tendulkar had earlier made seven investments — the Mumbai franchisee of the Indian Tennis League, the Kochi Franchisee of the Indian S…
Yuvraj Singh TP fund incubators in Gurgaon, Bengaluru
The Yuvraj Singh-run seed fund company, YouWeCan Ventures, plans to start an incubator soon. The company said the first two arms of this company would be set up in Gurgaon and Bengaluru. “We want to be a 360 degree fund. Usually, you see funds taking a step up and trying to invest in larger ticke…
Yuvi begins new innings in Housing.com’s new venture
Indian cricket legend Yuvraj Singh begins new innings by investing in a new startup promoted by Rahul Yadav who shot into fame for his Housing.com from which he exited few months back. Yuvraj Singh promoted venture capital fund You WeCan will provide seed investment in Intelligent Interfaces whi…