Kraftly partners Textiles Ministry to promote handlooms

Online marketplace Kraftly has partnered with the Development Commissioner of Handlooms from the textiles ministry to help weavers and artisans market their products.
For better customer satisfaction, these products will come under the 'Indian Handloom Brand', launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prove the authenticity of the products.
The partnership allows Kraflty to engage with weavers and groups from four major Handloom producers - Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Assam and Andhra Pradesh, the company said in a statement today.
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JustRide raises $3 mn from Y Combinator, others * JustRide, a self-drive car rental company has raised fresh capital of USD 3 million from marquee YC partners and other investors, including Francisco based Susa Ventures, Kima Ventures, Axan Ventures, SCM Holdings from London and IT-Farm from Japan.

Easter Egg raises USD 400K from Singapore's Wealthy Ideas

* Easter Egg, a blockchain-enabled, global gifting platform has raised its initial round of funding from Singapore's Wealthy Ideas.
"It's overwhelming the way people have taken to Easter Egg App in Bengaluru, Pune and Singapore. This funding will help us take the products to other geographies as well," Easter Egg Co-Founder and CEO Sandeep Sangli said.
The funds will also be used for hiring new talent, he added.
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PeeBuddy raises Rs 2.96 cr from Indian Angel Network * Delhi-based start-up First Step Digital has secured Rs 2.96 crore pre-series A funding from the Indian Angel Network (IAN).

Sanjay Mehta, Ishan Singh and Vikas Kuthiala have led this round of investment on behalf of IAN, it said in a statement.
The company offers a range of women's hygiene and wellness products, including PeeBuddy and Sirona range.
"Our intent is to assist women to travel, live and operate better. We started with PeeBuddy and have received a great response from women across all walks of life," First Step Digital Founder Deep Bajaj said.
The funding and support by IAN will help expand footprint across the country and create a stronger team across verticals, he added.
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Silicon Power appoints Ajay Kogta to lead India operations * Silicon Power, a memory storage solutions provider, has appointed Ajay Kogta to lead its India operations.

With the latest hire, the Taiwan-based company aims to build a sustainable sales and service operations in India, it said in a statement.
Kogta, who has over 11 years of experience, has worked for Kingston and Strontium.
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Samsung to distribute solar lanterns to 10,000 girl students * Samsung India will distribute 10,000 solar lanterns to girl students of government schools to support gender diversity and education.
The initiative is being taken up in partnership with CAF India, a not-for-profit organisation.
Samsung will reach out to girl students in government schools of Noida and Gurugram in Delhi-NCR and Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Samsung India said in a statement.