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99Acres veteran invests in Housing.com, joins as advisor
Investment quantum undisclosed; Vineet Singh's inclusion seen as tactical move by a company started by 11 IIT grads
 "99Acres veteran invests in Housing.com, joins as advisor")
Virat Kohli-backed Chisel Fitness plans 100 centres by 2018
Introduces tech-enabled workout routines devised specifically for IT workers
 "Virat Kohli-backed Chisel Fitness plans 100 centres by 2018")
Inshorts knows how it will make money
Co-founder Azhar Iqubal says the news app may go behind a paywall but 'it is not something we will consider right now'
 "Inshorts knows how it will make money")
Housing.com raises funds from ex-99Acres.com head Vineet Singh
The amount invested was, however, not disclosed
 "Housing.com raises funds from ex-99Acres.com head Vineet Singh")
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Garena scores $170 million funding from Malaysian government
This new round brings Garena's total funding to over $500 million, reports Tech in Asia
 "Garena scores $170 million funding from Malaysian government")
Flipkart claims to have over 75 million registered users
The growth being led by users coming from tier 2 and tier 3 towns
 "Flipkart claims to have over 75 million registered users")
A startup to nix your firm's information security fears
FixNix helps companies automate their information security processes through its GRC solutions, reports Tech in Asia
 "A startup to nix your firm's information security fears")
Choking on pollution? This Canadian startup will sell you fresh air online
Vitality Air claims to offer air from the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and it's apparently pretty good, reports Tech in Asia
Facebook probably won't get into China, and it shouldn't want to
Tech in Asia analyses the Facebook-China relationship
 "Facebook probably won't get into China, and it shouldn't want to")
Startups that love doing India's laundry
Tech in Asia lists companies to solve your laundry headaches
Affimity launches start-ups, Make in India channels
Two new channels to facilitate entrepreneurs and readers to read and share interesting posts and articles
Krafting online market for small enterprises
KartRocket recently attracted $8 mn in a third round of funding and is set to play big with larger brands
 "Krafting online market for small enterprises")
Ola, Bajaj Allianz tie up to offer motor insurance to drivers
Ola's drivers to have easy access to availing the cover along with many value-added services
 "Ola, Bajaj Allianz tie up to offer motor insurance to drivers")
Veritas Finance raises Rs 30 crore in Series A funding
The company plans to use the funds for its expansion plans and diversify its product and services
 "Veritas Finance raises Rs 30 crore in Series A funding")
Get the garage at your doorstep
Stared in August 2015, Drivojoy has served about 2,000 users
 "Get the garage at your doorstep")
FixNix raises $500,000 in pre-Series A funding
The company is looking for Series A of $1 million from Temasek Holdings and others
 "FixNix raises $500,000 in pre-Series A funding")
Most investors foresee fall valuations, hunger for e-commerce
Time for start-ups to focus on profitability now, say respondents in a VCCEdge survey
 "Most investors foresee fall valuations, hunger for e-commerce")
eKincare raises Rs 2.2 cr in pre-Series A funding
The funding will be used to strengthen product development, intellectual property and tap the right talent
SP Robotic raises Rs 2 crore from IAN, Chennai Angels
SP Robotic Works is a Chennai-based start-up that provides robotic education to school students under the brand Kidobotikz
 "SP Robotic raises Rs 2 crore from IAN, Chennai Angels")