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Investee Spotlight: UE LifeSciences’ iBreastExam is making early-stage breast cancer detection affordable and accessible

Capria Admin December 27, 2016

UE LifeSciences’ affordable, high-tech iBreastExam device is effectively tackling breast cancer by making early-detection a reality, across urban and rural India. In 2013, approximately 70,000 Indian women died due to breast cancer; a 43 percent jump from 2008. Today, one in every two diagnosed women are dying of breast cancer….

Investee Spotlight: Milaap is enabling social development through an online peer-to-peer model

Capria Admin December 19, 2016

When Prema’s young daughter, Nisha, was diagnosed of a rare heart condition that required Rs 8 lakh for her to be operated upon, it signalled a crisis in the family. Prema worked as a receptionist for a small family enterprise and her husband did odd plumbing jobs. His income was…

Venture Highway backs background verification firm BetterPlace

Capria Admin November 24, 2016

BetterPlace Safety Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a Bangalore-based startup that uses data analytics to offer background verification services, has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Venture Highway through VH Capital, according to a press statement. It has previously backed companies such as Plabro, Tracxn, Meesho, Deal4Loans, Moglix and Gingercrush.

Unitus Ventures and Capria approach fundraising milestones for new funds

Dave Richards September 28, 2016

Aditya Sharma, senior partner at Unitus Ventures, told VCCircle that another fund floated by Unitus founders Will Poole and Dave Richards last year under Capria Accelerator is also set to touch a fundraising milestone.

Making India a ‘BetterPlace’ for Every Citizen

Capria Admin September 28, 2016

Last month at IBM’s Engage 2016, Nandan Nilekani, former Chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) took centre stage to talk on how data will drive the Indian economy. He said, “India is moving from a low-trust, anonymous country to a high-trust, identity-verifiable country. Everything we do, will have…

Can Fintech entrepreneurs save India’s farmers?

Capria Admin August 25, 2016

Timely availability of credit from formal institutions is Indian agriculture’s achilles’ heel. Can startups innovating in fintech help India’s small & marginal farmers?

Can data become Financial Inclusion’s new currency, and not just in FinTech?

Capria Admin August 24, 2016

The buzz around FinTech has never been stronger than now. But among the dizzying reports of growth, innovation and funding, that question that isn’t getting raised is — Can there be more such Motifs that can use data innovatively to eradicate the multi-headed monster called ‘Financial Exclusion’?

Is it truly FinTech or old ‘Fin’ in the garb of new ‘Tech’?

Capria Admin August 22, 2016

As a Seed Fund, we come across at least 3–5 new fintech startups every week. Undoubtedly, few of them have path-breaking ideas with true potential for disruption but most of them are me-too companies boasting of swanky tech platforms with very little innovation.

GoCoop raises Series A funding, plans to expand to 100 craft clusters across India

Capria Admin July 29, 2016

E-commerce enabler for rural producers and co-operatives aims to enhance its technology platform and expand its customer base.

Unitus Ventures invests in Urban Tailor, a growing e-tailoring service

Capria Admin July 7, 2016

With a robust 40% MoM growth, the company plans to expand to 20 cities by 2019.

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