InstaOffice – Startup news of the day [Top 10] – 2 nd August

by Kapil · August 2, 2017

Here is your daily dose of startup news for the day!

Touchkin Raises $1.3M in Seed Funding from Kae Capital & angel investors, for Its Mental Health Chatbot ‘WYSA’. Read Here
InnoVen Capital (InnoVen) today announced that it has appointed Chin Chao, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of InnoVen, Singapore and Southeast Asia, as interim CEO for India. Read Here
SoftBank fund is in talks to invest $2Bn in Flipkart. Read Here
PayTM is expected to launch a chat messenger in its app to allow its user base of over 230 million to communicate more seamlessly within its network. Read Here
Online entertainment ticketing company BookMyshow acquires @Nfusion to boost its audio entertainment offerings. Read Here
To build out a more elaborate personal assistant for the Messenger users, Facebook has acquired an artificial intelligence (AI) startup Ozlo that specialises in understanding text-based conversations. Read More
Cloud infrastructure provider Pi Datacenters is in talks with existing and new investors to raise $90 million (about Rs. 575 crore) in series-B funding to fuel its expansion plans. Read more
Ebay has closed the sale of its India business eBay.in to India’s largest e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, nearly four months after the sale announcement. Read More
Delhi-based casual dining chain operator Azure Hospitality Private Limited , which runs Mamagoto restaurants, has raised fresh capital. Read More
Vulcan Express Pvt. Ltd, the logistics arm of e-commerce firm Snapdeal, received $5.68 million (Rs 36.5 crore) from the e-tailer’s parent entity Jasper InfoTech Pvt. Ltd in June, filings with the Registrar of Companies show. Read More
Kyros Healthcare Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which runs doctor consultation platform Docwise, has raised an undisclosed amount from former Flipkart executives Mekin Maheshwari and Gaurav Bhalotia. Read More