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Close up & far out : seeing the world differently / story by Mary Auld & Adria Meserve ; illustrations by Adria Meserve

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Spark, shine, glow! : what a light show / written by Lola M. Schaefer ; illustrated by James Yang

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Taking care of where we live : restoring ecosystems / Merrie-Ellen Wilcox ; illustrated by Amanda Key

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Quand l'éléphant écoute avec ses pieds. English

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Who ate all the bugs? / Matty Long

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The song for everyone / Lucy Morris

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Abracadabra, it's spring! / by Anne Sibley O'Brien ; illustrated by Susan Gal

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Ellen's broom / Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Daniel Minter

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Luces de feria. English

Nuño, Fran, 1973- author




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Chasing the sun / Timothy Musso

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Drawing up a care plan for dementia

Kochi start-up’s personalised, non-pharmacological module aims to delay cognitive impairment




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Sacrificing values at the altar of valuations

Why the Indian start-up ecosystem urgently requires founders with strong moral values




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Steering used-cars sellers onto the profit lane

Short on funds, used-car start-ups shift gears to branch into auto financing, insurance and classified ads




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Sifting through fact, fiction and passion in a business plan

The many challenges in envisioning the first business plan of a start-up




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Funding climate favours clean tech

Why Orios Venture Partners wants to double down on clean tech and climate investments




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An app with a taste for Indian languages 

Language Curry offers digital means to achieve multilingual proficiency




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Who wants to marry a risk-taking entrepreneur?

Entrepreneurship may be the in thing, but there’s also social stigma attached to it




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Plumbing AI to detect water leakage

SmartTerra offers water utilities solutions to minimise loss, maximise supply 




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There must be ease of winding up business, too

Why a business that wants to down shutters must be offered the right kind of support




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‘We hope to see the first public offering in agritech next year’

Why VC firm Omnivore is betting on agritech, rural fintech




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Cool venture! Sunglasses with upcycled style quotient

Pune-based Without crafts eyewear from recycled plastic waste




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Twinning climate tech with profits

Avaana Capital looks for problem solvers with a differentiated approach




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Backing the small giant-killers

Why Bertelsmann India Investments puts it money in sectors teeming with disruptors




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A question of quitting

When is the best time for a business founder to walk away from the venture?




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Zephyr Peacock: Lending funds... and a hand

VC firm Zephyr Peacock zeroes in on sectors for its fourth fund deployment




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What prevents a business from scaling sustainably?

Why a headcount spike cannot be confused with organisational growth




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IoT on tap: Defeating drought through data analysis

Bengaluru start-up digitises water infrastructure of industries, smart cities to halt wastage




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‘Join the funding party... early’

Ninad Karpe, Founder and Partner, 100X.VC, spells out the early mover advantage in venture capital




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The values that Silicon Valley brings to the table

What would it take for the Indian start-up ecosystem to match the calibre of Silicon Valley




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Raising millions over a cup of coffee

The beverage of choice at cafes mushrooming in metros and small towns alike is proving a strong draw for VC investments too





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Inclusive program: Leaving no child behind in software skills

Hyderabad start-up’s tactile cardboard kit introduces visually challenged students to joys of coding 




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Sex-tech: Mixing pleasure with business

Set to hit $2.09 billion by 2030, the booming sexual wellness industry in India is proving irresistible to fund houses 




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Venture capital: On the trail of buying power

Why VC firm Elevation Capital chooses to stay invested in consumer brands




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Digital detox for hallucinating chatbots and other AI fails

Bengaluru start-up’s automated platform detects and fixes machine learning gone wrong




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What’s experience got to do with starting up?

How important is work experience before venturing into entrepreneurship?




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India’s booming D2C beauty market

Start-ups take on personal care biggies with niche products, mostly home-delivered through e-commerce




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SaaS: The clouds with the silver lining

How software-as-a-service thrives in India even amid a downturn in the country’s start-up ecosystem




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Funding ventures with vertical takeoffs

Cornerstone Venture Partners on how specialisation can deepen a start-up’s value proposition




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Hovering fighters birthed in Bengaluru

Start-up Zulu Defence manufactures drones geared for deployment in warfare




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Subscribing to a new way of shopping

How startups are hooking buyers to subscriptions for repeat purchases like food, beverages and personal care products 




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Mining spent batteries for minerals

Bengaluru startup MiniMines recycles lithium-ion batteries to extract sought-after raw materials




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Fostering the digital adoption drive in India

Why 8i Ventures backs startups that are digitising the economy




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Funding builders of future technology

Why Seafund Venture India Trust focuses on early-stage technology startups




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How startups are expanding the EV charging network

With generous funding, a host of newbie companies are revving up the expansion of the country’s EV charging network




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A budget that chose to be on the side of the angels

Why the nixing of angel tax can prove a game changer for job creation in India




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Spotting a winner early on

How 3one4 Capital scouts for the next set of generational companies from the earliest stages




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Drawing water from air on a sustainable, industrial scale

Uravu Labs devises an affordable means of mimicking nature’s water cycle




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Scaling up from local to global market

How Jungle Ventures scouts for local market opportunities with potential for cross-border expansion




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Guilt-free, air-fried snacking ventures

New-age startups offer to instant deliver tasty, healthy refreshments that are easy on the pocket too