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(This story originally appeared in on Feb 17, 2020)Last Updated: Feb 17, 2020, 08.15 AM IST | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581913816.1027372/Falcon-Edge-sets-up-$300-million-India-VC-fund?ref=audio_experience

Bengaluru-based FAE Bikes has a more affordable solution in the form of a low-cost charging station called Kirana Charzer.

Moreover, FAE Bikes has allowed shopkeepers to sell charging services at their own price.

FAE has received orders for 470 charging stations, Jaiswal said and it’s planning to install one lakh charging stations in 2020, beginning March.

Besides FAE Bikes, other startups which are setting up EV charging infrastructure in India include Magenta Power, Volttic, EVI Technologies, among others.

Moreover, under the FAME II programme, the government is also installing a network of 2,636 EV charging stations across the country. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581912008.9959707/FAE-Bikes-To-Convert-Kirana-Stores-Into-EV-Charging-Points?ref=audio_experience

The White House would be approving the list of invitees for any potential meeting with TrumpIn order to build stronger trade and business relations, US President Donald Trump will reportedly meet business leaders from India Inc, on February 25, during his two days trip to India.

The US Embassy in India has sent the list of attendees to the White House for approval.

Related Article: 11 Business Leaders Get Padma Awards On Republic DayMeanwhile, Larry Kudlow, economic advisor to President Donald Trump, also told reporters at the White House that there is a “greater” potential trade between India and US may increase.

Moreover, he added that Trump’s visit to India will be a “very special one” and it will go a long way in further cementing India-USA friendship.

Besides Donald Trump, even Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is planning a trip to India later this month. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581910206.6238492/Donald-Trump-Likely-To-Meet-Mukesh-Ambani,-Sunil-Mittal-During-India-Visit?ref=audio_experience

This isn’t ideal for young startups or SMEs that value every single dollar spent and need to see returns in the form of growth or new business.

The industry as we see it now is a bit stagnant and has not quite figured out how to successfully work with startups and growing SMEs.

Chen Terng Shing is the Founder and CEO of SYNC PR, a PR and content marketing startup that uses technology to reduce time wasting and administrative tasks in delivering results.

Based in Singapore, but travelling around Southeast Asia every month, Terng Shing built SYNC to help startups and SMEs build and share their brand story through media and content.

His experience includes a decade of work in PR and communications agencies, managing fortune 500 companies to the leading startups in Southeast Asia. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581908410.2278395/Why-Startups-And-SMEs-Need-To-Stop-Measuring-Success-Through-Media-Coverage-Alone---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

BCCL - Non CopyrightNEW DELHI: Japanese two-wheeler major Yamaha Motor Company is in advanced discussions to lead a $35 million (about Rs 250 crore) funding round in the Delaware- and Bengaluru-based mobility company, Drivezy According to two sources aware of the development, Yamaha, which is an existing investor in Drivezy through its Silicon-Valley-based venture investment arm Innovation and Mobility Fund , may invest from its balance sheet this time in the company’s ongoing Series C round.Drivezy has so far raised $28 million in equity financing from the likes of Das Capital, the investment firm founded by Japanese serial entrepreneur and investor Shinji Kimura, Bain Capital, the multi-asset alternative investment firm co-founded by former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, European investment firm Accent Equity Partners and IT-Farm Corp.In addition, it has also secured a $100-million asset financing deal, backed by Japan’s AnyPay, which it planned to use to build up its vehicle fleet.

Overall, the company has raised an estimated $128 million in asset financing to date.

Drivezy co-founder Ashwarya Singh did not respond to calls and messages sent by ET.The company had initially planned to raise an estimated $60 million in financing, and held discussions with SoftBank at a time when the Tokyo-based strategic investment giant was looking at deals in the venture capital-backed Indian mobility space. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581906606.3924513/Yamaha-drives-in-$35-million-for-Drivezy?ref=audio_experience

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Subscribe by email so you will be the first to get the latest updates on everything you need to grow your business! | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581904814.2112863/Essential-Communication-Tools-Your-Business-Should-Be-Using?ref=audio_experience

At times the new year brings a sense that we need to ‘change’ something in our lives.

Aside from just our health or outlook, our job may also be one of those things we want to change.

Let’s look into what some of these big factors are to help you decipher if it’s time to make a career change or if you are better off to ride it out until the right time comes along.

Feeling OverwhelmedThis may be a broad category, but definitely one that you have to consider before you jump ship and go into a new career.

Just be sure to know the trade-offs and life changes that will come with this new path in your job change. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581903010.6438794/Is-It-Time-for-a-Career-Change-or-Should-You-Ride-It-Out??ref=audio_experience

Swiggy Access works on a plug-and-play model that enables restaurants to set up their cloud kitchens.

Last year, Sriharsha Majety, Co-founder and CEO, Swiggy, had announced that the company would be investing significantly in Swiggy Access.

“We have also seen partners in big cities expanding to smaller cities through Swiggy Access and succeeding there,” adds Vishal.

We also do a lot of due diligence before setting up a Swiggy Access kitchen in a particular area,” Vishal says.

The foodtech unicorn recently also announced the launch of Brandworks, a platform to co-create delivery brands with different delivery partners. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581901206.2034233/Why-restaurants-are-increasingly-going-for-a-cloud-kitchen-model-like-Swiggy-Access?ref=audio_experience

One such company is Yabx, a two-year-old business to business (B2B) startup, founded by Rajat Dayal.

The startup is part of the $21 billion Mahindra Group operating in the financial services space with successful engagements in multiple countries.

The fintech startup aims to simplify financial access to the un-banked in emerging markets such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America using mobile phones.

Rajat believes the differentiating factor of Yabx is its ability to access and analyse data to create different kinds of behavioural model that enable financial access for the underserved population.

In addition, telecom operators have trusted us with the ability to rank and score their end customers,” says Rajat. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581899406.8942108/This-Mahindra-Group-incubated-fintech-startup-is-simplifying-financial-access-to-the-un-banked?ref=audio_experience

When I say supply chain finance, it means that the companies can access funds hidden in their supply chain.

The latest trends in the supply chain include shifting from the documentary trade and opening account for supply chain finance.

Factoring and supply chain finance will grow in the coming years at a decent rate.

What is Supply Chain Finance?

It Is Not FactoringIt is not the same as factoring, but we call supply chain finance as reverse factoring. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581897730.335579/How-Supply-Chain-Finance-Is-An-Important-Source-Of-Funding?ref=audio_experience