The twelfth edition of the India Art Fair wrapped up in Delhi earlier this month, with artworks by over 80 exhibitors and 500 artists.

“India Art Fair is absolutely delighted to announce a creative partnership with DLF Avenue,” said director Jagdip Jagpal, in a chat with YourStory.

A4A has worked with the Kolkata Center for Creativity, National Museum, City Palace Jaipur, and Mehrangarh Fort, as well as Serendipity Arts Festival, Kochi-Muziris Biennale, and India Art Fair.

We met new collectors who were just initiating their journey of collecting, starting from this art fair,” according to Roshini Vadehra, Director of Delhi-based Vadehra Art Gallery.

He has been at TASCHEN for seven years, and has travelled the world to Art Basel Hong Kong, India Art Fair, and Masterpiece London Art Fair. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581651210.7308657/Celebrate-successes-but-sustain-the-momentum-–-insights-from-India-Art-Fair-2020?ref=audio_experience

Vedantu wants to expand into tutoring for kindergarten to fifth-grade studentsThe company claims to have learners in 1000 cities in 40 countriesBengaluru-based online tutoring startup Vedantu has raised $24 Mn in a Series C funding round led by global investment firm GGV Capital.

Back in August 2019, Vedantu raised $42 Mn in Series C round led by New York-based Tiger Global Management and WestBridge Capital.

Vedantu also raised $1.3 Mn (INR 9.42 Cr) in Series C debt plus preference funding from Trifecta Capital in August last year.

Prior to that, the edtech startup raised $11 Mn in Series B funding round led by philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network, with participation from existing investor Accel Partners.

Alongside that, Vedantu claims to have over 500 teachers, who provide LIVE classes to about 6 Mn learners per month in over 40 countries. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581649206.6886313/Edtech-Startup-Vedantu-Bags-$24-Mn-From-GGV-Capital?ref=audio_experience

Dyslexics have to expect failure from an early age, so they learn to expect it and overcome it much faster than other people might.

Just like Branson, a support network and a passion for what he loves to do were key factors for his success.

Those of us who have dyslexia struggle to learn the most basic skills such as reading and writing.

As I said earlier, dyslexics expect failure and learn to deal with it.

The Role Of CreativityGrowing up with dyslexia forces us to learn to accommodate its challenges and overcome the failures it provokes. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581647416.7736545/Dyslexia,-Failure-&-Entrepreneurship-–-A-Recipe-For-Success?ref=audio_experience

In late 2016, Kartik started Guardian Capital, a SEBI-registered investment advisory firm with his wife Kripa Bhattarai, a psychologist from the University of British Columbia.

Started as a boutique investment advisory firm, Guardian Capital offers a range of customisable advisory, wealth management, and family office services.

Aseem took the entrepreneurial plunge and joined Guardian Capital in a full-time capacity in 2018.

Guardian Capital TeamEdited excerpts of the interview:YourStory: What does Guardian Capital do?

Under the group company, we have three independent companies – Guardian Capital Investment Advisors (GCIA), Guardian Consulting Services (GCS), and Guardian Asset Management (GAM). | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581645607.013561/After-working-at-Snapdeal-and-Zomato,-this-Amex-investment-banker-joined-Guardian-Capital?ref=audio_experience

CEO & Co-Founder of Contxto.

Passionate about tech, startups and venture capital.

I eat sushi five times a week. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581643808.0826566/hersdfnsdnf?ref=audio_experience

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Switch to the light mode that's kinder on your eyes at day time. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581642007.6689277/Piyush-Goyal:-Doesn’t-smell-right-when-an-ecommerce-co-makes-a-loss-of-Rs.-6K-crore-on-Rs-5K-turnover?ref=audio_experience

Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.

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Simsim, a social commerce startup in India, said on Friday it has raised $16 million in seven months of its existence as it attempts to replicate the offline retail experience in the digital world with help from influencers.

“Despite e-commerce players bandying out major discounts, most of the sales in India are still happening in brick-and-mortar stores.

There is a simple reason for that: Trust,” explained Amit Bagaria, co-founder of Simsim, in an interview with TechCrunch.

It has amassed over a million users, most of whom live in small cities and towns, and it is selling thousands of items each day, said Bagaria.

In about a month, Simsim also plans to start showing live videos, where influencers will be able to answer queries from users. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581640207.6485891/7-month-old-Simsim-secures-$16M-for-its-social-commerce-in-India-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Simsim, a Bengaluru-based vernacular social commerce startup, has raised $16 million in funding in three rounds within six months of its launch.

Founders of Simsim- Amit Bagaria, Kunal Suri, and Saurabh Vashishtha,“We have just begun our journey.

"The network of COLs that we are building, is critical to the social experience that the team intends to provide users.

“The Indian consumer is used to a different shopping experience offline - one which is social and highly interactive.

These social interactions make our shopping experience fun and easy. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581638406.3549962/[Funding-alert]-Social-commerce-startup-Simsim-raises-$16M-in-three-rounds-within-six-months-of-its-launch?ref=audio_experience

The whole concept of online shopping has been spiced up by social commerce and video commerce, with most of the success coming from the younger Tier 2 cities as well as Tier 3/4/5 cities.

Banking on the power of social media and short videos is New Delhi-based SimSim, a video commerce app.

Founded by Amit Bagaria, Kunal Suri, and Saurabh Vashishtha in June 2019, SimSim is a video commerce platform which sells products online through a video catalogue.

Additionally, Walmart-owned ecommerce major Flipkart has also introduced a touch of video commerce on the mobile application through Flipkart Ideas.

However, with the recently raised funds and its strong influencer network, SimSim is poised to make it a tough fight. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581636607.0854986/SimSim-Bags-Series-B-To-Expand-Video-Commerce-Play,-Build-Influencer-Community?ref=audio_experience