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By Mohit Sabharwal

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Here are four funding news of the week:

1. Ola gets a hand from Sachin Bansal. The ride-hailing platform has raised $92-million funding from Flipkart co-founder as a part of its larger $2 billion fundraise.

2. International Travel Planner Pickyourtrail takes a leap to innovate its product. The Chennai-based travel tech startup has secured $3 Million in Series A Funding.

3. Gurugram-based Spotdraft roots for global expansion. The startup has raised $1.5 million in pre-Series A funding. It applies artificial intelligence (AI) to extract intelligence from legal documents.

4. Early stage entrepreneurs, you might have a better chance at widening your network of infrastructure. Delhi-based angel investor Dhianu Das has announced the launch of his venture capital fund, Alfa Ventures with a corpus of INR 100 Cr.

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Mohit Sabharwal

Former Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur India Magazine

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