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By Bhavya Kaushal

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Here are four funding news of the week:

1) Hyderabad is giving India some very innovative start-up ideas. Content start-up, Gifskey that provides GIFs, emojis and stickers in eight Indian languages, raised Rs 7 crore in a round led by Kstart the seed fund of Kalaari Capital

2) IOT continues to catch the fancy of Indian start-up community. Gurgaon-based IoT-enabled vending machine startup NutriTap bagged 2 crore in a seed funding round led by well-known angel investors, including Patni scion Apoorva Patni.

3) Technology-focused, early-stage investment firm, 3one4, announced the first close of its of Rs 350 crore Continuum-I, while also receiving capital commitments of Rs 150 crore.

4) Technology continues to spearhead the funding news this week. Gurgaon based intelligent fleet management and predictive analytics platform, fleetx.io, raised an undisclosed amount of funding from India Quotient and LetsVenture's Angel fund.

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Bhavya Kaushal

Former Features Writer

I am a work-in-progress writer and human being. An English graduate from Delhi University, writing is my passion and currently, I was Entrepreneur India's start-up reporter. I love covering start-ups and weaving their stories into unforgettable tales with the power of ink! 
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