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14 Jul

Vocational Edtech Company Vah Vah! Raises USD 1.85M from Sequoia Capital India’s Surge

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The company is making quality vocational education accessible to anyone with a smartphone and internet connection Students undergo cohort-based learning in micro-batches from trained professionals Vah Vah! has welcomed students from over 250 cities in India and offers courses in three languages Bengaluru, (Karnataka) [India], July 13: Online vocational education company Vah Vah! has raised USD 1.85M in a seed round from Sequoia Capital India’s Surge. The startup’s mission is to educate and prepare India’s young and dynamic population for their future careers, training them in vocational skills so that they can find employment or run their own business. It is projected…

13 Jul

LUCID’s customised implants to address facial deformities in Mucormycosis patients

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The Nagpur-based healthcare firm is the first Indian company to produce PEEK-based implants for facial reconstruction Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 13: As a brutal second wave of Covid-19 swept the country in April and May, an accompanying spike in Mucormycosis in Covid-19 patients cases further aggravated the woes of patients and the healthcare infrastructure. As of June end, the country had reported more than 40,000 cases of Mucormycosis, commonly known as Black Fungus. According to statistics, more than three-fourth of these patients had Covid-19 infection, and more than half of the patients had diabetes. In a significant majority, the regions…