Tata Communications To Acquire NYSE Listed Kaleyra For $100 Mn
Tata Communications on Wednesday (June 28) said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based omnichannel integrated communication services provider, Kaleyra, for $100 Mn in an all-cash...
View ArticleChatGPT Takes Desi Multilingual Leap: Adds Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, & More
As competition from Google’s Bard heightens, OpenAI has unveiled multilingual support for generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT. As part of this, users will now be able to access the...
View ArticleSEBI Preparing Guidelines To Crack The Whip On Unregistered Finfluencers
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) intends to tackle the rising prevalence of unregistered financial influencers or finfluencers, who provide investment advice to the public. SEBI...
View ArticleVC Firms Equally Responsible For Corporate Governance Issues At Startups:...
At a time when multiple Indian startups have been in the news for corporate governance lapses, Zerodha cofounder and CEO Nithin Kamath said that the venture capital (VC) ecosystem is as much to blame...
View ArticleWith Zomato On The Prowl, Swiggy Unveils New Personalised Food Discovery Feature
As competition intensifies in the food delivery space, foodtech startup Swiggy has unveiled a new feature called WhatTo Eat that allows users to explore options based on their mood and cravings....
View ArticleDorsey-Led Twitter Was Biased While Curbing Misinformation: MoS Chandrasekhar
Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has reportedly expressed concerns over Twitter’s alleged violations of Indian laws and reluctance to remove misinformation from the...
View ArticleDream11 Replaces BYJU’S, Bags Indian Cricket Team’s Lead Sponsor Rights
Fantasy gaming platform Dream11 has reportedly bagged the lead sponsor rights of the Indian cricket team for INR 358 Cr. Sources told The Economic Times that only two companies participated in the...
View ArticleNearly 9,000 Petrol Pumps In India Offer EV Charging Facility: Govt Data
Nearly 9,000 petrol pumps in India now provide electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities, according to data from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. As per The Economic Times quoting official...
View ArticleUnveiling The MoneyX Speaker Lineup – Meet The 40+ Industry Stalwarts...
Picture this: with dozens of new funds launched since 2021, investors are sitting on a veritable gold mine — an estimated $20 Bn dry powder, ready to be poured into promising Indian startups. This...
View ArticleIndia’s Decade Of Tech
It’s time to step back and look at the big picture. Through everyday coverage of the startup and tech economy we are inundated with narratives of things going wrong — which they have — and the sorry...
View ArticleUnveiling The MoneyX Agenda: The Stage Is Set For India’s Largest Angel & VC...
The narrative around the Indian startup opportunity needs to change. The growth pains that come with the maturity phase have dominated conversations and debates in the past year, but now is the time to...
View ArticleA Shout-Out To Our Partners: Thank You For Making MoneyX A Grand Success!
On July 20, 2023, Inc42 hosted India’s largest angel & VC conclave, MoneyX, at The Leela Ambience, Gurugram. In a day full of insightful sessions and networking opportunities, the exclusive,...
View ArticleNow, Zypp Electric Joins ESOP Buyback Race
Zypp Electric on Thursday (July 27) became the latest Indian startup to announce a ESOP buyback programme. The EV-as-a-service platform said it will buy back ESOPs of 15 employees. The startup, which...
View ArticleIndia Home To 3,085 DPIIT-Recognised Fintech Startups: Govt
There are 3,085 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)-recognised fintech startups in the country, the government informed the Parliament on Thursday (July 27). “Furthermore,...
View ArticleAnnouncing FounderX by Inc42 – 4 Reasons You Should Start Up Right Now
We’ve all seen the headlines: Shutdowns galore, funding winter, 28,000 layoffs at startups, and general doom and gloom. But what if we told you this is the best time to start up? Well, the Indian...
View ArticleAnti-Tobacco Rules For OTT Platforms Issued After Talks With MIB, MeitY:...
The Health Ministry held due consultations with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) before enacting the anti-tobacco...
View ArticleAlmaBetter Launches AlmaBetter Innovarsity To Provide Data Science, AI PG...
Kalaari Capital-backed edtech upskilling startup AlmaBetter on Monday (July 31) said it has launched an autonomous institute, AlmaBetter Innovarsity, to provide post-graduate courses in data science,...
View ArticleFoxconn To Invest $194 Mn To Set Up New Manufacturing Facility in Tamil Nadu
Contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Tamil Nadu government to invest $194 Mn (INR 1,600 Cr) for building a new mobile components manufacturing facility...
View ArticleIndia’s Unicorn Club: Here’s The Comprehensive List Of 100+ Unicorns In India
In 2013, venture capitalist Aileen Lee floated the term ‘unicorn’ for private companies or startups to indicate the rarity of startups with a valuation of over $1 Bn. A decade later, unicorns in India...
View ArticleIndia’s 77th Independence Day & What Freedom Should Mean For Startups
A very happy Independence Day to all Indians everywhere from Team Inc42. It’s a day to cherish our freedoms and memorialise the hard roads we took to get them. It’s been a year of struggles for Indian...
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