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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today kickstarted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Startup India mission at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Modi, will be releasing the blueprint of ‘Startup India’ programme...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About PM Modi’s Startup Action Plan
Finally at 6:30 pm today, Prime Minister Modi unveiled his ‘Startup India, Standup India’ Plan, in front of the 1500 rapt representatives of the startup community. As the entire Indian ecosystem waited...
View Article#StartupIndia – Here’s What India Inc Has To Say About Modi’s Startup Action...
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today launched the Startup India initiative in New Delhi. The launch by the Prime Minister this evening, was preceded by a day-long workshop on various aspects of...
View ArticleHere’s Why Pitching With An Angel Investor Increases Your Chances Of Fundraising
One of the most trusted approaches in startup marketing is to have your customers advocate your brand. Can the same approach bring similar results when an Angel Investor advocates your startup and...
View ArticleWeb Summit Comes To India As SURGE, Announces ‘Commitment To Change’ With...
Web Summit, one of the largest tech conference of Europe that witnessed more than 42,000 members of the global tech community, representing more than 134 countries, has now launched its India edition...
View ArticleAisle.co Gets A Funding Boost To Disrupt The Matchmaking Market In India
Bangalore-based matchmaking startup Aisle has raised about $183K (INR 1.25 Cr) in its Pre-Series A round. The round was led by Anand Vijay, a Bay Area-based angel investor on TermSheet.io and jointly...
View ArticleJustDoc Is Building Skype For Patient – Doctor Consultations; Raises Funding...
The online healthcare industry in India has taken a sudden boom with multiple players burgeoning in the sector. According to IBEF, the healthcare market in India was close to $100 Bn in 2015, it is...
View Article4 Startups Win On The Spot Funding Of INR 15 Lakhs Each At IIT Bombay’s Ten...
After the successful first edition of The Ten Minute Million, Entrepreneurship Cell (eCell) of IIT Bombay organised the second edition of the program today during its The Entrepreneurship Summit 2016....
View ArticleFormer InMobi Exec Raises Funding From Mohandas Pai To Build Gamified...
Oust Labs, an edtech startup whose gamified platform helps students excel in competitive exams, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from T.V. Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global...
View ArticleSequoia Closes $920 Mn For New Fund, Plans To Invest Heavily In Indian Startups
The Silicon-based venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital, has managed to close $920 Mn fund capital to invest majorly in Indian startups along with South East Asian companies. This has been identified...
View ArticleFrom Offer Letters To Notice Periods: Hiree Fires 10% Workforce
Startups are still on shaky ground as far as hiring is concerned. Continuing the hiring and firing trend in 2016, a Bangalore-based online recruitment firm, Hiree, has laid off 10-15% of its workforce....
View ArticleCalling Indian B2B Startups: iSPIRT Invites Application For Third Edition Of...
InTech50, a platform for startups to showcase their innovative software products to a panel of Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Venture Capitalists and Product Leaders, has announced the launch of...
View ArticleAmazon To Now Compete With OLX & Quikr
Online retailer Amazon plans to formally launch the service to sell used goods on its subsidiary, Junglee.com. The initiative will be led by Mahendra Nerurkar, General Manager at Junglee. Junglee, a...
View ArticleFlipkart Infuses About $98 Mn in Its Logistics Arm Ekart
Indian ecommerce major Flipkart has infused $98.4 Mn (INR 666 Cr) in its logistics arm – eKart, through a Singapore-based group firm, according to reports. Flipkart bought back eKart from WS Retail in...
View ArticleSpark10 Plans To Invest $100 Mn In Indian Startups; Invites Application...
Spark10, India’s first European startup accelerator aimed at helping early-stage startups to turn their minimum viable product (MVP) into scalable investable business, launched its operations in...
View ArticleMeet 25 Startups That Were Part Of Anthill Ventures’ Event “The Marketplace 3.0”
Recently Hyderabad-based venture capital and private equity firm, Anthill Ventures hosted an event entitled “The Marketplace 3.0” targeted towards online marketplaces and enablers looking to raise up...
View ArticleAmazon To Deliver Grocery In 2 Hours In Bangalore; Launches ‘Amazon Now’
Looking at the massive market size and trends in Indian online grocery segment, Amazon, has launched its grocery delivery app in India by the name Amazon Now. The app will allow users to order everyday...
View ArticleAlibaba In Talks To Buy Stake In Flipkart: Report
Looks like Chinese ecommerce giant, Alibaba, plans to bring Indian ecommerce biggies under its umbrella. After investing in Paytm and Snapdeal, Alibaba is now looking out to invest in Indian ecommerce...
View ArticleMoboMoney Launches Sound-Based Contactless Payments
Tech Mahindra’s NFC-based digital payment wallet, MoboMoney, has tied up with ToneTag, to launch sound based contactless payments. This association will help MoboMoney to be used for offline payments...
View ArticleLuxury Brand For Pet Products Heads Up For Tails Gets Seed Funding; Expands...
Delhi-based luxury brand for pet products, Heads Up For Tails (HUFT), has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding led by individual investors from USA, Singapore and India. Heads Up For Tails was...
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