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Amazon Boycott Trending On Twitter Over Products Depicting Indian Flag
Amazon is facing the ire of Indian Twitter users with the hashtag #Amazon_Insults_National_Flag trending in India today. Most of the posts under the hashtag talk about Amazon selling various products...
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Announcing The Makers Summit 2022: India’s Largest Product Conference Is Back
If 2021 was a game-changer for startups and the tech ecosystem in terms of new business opportunities and funding, then 2022 will be the year when we see startups capitalise on the momentum. Amid the...
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Business Accounting Startup Vyapar Raises $30 Mn Funding From WestBridge,...
Business accounting startup Vyapar has bagged $30 Mn as part of its Series B funding from WestBridge Capital. Existing investors IndiaMart and India Quotient also participated in the funding round,...
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Fintech Startup Kissht Raises INR 100 Cr To Expand Offerings To 10 Mn Borrowers
Mumbai-based fintech startup Kissht, has raised INR 100 Cr ($13.2 Mn) in funding led by Trifecta Capital and Northern Arc. The startup has so far raised more than INR 270 Cr in equity and over INR...
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Economic Survey 2022: Delhi Overtakes Bengaluru As Startup Capital Of India
Ahead of the Union Budget 2022-23, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has tabled the Economic Survey Of India 2022, which paints a picture of the economic development over the past fiscal year as well...
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Economic Survey 2022: India’s Internet Data Usage Shoots Up To 14.1 GB Per Month
India’s internet user base crossed the 830 Mn mark in 2021, growing by over 530 Mn in the six years since 2015, according to the Economic Survey of India 2021-22. The total volume of wireless internet...
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Airtel Acquires 25% Stake In Tech Startup Lavelle Networks To Boost Its...
Telecom major Bharti Airtel today has announced an agreement to acquire approximately 25% equity stake in Bengaluru-based enterprise network technology startup, Lavelle Networks. The homegrown Lavelle...
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Budget 2022: MSME Portal To Be Interlinked, To Act As Live Databases For...
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the fourth Budget of the Modi 2.0 government. With a focus on growth, the government announced welcome measures to boost MSME economy in India. The...
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Big Boost For Startups, Ease Of Doing Business 2.0 To Be Launched
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech for Budget 2022-23 today announced the government’s trust in the public and ease of doing business. This Budget hopes to lay the foundation for Amrit...
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Union Budget 2022: Govt Re-Emphasise Its Focus On Futuristic Tech And Digital...
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented one of the shortest but impactful budget speeches of the year. In the 91 minutes of the budget, the minister laid emphasis on financial and digital...
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Union Budget 2022: A Hit Or A Miss For Indian Agritech Sector?
The Union Budget 2022 has set the ball rolling for the agritech sector in the country. Agriculture contributes to 16.5% of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employs 43% of the Indian workforce....
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Will Indian Govt’s Focus On ELearning Expand The Pie For Edtech Startups?
In the post covid era, education specifically has taken a new direction that has made technology-based learning, whether online or blended, indispensable for India’s education systems. In this regard,...
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Caught In Battle Between Board And Cofounder, Will BharatPe Become Another...
Update | 7th Feb, 10:35 AM The earlier version of the story had incorrectly mentioned Sequoia as a common investor in both Housing and BharatPe. We have edited the same to reflect the right details. We...
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Trifecta Capital Secures INR 1,500 Cr For Maiden Late-Stage Equity Fund
Venture debt investor Trifecta Capital has raised INR 1,500 Cr ($200 Mn) for The Trifecta Leaders Fund – I, its first ever equity fund, and plans to raise a further INR 375 Cr through a green shoe...
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Qure.ai Bags INR 32 Cr From UK’s SBRI Healthcare For Cancer Detection Tech
Mumbai-based healthtech company Qure.ai has been awarded £3.2 Mn (over INR 32 Cr) by the SBRI Healthcare, part of the UK government’s National Health Service (NHS), as part of a competition for...
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Polygon Raises $450 Mn From Sequoia, SoftBank, Tiger Global & Others
Ethereum Layer-2 scaling startup Polygon has raised $450 Mn from some of the biggest names in the venture capital ecosystem. The round was led by Sequoia Capital India with participation from more than...
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Livspace Enters Unicorn Club With KKR-Led $180 Mn Round
Home renovation and interiors platform Livspace has announced a $180 Mn funding round that has taken the company past the billion-dollar valuation mark. The round was led by American investment giant...
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Decoding Venture Capital Funding For Indian Startups
The year 2021 has been a landmark year for venture capital funding in India. The total funding raised by Indian startups in 2021 has been at a record level of $42 Bn across 1,583 deals. In total, the...
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The 32 Most Active Angel Investors For Indian Startups
The year 2021 was really a bumper year for Indian startups. The year did not only see many startups moving to the public market from private, raising money in the form of an IPO, but also saw 42 Indian...
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Biotech Startup Bugworks Raises $18 Mn From Lightrock, Others To Fight Off...
Bengaluru-based biotech startup Bugworks Research has announced a $18 Mn Series B1 round, which was led by Lightrock India, with participation from existing investors, including 3one4 Capital. The...
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