Indian Angel Network and IBM join hands to speed up technology innovation in the startup ecosystem
Bengaluru: Tech giant IBM and Indian Angel Network (IAN) have partnered to accelerate technology innovations in the startup ecosystem in India. As part of this strategic partnership, IAN portfolio companies and members will work with IBM to build thought leadership by leveraging design thinking workshops and IBM IX Studios program while gaining a chance to […]
Read More →Exclusive: India is the third largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup ecosystem and Bangalore leads: Zinnov
Munich/Bangalore: Artificial Intelligence (AI) today is disrupting the global economic landscape and driving the skill transformation in global talent market. The next-generation of technology will be developed by Artificial Intelligence while AI is set to change industry structurally. The USA is the undisputed leader in AI startup revolution with 1,170 while globally there are 2,277 […]
Read More →Vertoz appoints Sanjay Dubey, who will lead sales and brand promotion
Mumbai: Vertoz, a leading ad tech company, announced the appointment of Sanjay Dubey as its Senior Sales Director – India. Vertoz, which has global presence and clients spread across the world, believes Mr. Dubey’s over 20 years of rich and detailed experience in multi-platform brand marketing and business development would further accelerate the growth and […]
Read More →20 programme winners showcase their technologies at the DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Programme 2016
Bengaluru: More than 20 winners of the India Innovation Growth Programme showcased their technologies at the Bengaluru Technology Expo. These included technologies from Bengaluru like SpeedLink, a portable Wi-Fi router that combines upto 8 different cellular networks (2G, 3G, 4G) from any vendor and provides the sum of all the bandwidth capacities as one super-fast […]
Read More →GoDaddy introduces community based App Flare in India dedicated for inspiring entrepreneurs
Gurgaon: GoDaddy, the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures, launched Flare, a first-of-its-kind, community-based app that helps bring business ideas to life. Flare empowers people to share ideas and get guidance from friends, fellow entrepreneurs, and experts in a fun and collaborative way, providing an immediate resource to receive feedback and drive […]
Read More →Inaugural 2016 EdTechXAsia Summit in Singapore has lined up features on 21st Century Education and Skills
Singapore: Over 600 global EdTech experts, investors, educators and innovators will convene under one roof to explore current and tack the emerging themes in the EdTech industry. Education technology thought leadership platform EdTechXAsia 2016 Summit and Expo will be held for the first time in Singapore, at the Singapore EXPO @ MAX Atria from 8 […]
Read More →SHEROES now acquires Gharkamai.com, a platform for home-based women looking for work
New Delhi: In a significant development in the recruitment portal and HR services space, SHEROES, a career platform for women, has acquired Gharkamai.com – an online platform which helps professional home-based women find work. With the labor force participation of women in India posting a dip and over 300 million women eager to connect or […]
Read More →Neichute Doulo of Entrepreneurs Associate (EA) wins India’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2016
New Delhi: Neichute Doulo of Entrepreneurs Associate (EA) was awarded as India’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 by The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation. Social Innovator Neichute Doulo of Entrepreneurs Associate (EA) was awarded for his work in promoting […]
Read More →Facebook partners with Millennium Alliance to propel social sector innovations
New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and FACEBOOK today announced their partnership to augment the Millennium Alliance (MA) initiative. The MA is an inclusive platform to leverage Indian creativity, expertise, and resources to identify, scale and expand the outreach of innovative solutions being developed and tested in India to […]
Read More →EarlySalary.com enters Hyderabad to offer instant loan to young working professionals
Hyderabad: EarlySalary.com, a Fintech startup that provides urgent, unsecured, quick cash personal loans to youngsters in the age group of 22-30 years, launched its operations in Hyderabad, the sixth market after a successful launch in Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi NCR. The app has received 1,95,000+ downloads across its Android & iOS mobile app […]
Read More →Now India is the 39th most competitive economy, a sharp rise in Global Competitiveness Index 2016
Geneva/Mumbai: India is the highest rising economy, climbing 16 places in The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2016, released by the World Economy Forum today (28 September 2016). China, on 28, remains top among the BRICS grouping although another surge by India – which climbs 16 places to 39 – means there is now less of […]
Read More →NIIT acquires Perceptron, a Bangalore-based EdTech start-up
New Delhi: NIIT, a global leader in skills and talent development, has acquired the business of Bangalore-based start-up Perceptron Learning Solutions Private Limited. The strategic acquisition will bring together complementary technology platforms and capabilities of NIIT and Perceptron, enabling NIIT to further accelerate its Digital Transformation initiatives – StackRoute, digiNxt, and Training.com. ‘Ilimi’, which is […]
Read More →Five social entrepreneurs, representing high impact social ventures, are finalists of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year-India 2016 Award
New Delhi: Following a rigorous due diligence process, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, the sister organization of the World Economic Forum and the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation have announced the finalists of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY)- India 2016 Award. The winner will be chosen by a distinguished jury and announced at an […]
Read More →Is HR Tech a dark horse in the startup story in India?
Bengaluru: Technology is an enabler in transforming HR practices while HR Tech itself scripting HR stories. India has emerging as a hub of startup activities. In startup space, much has been talked on tech startups specially consumer, e-commerce, healthcare, etc. However, new story in the startup mission in India is emerging such as HR Tech. […]
Read More →PNgrowth 2016 invites applications for Product Boot Camp and a year-long mentorship program
Mumbai/Bangalore: Mentorship programme is on the card for India’s growth-stage product startups through three day Bootcamp. PNgrowth2016 is back with a Bang. PNgrowth is a year long mentorship program with some of India’s top product people and founders, which will help companies chase ‘Good Scale’ i.e. achieve high growth and increase in quality. The primary […]
Read More →Kolkata based startup Rootalpha, online campus hiring and end to end campus solution provider, is scaling new heights
Kolkata: Technology is disrupting at the every points of the hiring practices and education management. Rootalpha, a Kolkata-based startup focusing on providing learning and placements services, is set to disrupt the campus hiring practices and campus learning experience. The startup has recently launched a campus Job Hiring solution, MyCampusing, which helps employers connect with the […]
Read More →CoLife, a leading provider of shared living and co-working spaces, raises $1 million seed fund
Bangalore: CoLife, a network of shared living & working spaces and operating under the brands CoLive247.com and CoWork247.com respectively, has announced securing $1 million in seed fund. The company stated that seasoned investors participated in the seed round of the company through a structured CCD (Compulsory Convertible Debenture) as per the application with the ROC. […]
Read More →Texas Instruments and DST’s India Innovation Challenge 2016 is open till 30 September 2016
Mumbai: Texas Instruments (TI) in collaboration with Department of Science and Technology (DST) of Government of India has already announced the DST & Texas Instruments India Innovation Challenge Design Contest 2016. The contest is open for all students pursuing B.E./B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech & Ph.D from Indian engineering colleges. The challenged is anchored by the Indian Institute […]
Read More →A startup on electronics prototyping platform by IIT Kanpur students raises capital via crowdfunding and wins International Competition
Kanpur: It is definitely an achievement that needs to be celebrated. Four students from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur have developed an open-source electronics prototyping platform: evive, which is for learning STEM skills, prototyping electronics circuits, creating robots and hacking together IoT solutions. It has been designed for the product developers, student and educator […]
Read More →YC is Coming to India: IIT Delhi presents StartUp 101 Series -Talk 1 on 21 September 2016
New Delhi: The Entrepreneurship Development Cell (eDC) of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi) presents its first Talk of the StartUp 101 Series in partnership with Y-Combinator, a Silicon Valley based accelerator, along with Mr. Kunal Shah, former CEO of Freecharge and Angel Investor, on 21 September 2016 (Wednesday). Y-Combinator, popularly known as YC, is […]
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