DST has established 100 TBIs in IITs and IIMs; a fellowship program for Entrepreneurs on the card under NIDHI startup drive
New Delhi: The Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has already established more than 100 Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) in premier academic and R & D institutions including Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other institutions. Each of these incubator is focused […]
Read More →India’s has eleven startups belong to Unicorn Club: Tracxn
Bangalore: India’s startup story is contributing both to economic prosperity and job creation in the macro economy. Domestically, these startups are complementing the Make in India and Digital India campaigns of the government of India. Out of these startup stories, some have made a giant leap in both financial and market penetration performance. As of […]
Read More →Asia’s largest B-Plan competition Eureka! 2016 organized by IIT Bombay is back with a bang
Mumbai: Eureka! is an international Business plan competition organized by the Entrepreneurship Cell of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. Eureka! is Asia’s largest Business Model competition accredited independently by CNN and Thomson Reuters. The competition seeks to provide a platform for potential ideas and early stage start-ups to evaluate their plan in the risk- […]
Read More →Exclusive: Hyderabad-based HR Services company Husys Consulting will launch IPO on 9 September 2016
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Hyderabad: This year’s September 9th appears to be D-Day for Husys Consulting Ltd, Hyderabad based HR services, HR consulting and HR technology company. Husys Consulting will launch IPO on 9 September 2016 (Friday). Husys is all set to offer its equity to Public through its maiden IPO on National Stock Exchange […]
Read More →DST in association with IIT Bombay-SINE aims to support 500 startups under NIDHI-PRAYAS programme in the next five years
Mumbai: The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay’s Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), has taken initiatives for converting ideas and innovations (knowledge-based and technology-driven) into successful startups under NIDHI-PRAYAS Program. National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI) is an umbrella program conceived […]
Read More →50 Startups to watch out for: Tracxn’s Soonicorns Club
Bangalore/Mumbai: India, the hub of the world’s third largest startup ecosystem, is betting big on startup story. Both in the terms of economic contribution and employment generation, the contribution of startup is remarkable. As of now in India, 11 internet companies are in the unicorn club, and are valued at over a billion dollars. A […]
Read More →Ed-tech is the next big thing in the startup story in India
Mumbai: Ed-tech is an emerging sector in the startup space in India. With more than half of the population in India are below 25 years of age and growing penetration of internet in India, the online education is one of the compelling sectors. As per simplilearn and technopack study, the market size of online professional […]
Read More →Social Innovator Dr Achyuta Samanta’s speech receives standing ovation from global investors at Motilal Oswal Conf
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Mumbai: Global social innovator Dr Achyuta Samanta, founder of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Bhubaneswar, taught the global investors the art of building social enterprises at the 12th Annual Global Investor Conference organised by Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Dr Samant addressed the financial and investment gurus on the first day of […]
Read More →FlipSpaces, a VR-Tech startup for interior and workspace design, generates $ 1 million revenue in just 3 months
Mumbai: FlipSpaces, a young Startup by IIT alumni and gaming experts, is pioneering the concept of Virtual Reality for Interior Designing for both home and office workplace in India and has generated a revenue worth $ one million in a short span of only 3 months time. More surprisingly, the venture has been able to […]
Read More →Five startups including HR Tech Talview demonstrate their solutions at IBM’s India Labs Engage 2016
Bangalore: Global tech player IBM concluded India Labs Engage 2016, the two-day annual innovation summit, yesterday (30 August 2016). Out of the many Indian startups who have leveraged IBM’s cloud platform and/or cognitive solutions, five select start-ups demonstrated their innovative, industry specific offerings at the event. These startups include Talview, HR technology solution provider; AllizHealth, […]
Read More →Two students from KISS Bhubaneswar become first tribal students to win Best Youth Venture by Ashoka
Bhubaneswar: Dharmananda Bhoi and Shanti Murmu, students of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Bhubaneswar have been selected as best Youth Venture by Ashoka Foundation. The national contest was held in Bangalore in August month where both tribal students presented their social venture projects. Dharmananda and Shanti are the first ever tribal youth ventures in […]
Read More →Meet Startup Icons at The August Fest on 3-4 September 2016 in Hyderabad: Asia’s Largest Startup Conference
Hyderabad: More than 107 speakers and 12,000 participants including entrepreneurs, innovators, game changers and investors are under one platform while there will be 125 Startup pitches and 20 workshops. New concepts as Revolution Stage, Startup Stage, Scale-up Stage and Un-Conference are also planned. One can say the August Fest is back to action with a […]
Read More →Skills and Talent landscape in Startup ecosystem in India
By Thirumal Raj, Chennai: Fortifying its position worldwide, India has secured third position for itself in the global start-up ecosystem.Gaining prominence across the globe, as a fertile breeding ground for many fledgling companies, the ecosystem is driven by various factors viz. innovation, upsurge in funding, growing support from Government initiatives etc. It is not only […]
Read More →Axis Bank’s Thought Factory collaborates with Amazon, Visa and OCBC Bank to boost startup ecosystem in BFSI sector
Bengaluru: The Fintech domain is the next big think in the startup story. Thought Factory, Axis Bank’s Innovation Lab, has taken a host of initiatives to boost the startup ecosystem in the Fintech space. Axis Bank’s Thought Factory has entered into a strategic collaboration with AISPL, the India affiliate of Seattle – headquartered AWS, and […]
Read More →The Vault, a reality TV show for entrepreneurs-in-the-making, ropes renowned entrepreneurs
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, New Delhi: The Vault, a nationwide hunt, in association with Times Group, to discover the next big idea, where aspiring entrepreneurs can pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors on television and persuade them to invest money in their ventures. The show is open to SMEs, the student community, […]
Read More →Didi, an on-demand housekeeping services platform, raises $550K pre-series A funding
Mumbai: Didi, a platform for providing home and commercial cleaning services, has recently raised $550,000 (Approx. Rs 3.5 crore) as a pre- series A funding from international VC’s and Angels including Ex Mkinsey Directors and Partners. Mydidi.in is an on-demand, hyper-local platform for excellence in high-frequency services (for now House cleaning, deep cleaning and commercial […]
Read More →Exclusive: Two entrepreneurs from India among Global 35 MIT Innovators Under 35
Mumbai: MIT Technology Review revealed its annual global list of Innovators under 35 today (24 August 2016). The coveted list, which has 35 innovators, features two entrepreneurs from India – GreyOrange’s Co-Founder and CEO, Samay Kohli, who has mastered the art of robotics in warehouses and InnAccel’s co-founder Jagdish Chaturvedi, who has pioneered the low-cost […]
Read More →Now dedicated HR Startup fund in India launched by Kelly Services and Temp Holdings
Bengaluru: HR Services & Staffing Industry and HR Tech is an emerging space in the startup ecosystem. Some India based HR Tech startups have already made their presence felt. Now, Kelly Services, Inc. a leader in providing workforce solutions, and Temp Holdings Co, Ltd, a leading talent solution provider, have jointly launched dedicated corporate venture […]
Read More →EdTech Startup Notesgen achieves milestones by crossing 400k users and raising $100k Angel Funds
New Delhi: Notesgen , the fastest growing peer-to-peer notes eXchange platform for students to learn and earn in the world, raised $100k in angel funds and enhanced its product to become the first platform to offer personalized notes feed for each student based on their preferences, keywords and field of study. The platform has achieved […]
Read More →Bengaluru most favorite destination for tech startups, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai are emerging hunting grounds
Bengaluru: India is the third largest tech startups ecosystem after the US and the UK. Among cities in India, Bengaluru is most attractive hub for the driven startups, followed by the Delhi NCR and Mumbai while Hyderabad and Chennai are also catching up the race, according to an ASSOCHAM study. The study done in association […]
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