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 →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 […]
Read More →DST, Intel and IIT Bombay’s SINE launch Plugin, a startup program for hardware space
Mumbai: The Department of Science & Technology, Intel India and Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), a technology business incubator at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), have collaborated to launch Plugin is a one-of-its-kind incubation program exclusively for hardware startups in India. Plugin will facilitate hardware & systems-based innovation. The incubation program was launched […]
Read More →Aspire Systems bets big on digital transformation by investing in a startup Ziffity
Chennai: Aspire Systems, a global technology services firm with a strong focus on Independent Software Vendors and the Retail, Distribution & Consumer Goods vertical, has announced its investment in Ziffity, a Chennai-based digital agency focused on e-commerce solutions spanning across technology, creative design and digital marketing. This investment will complement Aspire’s strategy of becoming an […]
Read More →SAP – ISB’s Jumpstart Social Enterprise invites applications for mentoring five social enterprise startups
Hyderabad: SAP Labs India and the Indian School of Business (ISB) recently entered into a collaboration to nurture startups in the social enterprise space with relevance to national priorities. Jumpstart Social Enterprise (JSE) will identify five startups in the social enterprise space to provide training, mentorship and access to networks to speed up the ventures […]
Read More →UpGrad partners with PVR, Lenskart and ShopClues to offer 150 scholarships for its Entrepreneurship Program
Mumbai: UpGrad, a pioneer in online executive education, has announced a tie up with PVR, Lenskart and ShopClues to offer scholarships for its Entrepreneurship Program. To support the entrepreneurship ecosystem, PVR, Lenskart and ShopClues will sponsor 50 students each starting 5th August 2016 for UpGrad’s online education platform’s Entrepreneurship program. Applications will be open until 5th September […]
Read More →Two HR Tech and one EdTech including Aasaanjobs find a place in 12 startups in India to watch out for as per CB Insights
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, New Delhi/Mumbai: CB Insights, a research firm that tracks venture capital and startups, recently reported data that highlights 12 early-stage Indian tech companies to keep an eye on. These are companies that have all raised funding in June 2015 or later, but have not yet raised a Series B round. Out […]
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