Gandhinagar: After enacting the stringent new cow protection law, the Gujarat BJP government plans to launch cow-oriented startups, aiming to promote cow-based industry in the state. These will conduction activities ranging from professional cow rearing to sale of products like cow milk, ghee, ga…
Now, Nasscom plans to set up IoT CoE in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: It is going to be a double IT bonanza for the city as after zeroing in on Hyderabad for a centre of excellence (CoE) on big data and analytics, Nasscom is now planning another CoE for internet of things (IoT) in Hyderabad, senior Nasscom officials said. “We have already set up on…
Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar puts weight behind Sports Flashes
New Delhi-based India Sports Flashes Pvt. Ltd, which operates sports content app Sports Flashes, has raised an undisclosed amount in fresh angel funding from wrestler and Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, and Global Edusports Ventures’ Sandeep Singh, a company executive. The startup will use the fu…
SaaS start-up Omnify gains funding from Rajan Anandan, others
Global SaaS platform for SMEs, Omnify has secured $150K from Rajan Anandan( VP, Southeast Asia and India, Google); L.D Sharma (CEO, Shoogloo Group and MD, Optimise Media Group, India); and Saurabh Arora (founder and CEO, Airwoot). The round also saw participation from a few investors via Let’s Ve…
Odisha signs MoU with Startup India Hub & InvestIndia to promote Startup Odisha
The startup culture in India has been rapidly shaping into a phenomenon, and with PM Modi propelling the movement with the launch of the Startup India initiative; there is a significant push for the cause by state governments across the country. Odisha government has now joined the movement, deve…
बिजनेस के लिए मोदी सरकार दे रही है 2 करोड़ तक के लोन की गारंटी
होशंगाबाद: आज के समय में बिजनेस शुरू करने के लिए सबसे बड़ी समस्या होती है फाइनेंस की। ऐसे में पहला रास्ता दिखता है कि बिजनेस शुरू करने के लिए लोन लिया जाए, लेकिन सवाल यह आता है बैंक लोन देंगे कैसे। सबसे ज्यादा दिक्कत तब आती है, जब आपको पता चलता है कि गारंटी के […]
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FinTech start-up Capital Float gets funding from Mahindra’s NBFC arm
Capital Float which is a digital lending startup has managed to raise $2.3 Million (Rs.15 Crore) from Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services through non-convertible debentures (NCDs). Previously, in January 2017, Capital Float have raised had raised Rs.17 Crore from IFMR Capital Finance through…
उत्तर प्रदेश: योगी सरकार ने दिया कानपुर के चमड़ा कारोबार को झटका
उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ के एक बार फिर से कानुपर की चमड़ा इकाइयों को दूसरी जगह स्थानांतरित करने के बयान से चमड़ा कारोबारियों में हलचल बढ़ गई है। कारोबारियों के मुताबिक चमड़ा इकाइयों को स्थानांतरित करने से देश के घरेलू चमड़़ा कारोबार को जबरदस्त झटका लगेगा, क्योंकि मौजूदा समय में …
Why Indian SMEs need to partner with IoT platforms
The Make in India initiative aims to boost the contribution of the manufacturing sector from 15% to 25% of GDP, by 2022. While the market is buoyant and some changes are visible, it seems we will take much longer than anticipated to get the desired results. If and when this growth happens, there …
Mswipe in talks to raise up to $40 mn
Mumbai: Mobile payments services provider Mswipe Technologies Pvt. Ltd has initiated talks to raise as much as $40 million (around Rs250 crore) in a new round of funding, two people aware of the development said. The firm which provides merchants with mobile point of sale (PoS) terminals to enabl…