Axilor bets on Fintech: ropes in PayU India as industry partner

Early stage fund, Axilor Ventures, bets on new opportunities around Fintech; signs up PayU India as the industry partner for its Accelerator Program. Axilor has recently announced doubling the intake for its Summer ’17 Accelerator Program. Fintech is one of the five focus areas for the cohort in …

16 Indian start-ups raise funding in The Vault’s first season

After a remarkable performance that offered a high dose of informative entertainment to its viewers, The Vault, a one-of-its-kind Indian reality TV show has concluded its extremely-successful first season. The season comprised 12 episodes and facilitated investments worth up to Rs 11 crore. The i…

Women leadership on a rise in Indian start-ups: Report

While much has been written about the difficulties faced by women entrepreneurs, the Startup Outlook Report by InnoVen Capital, a venture lending platform providing debt capital to high growth ventures, has presented a different but progressive scenario of the Indian startup ecosystem. According …

Indian businesses set terms for investments in Zimbabwe

Indian businesses need to have confidence in the market in long term projects if they are to invest in Zimbabwe, the Asian giant’s National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) has said. NSIC Chairperson, Ravindra Nath told  on the sidelines of the official proceedings after the visiting I…

Payments start-up Payism aiming to raise $25 mn

New Delhi: Payism Technologies India Pvt. Ltd, which facilitates cash-based as well as cashless transactions, is looking to raise approximately $25 million in growth equity capital to fuel its expansion plans, a top executive said. The Bengaluru-based firm, founded last year by Nandish Domlur, a …

IndiaMART partners with TiE Delhi-NCR for annual SME Conclave 2017

IndiaMART,India’s largest online marketplace, organized the annual SME Conclave 2017 in association with TiE Delhi-NCR at the Welcome Hotel Sheraton in Saket, New Delhi. Themed ‘SMEs in new India’, the conclave featured several leaders from the industry discussing various facets of young business…

SBI के 5 सहयोगी बैंकों के मर्जर को हरी झंडी, महिला बैंक के बारे में अभी फैसला नहीं

देश का सबसे बड़ा बैंक एसबीआई अब ग्लोबल बैंकों में अपना नाम दर्ज कराना चाहता है और इसीलिए काफी समय से इसके 5 सहयोगी बैंकों के विलय का ये बैंक इंतजार कर रहा है। हालांकि आज एसबीआई के लिए एक बड़ी खुशखबरी आई है। सरकार ने एसबीआई व इसके 5 सहयोगी बैंकों की विलय योजना […]

Exports up 4.32% to $22.11 bn in Jan

India’s exports rose 4.32 per cent in January to USD 22.11 billion mainly due to increase in shipments of petroleum products, engineering goods and iron ore even as trade deficit widened to USD 9.84 billion. Gold imports slipped by 29.94 per cent to USD 2.04 billion in January from USD 2.91…