Indian Angel Network has invested an undisclosed amount in Lawrato.com, a portal that connects lawyers to potential customers, the latter said in a statement on November 16. Alok Mittal, Co-Founder, Indian Angel Network, led the pre-series A round in the company, which will see V.P. Rajesh and Sr…
IDFC Bank & SME MaXX come together to boost Indian SMEs in e-Commerce
SME MaXX, India’s leading SME success services company, announced collaboration with IDFC bank to enable Indian SMEs set up an effective e-Commerce channel for their business. As a part of the collaboration IDFC bank will sponsor a series of e-Commerce workshops in major Indian cities. E-Co…
CA Technologies increases agility in app management to drive speed in DevOps
CA World ’16 – CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) announced new additions to CA’s DevOps portfolio that span development to production including all supporting technologies – from clouds to devices, and everything in between – to improve the user experience across dynamically changing applic…
ITPO’s initiatives to ease cashless transactions at IITF
India Trade Promotion Organisation(ITPO) has taken various measures to facilitate cashless transactions for the participants (including artisans from MSME, CAPART, EPCH, NMFDC) and exhibitors at the ongoing India International Trade Fair (November 14-27, 2016) at Pragati Maidan, New …
Ransomware haunts SMEs, attacks up 8 times in Q3: Kaspersky
Even as small and medium businesses as well as start-ups in India try to adopt new technologies to stay ahead of the competition, they lag behind when it comes to deploying the necessary security infrastructure to safeguard their assets. Targeted and custom malware attacks are steadily on the ris…
Currency Ban Impact | AP, Telangana lose 30% SME business
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are in a tight spot now, with the ill-executed demonetisation move announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week taking a heavy toll on their operations. Industry bodies and insiders estimate that the SMEs in both the T…
SaaS start-ups raise over $256 mn in VC funding
In the midst of a funding winter for startups, companies offering software-as-a-service (SaaS) have raised over $256 million in venture capital funding since January, counting several big-ticket deals. What has worked for SaaS startups is the focus on unit economics – a metric to measure a …
T-Hub: World’s largest start-up incubator coming soon!
Exactly a year after inauguration, T-Hub, India’s largest startup incubator which has waged a startup revolution in Hyderabad is now gearing up to roll out the second phase of its facility. Spread across 3,50,000 square feet, the new wing will be made available to entrepreneurs by mid-2018. The s…
B2B commerce start-ups raised $85 mn in funding this year: Report
Internet-based businness to business commerce companies in India registered over three times jump in funding this year compared to last year, a report published by startup data collector Tracxn said. B2B e-commerce ventures have so far secured $85 million in capital compared to $21.07 million in …
DICCI will use economic reforms to boost SMEs: Milind Kamble
Any economic reform model that can check black money and bring stability to Indian rupee will be the first step towards boosting the small and medium entrepreneurs as it paves the way for a level-playing field, said Dalit Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (DICCI) Chairman Milind Kamble. …