Three classmates from a Stanford programme on innovation & entrepreneurship have come together to launch a school meal venture aiming to provide nutritious and tasty vegetarian food to children studying in some of the top schools of Bengaluru. “Our research has shown that most children …
Microsoft helping Indian healthcare providers adapt cloud, analytics
Microsoft is helping healthcare providers in India adapt IT tools like cloud, analytics and machine learning as the industry seeks to counter escalating costs of delivering services amid growing demand for better experience from patients. “Healthcare institutions are aiming to adopt a data-…
IBM, RCOM team up to drive cloud adoption by businesses
IBM is working with Reliance Communications (RCom) to offer customers a portfolio of secure and scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings running on the IBM Cloud. “Indian enterprises are increasingly leveraging cloud for business transformation and require sophisticated new levels of…
V-Cats to hold road-show for start-ups
Seed investor and start-up accelerator Venture Catalysts (V-cats) plans to conduct a road-show for start-ups looking to raise pre-Series or Series A funding. ,This will be similar to those held by companies that plan to go for an IPO (Initial Public Offering). At the May 18-19 VC Roadshow, which …
To grow, Essar Retail incubates 5 start-ups
To give a fresh impetus to its retail initiatives, the $35-billion Essar Group is incubating five new start-ups. Further, the Group has rechristened its retail company as Impact Retail. Essar Retail, known for operating the largest chain of mobile outlets under ‘The Mobile Store’ brand, will be a…
Regional merchant bankers cash in on SME platforms
Small and medium enterprise (SME) platforms of both BSE and NSE have opened doors for regional merchant bankers. Cashing in on the trend of SMEs raising capital through such platforms, regional merchant bankers have joined the bandwagon by offering services similar to national level merchant bank…
Tata Capital ties up with Biz2Credit to lend to SMEs
Tata Capital, the financial services company of the Tata Group, has tied up with Biz2Credit, an online resource for small business finance, to lend to small- and mid-sized companies. According to a press release, Tata Capital will use the acquisition channels on Biz2Credit’s small business lendin…
Huawei Strives to Accelerate Digital Transformation and Jointly Build a Better Connected World
On April 11, Huawei convened its 13th Global Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, China. The event brought together over 500 analysts and business leaders from the telecom, Internet, finance, and other industries. Focusing on the theme of “Growing Together Through Digitalization and Building a Bette…
Japan’s Rakuten opens office in Bengaluru; poaches mid-level managers from Flipkart, Amazon
Rakuten, an ecommerce company referred to as Japan’s Alibaba and also the owner of chat app Viber, may follow its Chinese peer and enter India’s booming online marketplace. Japan’s Rakuten opens office in Bengaluru; poaches mid-level managers from Flipkart, Amazon Japan’s …
Top tech buyers to listen to pitches from Indian startups
For the better part of two decades, chief information officers of some of the world’s largest companies such as General Electric, Apple and Citigroup have looked at India as a lowcost destination to fuel their back-office software projects. That narrative started to change over the past few…