Technotex 2016,India’s premier exhibition on technical textiles, is to be held in Mumbai from April 21-23 in a bid to make India a global manufacturing hub for technical textiles. Organised by the union government in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICC…
Jalan will be new MSME Secretary
Krishan Kumar Jalan, a 1982 batch IAS officer from Haryana cadre, will be the New Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Secretary, an official announcement said. Jalan comes in place of Anup K Pujari, a 1980 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer, who will retire on January 31. Jalan is presently Cent…
Indian Angel Network invests undisclosed sum in DesignBids
Indian Angel Network, the country’s oldest and largest angel investor group, has invested an undisclosed amount in DesignBids, an online marketplace for architecture and interior design services. While the terms of the transaction were not disclosed, IAN Members Ambarish Raghuvanshi and Ari…
Jupiter Capital invests $2 million in Altigreen Propulsion Labs
Bengaluru-based Jupiter Capital has invested $2 million (about Rs 13 crore) in Altigreen Propulsion Labs, a niche startup providing technology-enabled solutions for electric and hybrid powertrains. Jupiter Capital is looking to invest in game-changing technology ventures focused on Make in India,…
Pluss ties up with Patanjali
Hyperlocal delivery startup for medicines and healthcare products, Pluss, has tied up Patanjali Ayurved, the consumer products company, Co-Founded by Yoga guru Baba Ramdev. As per the terms of the partnership, Gurgaon-based Pluss will sell Patanjali’s range of fast moving consumer goods pro…
JustDoc gets seed funding
JustDoc, a healthtech startup, has raised seed funding from TracxnLabs, T.V. Mohandas Pai, Mohit Saxena (Co-Founder, InMobi), Raghunandan G (Co-Founder, TaxiForSure), Singapore Angel Network and others. JustDoc, enables patients to do video consultations with doctors via its website. Earlier this…
Malaysia’s MaGIC, Singapore’s Fundnel woo Indian startups
Bringing startups up to speed with business practices in South-East Asia, Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Center (MaGIC) will be picking out startups in India for its four month-long accelerator programme. This is MaGIC’s first stop in India as the Malaysian Ministry of Finance b…
MSMEs hails land allotment for auto ancillary firms in Madhya Pradesh
The local Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of Pithampur have welcomed the Cabinet’s decision to allot land to the auto and related ancillary industries. The land comprises about 461.607 hectares private acquired land and 16.70 hectares of Government land, valued at Rs.740 crore. …
Buyers from 31 countries to attend Kerala B2B Meet 2016
Delegates from 31 countries, including the United States, China and Singapore, will take part in the Kerala Business-to-Business Meet 2016 to be held at the CIAL Trade Fair & Exhibition Center in Nedumbassery from February 4 to 6. “Around 100 buyers from foreign countries and nearly 350 buyer…
ERP startup SpiderG launches e-invoicing app for SMEs
SpiderG, a startup based in Pune, has launched an e-invoicing app for SMEs as part of its ERP product offering. The app enables companies to create, send, and receive invoices, purchase orders, and other such documents online, and have organized communication over these transactions. It provides …