Bangalore-based Goodera, a global corporate social responsibility & sustainability management technology platform, has raised $5.5 million in a Series A round from Nexus Venture Partners and Omidyar Network, according to a statement. Varsha Rao, previously head of global operations at Airbnb,…
What are the scopes for start-up companies in modern India?
Being merely over 65 years of an independent country, it won’t be entirely wrong to say that India is a young nation. With the drastic changes in the economy, the budding generation of the country has a lot of opportunity to not only establish themselves but also contribute for a holistic develop…
More states join Startup India campaign; Here are the start-up policies of 15 states across India
In order to promote the startup culture in the country the central government had launched the Startup India campaign about a year ago. Now, influenced by the move, state governments have also started promoting the same across the country. While some have set up funds in the states, others are al…
Govt working on new industrial policy to enhance domestic products
The government is working on a new industrial policy with a view to promoting and developing frontier technologies, innovation and enhancing competitiveness of domestic products. “With the changing manufacturing scenario, introduction of new technologies, innovation, R&D, artificial int…
Why India’s fintech start-ups are flocking to disrupt the UAE
India’s technology start-up ecosystem has grown exponentially in recent years and now appears to have caught the eye of start-up enthusiasts in the UAE. The Middle East nation is keen to elevate disruptive Indian fintech start-ups by providing them an international platform and financia…
Tech-driven insurance start-up Digit secures Fairfax’s backing
A clutch of senior executives from the e-commerce and insurance space have come together to float Digit, a tech-driven insurance startup, a national daily reported on June 13. Former top-level employees of general insurance company Bajaj Allianz Vijay Kumar, V Philip and Jasleen Kaur; former seni…
GST Impact: Small business owners feel jittery over e-way bill, sales tax rule
In a move to protect interest of small business owners from the government’s implementation of GST, industry owners have urged the government for relaxed procedures and revised policies. “India is a huge market out there, a sale of Rs 50,000 per consignment is not an occasional incide…
#GST: ClearTax unveils billbook software to assist SMBs
ClearTax, India’s largest income tax returns e-filing and enterprise compliance service provider, has launched a billbook software to assist small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the country get GST-ready. The GST Billbook is a free of cost software platform that works both online and offline and…
Rubique launches TAB solution to make financing simple for MSMEs
For MSMEs, raising capital so far has been a herculean task with all the tedious paperwork, evaluation of credit history and high rejection rates due to various reasons. But, things are now set to change as the leading fintech player Rubique is making a strong headway in the country’s lendi…
Google to digitally unlock 41m SMBs under its umbrella
Google India aims to bring some 41 million Small and Medium Businesses under its umbrella, those which are still alienated from the digtial world through their Digital Unlocked programme. “According to a government estimate, there are 51 million SMBs (small and medium businesses) in the cou…