Delhi-NCR-based cold pressed juice startup, MyGreens has secured upto $1 Mn in its angel round of funding via LetsVenture. The round was led by Ajay Relan, Founder and Chairman, CX Partners. Other investors in the round included Sundeep Bhandari, Director & CEO, Petrodil, and other undisclose…
DIPP & WIPO to set up tech & innovation centres for IP generation
New Delhi: Industrial promotion body DIPP and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) have joined hands to establish Technology and Innovation Support Centres in the country which is expected to boost generation and commercialisation of intellectual properties. The agreement, signed b…
How to uncomplicate your small business digital marketing strategies
Does your business get enough leads every month? Are you spending too much time and money on marketing? Getting more leads is often the number one wish-list item of a small business and those with an effective online presence find new ways to gain access to a new customer base. The ambit for digi…
Home rental start-up NestAway acquires rival Zenify
Bengaluru-based home rental startup NestAway has acquired residential rental management company Zenify, run by parent company City Synapse Information Pvt. Ltd for an undisclosed amount. Post acquisition, Zenify will continue to operate as a separate entity. With this acquisition, NestAway, in ad…
What’s the impact of IoT on start-up & technology industry?
We interact with countless things each day that support us as we sleep, eat, work and play — the bed, we get out of in the morning, the shower head, your toothbrush, the car steering wheel, your watch and your lunch box. Your stove, blender and refrigerator — you get the picture. What…
STARup 2017: The Hive brings world-class start-up ecosystem to Bengaluru
The Hive, a collaborative workspace at VR Bengaluru, concluded STARup 2017, a gathering of over 2,000 entrepreneurs, investors, corporate representatives, government officials and influencers from across the world’s leading start-up ecosystems. The conference was presented by Ah! Ventures and was…
स्टार्टअप: छंटनी ज्यादा और रोजगार कम
अगर सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी (आईटी) के बाद ऐसा कोई क्षेत्र है, जिसमें बहुत अधिक लोगों की नौकरियां जा रही हैं तो वह स्टार्टअप एवं ई-कॉमर्स क्षेत्र है। अग्रणी ऑनलाइन मार्केटप्लेस, ई-ग्रॉसर्स, आईओटी यानी इंटरनेट ऑफ थिंग्स कंपनियां, ऐप आधारित कंपनियां, ट्रांसपोर्ट एग्रीगेटर आदि उन कंपनियों में शामिल हैं, ज…
Here’s how SoftBank plans to rejig the Indian online start-up industry
After ploughing about $2 billion into minority stakes in Indian e-Commerce businesses over the past few years, Japan’s SoftBank is upping the stakes, looking to play consolidator and take a more active role at a trio of leading start-ups. According to sources with direct knowledge of the ma…
‘Getting online is no longer a matter of choice for small businesses in India’
That the Internet is all-pervasive, is no longer a question of debate. Internet users in India was estimated to be 432 million in December 2016 and the internet population is expected to reach 465 million by June 2017, as per the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). With the Internet…
Mid-term foreign trade policy to be out before GST roll out: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the revised mid-term foreign trade policy (FTP) is to be announced few days ahead of July 1, the scheduled date for the Goods and Services Tax roll out. After holding a meeting with various stakeholders, including exporters as part mid-term…