A growing number of publishing startups such as news and ebooks mobile app Dailyhunt and selfpublishing platform Pratilipi are targeting a $2-3 billion market, aiming to bridge the gap between vernacular content and readers by translating books in Indian languages. The startups are leveraging tec…
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Bits Pilani graduates launch patient-physician mobile health app visit
Four graduates of BITS Pilani have come together to launch an on-demand healthcare platform, named VISIT, that connects patients with practitioners anytime, anywhere through smartphone or computer. The motivation for building the telemedicine app came when they — Anurag Prasad, Vaibhav Sing…
India to soon get ‘startup corridor’, will be under Science & Technology Ministry
India may soon get a ‘Startup Corridor’ to enable incubators to create a consortium that can share their specialised incubation service with startups. The government plans to create such a facility and provide financial support of Rs 5 crore to the consortium. “We are in the pro…
MIT startup workshop from March 21-23
Massachusetts Institute of Technology would be organising a Global Startup Workshop in the city from March 21 to 23. The three-day workshop which is powered by KGS Advisors LLP (KGS), core partner Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs (COWE) and Host Partner Catalyzer, will be attended by 400 star…
NASSCOM warehouse to come up at sunrise startup village
National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) will be allotted space at Sunrise Startup Village at Rushikonda here to set up a startup warehouse as part of an agreement signed with the State government. Nasscom will provide co-working space with comprehensive environment for in…
FICCI to enable & empower travel start-ups, digital tourism
NEW DELHI, March 18, 2016. The world is moving towards a new business ecosystem enabled by technology. In keeping with the emerging scenario, FICCI conceived India’s first dedicated event on travel and hospitality technology, ‘Travel & Hospitality Tech Conclave’ to leverage technology to give…
Real-time school bus tracker AppAlert raises Rs 6 Crore in seed funding
Gurgaon-based maker of AppAlert, a mobile-based, real-time school bus tracking system has raised more than Rs 6 crore in a seed round from an angel investor to launch a cloud-based solution. The app allows real-time tracking of school buses which exceeds the GPS compliance requirement by the Cent…
Startup conference Whatnext 2016 in Ahmedabad
Icreate, an autonomous start up support institution will organize a one day event – Whatnext 2016 that will bring together a variety of opinion leaders, policy designers, successful entrepreneurs, academicians and leading investors to share the experiences and their vision in creation of a …
Viber opens up its public chat system to Indian startups
Viber has opened its public chat system to Indian startups, as part of the messaging platform’s efforts in India to reach out to fledgling businesses. Zopper, ObiNo, Vuclip, Lootore and KhauGaliDeals are among the startups that in the past two to three months have joined Viber Public Chats …
Four Indian startups selected by Airbus BizLab accelerator
Airbus BizLab has selected four startups from India for its six month business accerator program. These are Blue Morfo, Shoonya Games, Qualitas and Open Turf. These four companies were selected from about 80 startups that had applied to the call for proposals in Bengaluru. Apart from these, Velme…