Start Up India

CARE RATINGS TO ASSESS AND GRADE STARTUPS

  Credit rating agency CARE has entered into an agreement with investment platform GREX to assess and grade startups & SMEs registered with the latter. The move is expected to benefit corporates and lenders who shy away from investing in startups due to weak disclosures and lack of infor…

START-UP POLICY TALKS AT THE PMO

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Start-up India, Stand up India’ campaign has reached his office. Issues related to hurdles that start-ups face are learnt to have been discussed at a meeting held in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Wednesday.  The matter came up during the PM’s seventh …

WITH Rs 165 CRORE IN THE KITTY, URBANCLAP LOOKS TO HOME IN

Healthy dining chain Sattviko has acquired food delivery startup Call A Meal for an undisclosed amount. Launched in 2014 by software engineer Kartik Singhal, Call A Meal offers meal services to homes and offices in Jaipur, Rajasthan. “This acquisition will help us strengthen our delivery service,…

MAHINDRA DRIVES INTO STARTUP SPACE WITH CORPORATE GARAGES

Auto to defence conglomerate Mahindra Group is joining the startup bandwagon by helping aspiring entrepreneurs among its employees build startups in-house with seed funding and incubation facilities.  “It is a very natural step for us to take on the task of incubating new-age startups within our …