The education tech sector hopes to offer more personalised services with companies and startups, which dream to create anything from ‘digital learning assistants’ to augmented reality products, creating teams to explore the next big thing in education. These teams are not bound by any quarterly g…
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From e-Commerce to fintech & data analytics, Indian start-ups are changing: Indian Angel Network Co-Founder
With the likes of Uber, Co-founder Travis Kalanick, Kotak Mahindra, Managing Director, Uday Kotak, SEBI, Chairman, UK Sinha and Niti Aayog, CEO, Amitabh Kant among others, the TiE Global Summit scheduled to be held on December 16-17 at New Delhi, promises to be the biggest startup event in the co…
Amazon rolls out Launchpad for start-ups in India
New Delhi: Amazon Inc. on December 5th announced the launch of its global programme for start-up products, Launchpad, in India. “Launchpad is a destination for start-ups to showcase unique products to millions of consumers world over,” Jason Feldman, Director of global innovations, Amazon, said a…
Uber creates AI lab, buying start-up Geometric Intelligence
Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to buy start-up Geometric Intelligence Inc. to help the ride-hailing company create a new artificial-intelligence research lab. The start-up had 15 employees and was developing new machine-learning techniques inspired by cognitive science that rely on less data. Chie…
Deskera claims to be the first GST compliant cloud software provider in India
Reports circulating the web reveal the compulsion to roll out GST by Sep 16, 2017. With businesses gone online, and a trend inclined towards cloud and data analytics, many would look for software services to help build their business function smoothly. Pune-based Deskera is one such service provi…
Demonetisation Effect | Start-ups shift into high gear
Even as the demonetisation announcement of November 8 and its fallout continue to receive mixed reactions, aspiring entrepreneurs took to maneuvering strategically, taking several measures to make people, especially the underprivileged, aware about the ban and helping them ease their woes. This, …
Telemedicine start-ups give gateway to rural women for providing medical help
When Pooja Rathore, 23, was brought to Karma Health care’s clinic in Jaisamand in Rajasthan, she was in a critical condition. The doctors ordered a blood test, found that her haemoglobin level was as low as 2.1 and ordered an immediate transfusion to save her life. All within minutes and fr…
Hedge funds fleeing Indian start-up market
Hedge funds were all over the Indian startup scene last year. Look around now and it will be hard to spot one. They have simply fallen off the cliff in 2016. There have been only 10 deals involving hedge funds in the first three quarters of 2016, compared to 50 deals in the same period […]…
Demonetisation Effect | Hiring may shoot up as Fintech start-ups gain galore
Fintech startups are proving to be the biggest beneficiaries of the government’s demonetisation move and with the rise in business, recruitment plans of these companies are likely to see a significant uptrend in the coming months, experts say. E-wallet companies like Paytm, PayU India, Mobi…
GoZoop gears up to make acquisitions in SMEs structured
The ad agency giants are always on the lookout for fresh talent, and often end up shelling out big monies to buyout startups, that add value to their portfolios. Especially in India, over the last five years, acquisitions have been an integral part of network agencies’ growth plans. While that’s …