Complicated tax rules are hindering the growth of start-ups as the angel companies are being muted, National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) chairman Raman Roy said in Bengaluru on Thursday. He was speaking to reporters at the launch of the 2017 edition of the&n…
Tag: 500 Startups
Tech funding soars in India: CB Insights
Venture capital funding has roared back in 2017 in Asia after a slowdown in 2016. Technology funding in India has also jumped, according to the ‘Asia Tech Investment Report’ by CB Insights, a data intelligence platform. Highlights from the report: $106 billion invested across 5,019 deals since 20…
‘Start-ups shouldn’t feel entitled to investments’
Bengaluru: Start-ups have to be clear about the need for venture-capital funds and should get out of the entitlement mentality, said Shalini Prakash, Venture Partner, 500 Startups, at an investor insight event held by global start-up community Startup Grind. Sharing insights to a group of entrepr…
Paytm buys edutech start-up Edukart
Payment services provider Paytm (One97 Communications Ltd) has bought education technology start-up Edukart, backed by cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, after it failed to raise new funds, said three people aware of the development. The purchase, whose value wasn’t di…