Zone Startups, the India arm of the Toronto-based tech accelerator has roped in Microsoft, Department of Science and Technology, Tata Trust’s Social Alpha, Cherie Blaire Foundation, ICICI Bank and Amazon to promote women entrepreneurs building technology-enabled ventures…
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Zone Startups India joins country’s VC funding club
In what seems to be a slow but steady change in the investment tide for the start-up ecosystem, a slew of early-stage funds have been launched since the start of this year. The latest to join the club of new early-stage venture capital funds is private accelerator Zone Start-ups India. The Zone S…
How a start-up can take steps with a mentor
I got “wings to fly” from IBM, says Sandeep Singh Kolhi, Co-Founder of a patent searching and analytics tool Xlpat. The US tech major mentored the tool, apart from offering infrastructure, training and hosting the platform on their cloud. “With IBM technology and services aiding us, we could focu…
Accelerator program launched to support international start-ups in India
Mumbai: Zone Startups India is all set to launch an international accelerator programme based out of Mumbai. The new programme touted as a market accelerator called ‘Gateway91’ aims to host and support international, growth-stage startups looking to build their India market. Earlier t…
Zone Startups to launch programmes in digital inclusion & IoT by 2017
Start-up accelerator Zone Start-ups India will launch two new accelerator programmes in digital inclusion, smart cities and Internet of Things space (IoT), early next year. “We are going to launch two accelerator programmes in digital inclusion and smart cities and internet of things areas …
Soft landing program launched by Zone Start-ups to work with international start-ups
Zone Start-ups has launched Gateway 91, a soft landing program to work with international start-ups and growth stage companies looking to access the Indian market. Canadian Minister of innovation, science and economic development Navdeep Bains announced the creation of the new soft landing progra…
Indian startups can tap North America with this contest
Friday, July 8: Mumbai based Zone start ups along with the Government of Ontario, Canada has launched ‘The Next BIG Idea’ contest. This is an opportunity for tech startups from India, to tap into the North American market. The contest selects 5 hi-tech, hi-potential startups at an early stage, an…
Zone startups to focus on the ‘zone school of code’
Zone Startups India will focus on the ‘Zone School of Code’ in a bid to provide quality talent to the sector. The accelerator, which was set up by the BSE Institute in partnership with Toronto’s Ryerson Futures Inc, recently secured Rs 3 crore in grant from National Science &…
Investors now exploring 3D printing and scanning startups
As 3D printing and scanning startups emerge in India, investors are exploring options for early-stage investments in the sector. Abhijit Patil, Co-Founder of NXG, is part of the Zone Startups incubator, creating 3D scanning and printing software systems that could be applied to both e-commerce as…