कर्नाटक सरकार का कहना है कि वह अगले दो महीनों में छोटे शहरों और कस्बों के कम से कम 1,000 स्टार्ट-अप तक पहुंचकर उनकी सहायता करने की कोशिश करेगा। सरकार ने कहा है कि यह उनके स्टार्टअप सेक्टर को सशक्त करने के उद्देश्य से शुरु किये गए ‘एलेवेटर’ कार्यक्रम का एक हिस्सा है, जिसके तहत [&helli…
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Karnataka launches Elevate programme to help start-ups scale operations
The Karnataka government says it is looking to reach and aid at least 1,000 start-ups from smaller cities and towns over the next two months. This is part of its ‘Elevate’ programme, to identify 100 of the most innovative start-ups across sectors in the state. The government is partne…
Start-up: जानिए स्टार्टअप के बारे में, कैसे कारोबार शुरू करके पा सकते हैं फंड!
पिछले एक दशक में देश और दुनिया को सबसे अधिक प्रभावित करने वाली चीज है ऑनलाइन कारोबार यानी ई-कॉमर्स और उनमें भी स्टार्टअप! ग्लोबल लेवल पर भले ही इसे आये कुछ वक्त हो गया लेकिन भारत में तो यह पिछले एक दशक में ही उभरा है। पिछले दिनों तो प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने भी बैंकों […]
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Another Japanese VC looks to incubate start-up dreams here
Bengaluru: Amidst a rising cohort of Japanese venture capital firms that are bullish on lapping up investment opportunities in Indian startups is Incubate Fund which started operations in India mid last year. The investment firm plans to step up investment activity this year with 10 to 12 more in…
Juices start-up Fresh Food Concepts raises $2 mn from Angel investors
The Delhi – based, cold – pressed juices startup, Fresh Food Concepts has secured US $ 2 million in pre series A round of funding from the Angel Investors, Siddhartha Gupta and Ashwin Chadha. This funding comes in the wake of the startup planning to expand the presence of its famous fruit juice b…
Act smart! There are enough funding options for your start-up
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently warned investors about the legality of crowdfunding. “Electronic platforms facilitating fundraising on digital platforms are neither authorised nor recognised under any law governing the securities market,” said the SEBI note.…
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…
Gurgaon-based Skrilo secures seed funding of $1.5 million
Gurgaon-based Skrilo, a mobile marketing and rewards platform, has raised $1.5 million (about Rs 10 Crore) from angel investors including Livspace CEO Anuj Srivastava and Arvind Tiku, Chairman of AT Capital Group. The company will use the money for marketing its rewards program, developing new pr…
Government to involve states to push startups
In order to give impetus to startups, the government will hold detailed discussions here with states and other stakeholders on July 23. The main aim of the day-long function is to share knowledge and best practices being followed by few states on promoting budding entrepreneurs, an official said.…
US-based venture capital to launch $50 million fund focused on India
US-based investor, Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC), is launching its maiden, India-focused $50 million (Rs 332.6 crore) early-stage investment fund that will look to back enterprise software, internet and mobile-focused startups. The venture capital firm, which is led by serial entrepr…