Mallya said GST is an example of how digitisation is helping in adoption of technology. The technological transformation in SME space seems to be significant post GST rollout, he said.
…
Tag: artificial intelligence
Google Launchpad picks 6 start-ups from India, shows love for AI
Google’s Launchpad accelerator on May 24 announced its fourth batch of start-ups. The latest class of Launchpad has 33 start-ups from across Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America, including six from India. These companies will work closely with Google for six months. They get equity-free suppor…
IIIT-H invites applications from start-ups for Seeding@Launchpad incubator programme
Hyderabad: Furthering IIIT-H Foundation’s reach in backing startups, the foundation is inviting applications from deeptech startups for its six-month Seeding@Launchpad incubator programme. Under this flagship, early stage tech startups will gain access to a host of services, facilities and guidan…
Indian start-up economy has the potential to become one of the biggest tech markets in the world
India has the potential and infrastructure to become one of the biggest tech markets in the world! With +4.500 tech startups, India is the third-largest tech startup hub in the world already. In our view the increase of quality startups and initiatives by the Indian government indicates that the …
Tech Trends shaping the future | Analog devices’ global ceo, Vincent Roche
Technologies that just a few years ago still seemed like science fiction, edged closer to the commonplace in 2016. Pokémon GO brought Augmented Reality into the public vernacular. The launch of PlayStation VR and other devices and apps pushed Virtual Reality into the hands of consumers and busin…
Ford to invest $1 bn in Artificial Intelligence start-up
Ford Motor Co. is investing $1 billion over the next five years in artificial intelligence startup Argo AI to help build the brains of its robot cars. The Pittsburgh company, founded last year, specializes in robotics and virtual driver systems. It will compliment Ford’s autonomous vehicle …
India’s startup ecosystem scales up with widespread government initiatives
With 4,200 tech startups, India is the third-largest tech startup hub in the world. But the steady increase in startups and a range of initiatives by the Indian government to spur growth does not mean the challenges for entrepreneurs are any less. In India, 40% of startups failed since 2014, whil…
SIDBI picks eight ventures to invest Rs 428 cr in startups
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) has chosen eight venture funds to invest in startups as defined under the Startup India Action Plan and will support them with a corpus amount of Rs 428 crore. Sidbi’s Venture Capital Investment Committee (VCIC), which comprises former …
Fractal Analytics raises $100 million from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund
Data analytics company Fractal Analytics, founded in 2000, has raised $100 million (Rs 667 crore) from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah in one of the largest investments in the technology ecosystem in 2016. The investment will value the US and India-based company at close to $300 million …
Angel network plans to invest over Rs 1 crore in artificial intelligence startups
Mumbai-based Angel Network and co-working space Venture Catalysts, which has over 150 angels in its network, plans to invest over a crore in artificial intelligence startups over the next one year. The network which recently partnered with Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator Plug and Play, e…