With India witnessing immense startup growth, the Silicon Valley has invited a group of top 30 Indian startups providing Software as a Service (SaaS) products at a global scale to establish links with Fortune 500 companies in the US. The event, Startup Bridge India, aims to raise awareness among …
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Facebook pumps $40k into Indian fashion start-up
Mumbai: CoutLoot, an end-to-end fashion re-commerce platform, has been selected for Facebook’s developer-focused “FbStart” programme, receiving access to $40,000 worth of credits and services from the social networking giant. Launched last year, “FbStart” helps devel…
PayUmoney continues to deliver unparalleled services to Indian SMBs
PayUmoney has emerged as one of the market leaders enabling India’s stride towards a digital and cashless economy. Owing to its perpetual commitment towards the growth of the industry, PayUmoney today enjoys explicit trust of more than 2,25,000+ merchants from all across India. Some of the reno…
Facebook gives $40k to JobSenz as part of its start-up programme
Education technology startup JobSenz has been selected for FbStart, the earlystage, mobile-focused startup programme launched last year by Facebook, as it continues to woo the country’s startup ecosystem, a critical market for the technology behemoth. As part of the prestigious programme, JobSenz…
Facebook launches buy-and-sell ‘Marketplace’
Facebook on October 3 launched a new online “Marketplace” allowing members of the huge social network to buy and sell with each other. The new feature puts Facebook squarely in competition with local online selling platforms led by Craigslist, and offers an alternative to marketplaces…
Angel investment: What kind of a ball are your angels having?
Despite a slowdown in VC funding, the angel and seed investment landscape in India has witnessed an exponential growth in 2016. Nearly Rs 113.6 crore have been raised by tech startups in the country through 69 deals so far this year, marking a year-on-year growth of 62 percent in overall deal val…
India’s millennials assess future careers, digital technology impact & robotic replacement risk: Telenor Group
Telenor Group released the results of a pilot online survey across six nations in Asia, including India, assessing millennials’ attitudes about their future career, technology’s impact and the skills they need to be best prepared for the jobs of tomorrow. The results indicate thatthe nation’s yo…
Facebook launches 3 new solutions to help small businesses
Social media giant Facebook on September 8 launched three new solutions to help small businesses become large and local businesses become global. Businesses can now use `Lookalike Audiences` tool to reach customers in new countries who are similar to their existing ones, Facebook said in a statem…
Facebook to help Jodhpur’s handicraft artisans in growing biz
Social networking giant Facebook has come forward to help handicraft artisans of Jodhpur, which has a global imprint on handicraft manufacturing and exports. A business promotion team from Facebook will be in the city next week to hold seminars and one-to-one meetings with the artisans and train …
EarlySalary.com to raise $6mn, eyes expansion to smaller cities
EarlySalary.com, a fintech startup that offers personal loans, will raise $5-6 million in the coming months as it looks to expand its presence across cities like Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Jaipur. The Pune-based firm offers loans ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs one lakh for a tenure of 7 to 30 day…