Bengaluru: As many as 20 start-ups across India have been shortlisted for assistance to set up their businesses in London, as part of the India Emerging 20 programme hosted by London Mayor’s initiative London & Partners. These 20 start-ups have been selected from 345 participants across the c…
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Bahrain’s new fintech fund to invest in Indian start-ups
Bahrain’s new fintech fund will invest in Indian start-ups that have an economic interest in Bahrain. In a bid to speed up its financial offerings in the fintech space, Bahrain has tied up with the Singapore Fintech Consortium to invest in fintech start-ups in the middle-east and Asia region to b…
Success rate among Indian start-ups is good: IT expert
Hyderabad: Mortality rate among start-ups in India is not alarming, and their success ratio is actually good and on par with global trend, said an expert in information technology (IT) industry. “In the start-up industry (in India), if you look at ten companies at least three or four will s…
Why Indian start-ups are ready for a reboot in FY18
Even as the Indian startup ecosystem has seen declining investments, layoffs and shutdowns since last few months, the next fiscal will see fundamental changes and emergence of leaner ventures, says a white paper by Noida-based VC firm advantEdge Partners. “The conditions are ripe for a reboot of …
ABB looks to plug into Indian start-ups
Mumbai: Swiss industrial giant ABB Group is exploring the possibility of investing in Indian start-ups, which will complement with its line of business. Globally, it has investments of over $150 million in high-potential industrial technology and energy companies. Managing Director of ABB India L…
US investor Tim Draper shifts focus on Indian start-ups again
Timothy Cook Draper, founder of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Draper Associates, is back in India to invest in early-stage startups after a one-year hiatus, according to a media report. Draper will invest about $1 million in each startup. The key areas of focus will be firms working o…
British Indians pool funds for Indian start-ups, open new accelerator in Bangalore
From billionaire steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal to London cabbies, England teems with people from its former colony, India. They bagged nearly 60 percent of British work visas last year and comprise the UK’s biggest overseas-born population. One of them is Atal Malviya, who got a computer science d…
Revvx partners Global Sources to give Indian start-ups international exposure
Revvx, a Bangalore-based Hardware/IoT Accelerator has partnered with NASDAQ listed Global Sources to provide Indian startups a platform to showcase Indian innovation to global retail buyers and distributors. Global sources is a Hong-Kong based business-to-business (B2B) media company that is know…
16 Indian start-ups raise funding in The Vault’s first season
After a remarkable performance that offered a high dose of informative entertainment to its viewers, The Vault, a one-of-its-kind Indian reality TV show has concluded its extremely-successful first season. The season comprised 12 episodes and facilitated investments worth up to Rs 11 crore. The i…
Google in buyout talks with Indian start-ups and VC firms
Bengaluru | New Delhi: Google has begun exploratory talks with start-ups and venture capital investors in the country in what could lead to its first acquisition of an Indian company, according to three people directly aware of the matter. The world’s largest internet company is seeking to …