Last week, Perfios, a fintech startup based in Bangalore (Bengaluru), India, announced it had raised approximately $6.2 Million (400 Million INR) in its Series A round of funding. The funding is a sign of how much the fintech market has been steadily growing in India the last few years. According…
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DIPP plans to launch ‘Virtual Start-up Hub’ to bring start-up community together
A single website which answers all your questions on starting a business, traverses the labyrinth of government websites on your behalf to cull out relevant information, shares relevant news, and even connects you to incubators, mentors or investors is what the Virtual Startup Hub aspires to be. …
Why Uber’s investor Pishevar is bullish on Indian start-ups
Silicon Valley’s super angel investor in Uber who campaigned against Trump’s Presidency has expressed happiness about India seeing a return of its tech entrepreneurs from the US. Shervin Pishevar, the Tehran born executive chairman of Hyperloop One and co-founder of US based venture c…
Why MSMEs should leverage peers and tap the network to solve problems
A fast-evolving business environment and rapidly-changing customer requirements have made on-the-job learning and skill upgradation a necessity for SMEs and MSMEs like never before. When you are stuck in a situation, like a customer site and need an immediate advice – who would you fall bac…
How SMEs can leverage LinkedIn to grow their business
LinkedIn is one of the world’s largest social network with over 470 million users globally. While most use LinkedIn to manage their professional profile on the web, SMEs have made the most valuable use of the professional network. Today, LinkedIn is considered to be amongst the top platform…
Fintech valley Vizag launches fintech start-up challenge in India
In a bid to make the city of Visakhapatnam the fintech hub for the country and the world, Andhra Pradesh’s Fintech Valley Vizag has launched the first Fintech innovation challenge for India’s leading broking firm, Angel Broking. As financial services companies are adapting to the transition of In…
Budget 2017: Internet companies ask for removal of ‘Google tax’
India’s internet companies are raising their voice against the equalization levy also termed ‘Google tax’ that was imposed in last budget even as the finance minister is expected to widen the tax net for such a levy. Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) which has members s…
LinkedIn exclusive: Why SMEs have the advantage when it comes to talent
Start-ups and SMEs have become the hottest places to work. In fact, we at LinkedIn found a huge 87 per cent of the country’s professionals are attracted to the idea of working for a small business and this sentiment is even stronger amongst the youngest generation of workers. But, what can smalle…
LinkedIn launches new product to help small businesses in India
LinkedIn expects to take what it calls ‘Made in India, for India’ products to other markets in the world, the CEO of the professional social networking company said. “There’s a lot of learning from what we are going to do here that we think can be extended elsewhere beyond…
Startup brings next generation of job interviews to India
The future of job interviews is here and it looks influenced by on-demand ride service Uber. The model, created by startup Monjin Interviews, is built around a video database and a platform where candidates meet interviewers purely on the basis of their skills. This is how it works: A candidate j…