Over the last five years, consumer internet companies have grabbed most of the dollars but it’s the workhorse business-to business start-ups that are racking up revenues
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Google deepens engagement with Indian start-ups via Sand Hill programme
Technology giant Google is deepening its engagements with startups in India and is working with a bunch of “high growth“ ventures as part of a global programme to mentor and deepen its technical engagement with the potential winners of tomorrow. Over the past year, Google has been working with In…
India adds 40 new start-up incubators in 2016; Surpasses Israel to take-up 3rd spot in highest accelerators
Bengaluru: The government’s initiative to establish 30 incubators in educational institutions under the Startup India programme has enabled India to surpass Israel as the country with the third highest number of start-up incubators and accelerators. India now has 140 such institutions, ahea…
Gurgaon may shine with big names, but Delhi homes more start-ups
The total number of start-ups in the NCR is 4,218 but guess what, Gurgaon is not topping this list. While Noida contributes to 20 per cent of the total number, with 784 start-ups, Delhi still has the lead with 45 per cent — concentrated mostly in South and Central Delhi. Nationally, Gurgaon comes…
Vizag firm gets Startup India recognition
MEDIC TFHC Pvt. Ltd, a city-based start-up, which developed a mobile app for providing medical services at a click, has received recognition by Startup India for developing an innovative product. The firm, being mentored under NASSCOM’s 10k startup programme at its warehouse set up at Sunrise Inc…
TN plans $77 mn VC fund in bid to build the next top tier start-up hub
“She is a quaint city with quirky street names…She offers global cuisines on roadside carts, Piping hot idlies at the stroke of midnight… Is it denims,dry fruits or spices you want? Books, electronic or musical instruments? Name it and she will let you have it… She is the modernity that villages …
NIRDPR to support 120 rural start-ups, innovators
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) is making efforts through its rural innovation and startup conclave to create networking opportunity with incubators, mentors and funding agencies. NIRDPR has received around 200 applications from start…
Women hardly a presence in Hyderabad’s start-up ecosystem
Hyderabad: The city may have established itself as an emerging technology startup ecosystems in the country, but gender disparity continues to be a matter of concern in the field. Data available with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) indicates that there has be…
Nasscom’s IoT centre ties up with Revvx for start-up accelerator
IT industry body Nasscom’s Centre for Excellence for Internet of Things has tied up with Bangalore-based hardware accelerator Revvx to launch an accelerator that will focus on startups in areas such as IoT, smart gadgets and artificial intelligence. As part of the alliance Revvx will move its upc…
B2B start-ups surpass over B2C peers
As startup ecosystem is maturing in India, the number of B2B startups is increasing when compared to B2C startups. Mentors, investors and startup experts observe that the increase in B2B startups is a sign of startups getting more focused and serious, which is a healthy sign. “Many youngsters ven…