The Karnataka government has selected eight startups in the tourism space for grants ranging between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 50 lakh as part of its multi-sectoral startup policy. The government will disburse the funds under its Idea to Proof of Concept (Idea2POC) Grant Scheme, which is part of the broad…
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EC should allow start-ups to work on EVMs: Priyank Kharge
Bengaluru: Can startups help in ensuring fair elections? Karnataka’s IT Minister Priyank Kharge seems to think so. In the midst of accusations by some political parties over tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the recent state elections, Kharge took to Twitter on March 22 to s…
Karnataka committed to creating start-up friendly environment: Priyank Kharge
Minister of State for Information Technology and Bio-Technology Priyank Kharge has reiterated Karnataka government’s commitment to create a conducive business atmosphere for start-ups better than any other State in the country. Addressing an international seminar on Internet of Things at Sharanab…
NRIs to help start-ups link with Silicon Valley
Bengaluru: The Kannadiga NRIs from the Silicon Valley are on a mission to bridge the gap between angel funding and mentoring to ensure startups in Karnataka get the much needed push. The Association of Kannada Kootas of America (AKKA) has put forward a proposal for crossborder entrepreneurship as…
Level playing field for Indian & foreign start-ups: Karnataka IT Minister
Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge said the government provides equal opportunity to all startups, and there is a level playing field for Indian and foreign startups alike. Commenting on the lack of a level playing field for Indian startups, Kharge said, “Nothing is preventing any Indian startu…
Karnataka earmarks Rs 2 cr for tech start-ups
Karnataka Startup Cell funds Rs 2 crore in eight startups AAO Hostel, Highway Delite, Highir Technologies, Digitour Technologies, Aseuro Technology. Trip Diary, Moving up Products and Trip on Food. The startups have come up with innovative technology based solution for the tourism industry in Kar…
Karnataka Minister for policy changes in tune with emerging biz
Amid a legal battle against new state norms governing app-based taxi-aggregators, Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge said these companies should follow the rules but pitched for changes in policies in tune with emerging new businesses like e-commerce. “There are certain laws that needs to…
Rs 10 cr disbursed to boost startups: Karnataka IT Minister
The Karnataka Startup Cell has witnessed nearly 1,400 registrations in the last two months and close to Rs eight to Rs ten crore has been disbursed under the “Innovate Karnataka” initiative to provide assistance to startups, state IT Minister Priyank Kharge said. “The actual tak…
Karnataka to conduct ‘hackathon’ to source solutions from startups
Karnataka Tourism department has said it is conducting an open challenge (hackathon) to crowd-source innovative solutions and products from startups working in the area of Tourism. Government through this challenge is inviting proposals from early stage startups to present their products or solut…
Karnataka Start-Up Council stands to improve ease of doing business
The Karnataka Start-up Council has stressed the need to improve ease of doing business for start-ups and ensuring availability of manpower, said an official statement on Sunday. “The Council has suggested that the state government departments should commission pilot projects by start-ups and faci…