Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and venture capitalist Sanjeev Aggarwal have launched a $100-million venture fund to back mid-stage start-ups that solve unique Indian problems in the consumer technology space. While Nilekani is looking to back companies that target India’s domestic economy, he…
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Google Launchpad picks 6 start-ups from India, shows love for AI
Google’s Launchpad accelerator on May 24 announced its fourth batch of start-ups. The latest class of Launchpad has 33 start-ups from across Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America, including six from India. These companies will work closely with Google for six months. They get equity-free suppor…
World Tourism Day Special: Travel start-ups to spin the tourism era
Travel based startups have of late been getting more funding than even e-commerce portals. Travel startups are also witnessing a boom for past two years. According to research firm Tracxn’s data, first half of this year saw $457.67 million in funding versus $75.4 million during the same period in…
Travel startups beat ecommerce marketplaces in funding race this year
Startups in travel business have received more funding than ecommerce marketplaces so far this year, according to data sourced from research firm Tracxn. Travel startups have received $366,450,000 while ecommerce marketplace startups have received $357,831,100 in funding since the beginning of 20…