Bhubaneswar: While interacting with an eclectic gathering of more than 500 startups, entrepreneurs and policy makers Rajan Anandan Vice President & M.D, Google for South-East Asia & India called upon the startups to focus on the needs of India-2 and India-3. He said that most of the start…
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Coworking start-up Innov8 raises an undisclosed amount from angel investors
Mumbai: Coworking space provider Innov8 has raised an undisclosed amount in an angel round enabled by LetsVenture and Venture Catalysts. The round saw investments by prominent angel investors such as Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm, Rajan Anandan of Google, Kunal Shah of FreeCharge, Girish Mathrubo…
Open environments tend to breed the best competitors says Google’s Rajan Anandan
Some of India’s most successful entrepreneurs may be seeking protectionist measures and competitive advantage over foreign rivals operating in the country in the form of local government regulation, but Google’s go-to person in India Rajan Anandan cuts across the popular narrative wit…
Start-ups need to engage more closely with govt: MeitY Secy
The Indian startup ecosystem needs to work more closely with the government and engage in sharing information and analysis to “make sure all the irrationalities are ironed out over a period of time”, a top government official said. Speaking at a CII event, Ministry of Electronics and …
Nvidia launches AI start-up program in India
Nvidia has launched the Nvidia Inception program in India, in recognition of the country’s potential for artificial intelligence innovation. Inception is a virtual incubator program to support startups with ideas in AI. Members will receive a custom set of benefits, from hardware grants and marke…
Google’s Rajan Anandan invests in women health tracker start-up
Bengaluru-based women’s health tracker startup Maya has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Rajan Anandan, Google Vice-President Southeast Asia and India. Previously called LoveCycles, Maya had raised seed funding of Rs 5 crore from Prime Venture Partners earlier this year. The com…
Indian online retail market to trail behind China: Report
The Indian online retail market will grow at a much slower pace as compared to China, says a new report by Kotak Institutional Equities which estimates gross sales or the value of merchandise sold on ecommerce platforms, referred to as GMV, to reach $28 billion by 2020. India’s online retai…
Goa signs MoU with Google India to promote digital literacy
The Goa government signed a memorandum of understanding with Google India to promote digital literacy and drive the digital transformation in the state. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and Vice President, Google South East Asia and India Rajan Anandan signed the MoU here. “As a first step…
Sillicon Valley Company Innovaccer has raised $15.6 million funds
Silicon Valley-based big data startup Innovaccer has raised $15.6 million in series-A funding led by Westbridge Capital Partners. The round also saw participation from other angel investors including former Yahoo Chief Technical Officer Raymie Stata, founder of Route Science Technologies Herb Mad…
Google zeroes in on cloud offerings
With the Indian cloud computing market becoming increasingly competitive, Google is sharpening its focus on India for its Google for Work, a set of cloud-based offerings for enterprises, to raise productivity and internal collaboration. According to the company, India has become one of the fastes…