Tata group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata, a serial start-up investor, said on September 20 that he will support startups that have founders who have passion to build sustainable company rather than scaling it up just to sell it. Tata has been investing in startups in India and abroad. Some of thes…
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Mumbai-based tea start-ups to set up stores, cafes overseas
Tea Trails currently has a pan-India presence with 35 outlets and has adopted a franchise model to expand its operations.
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GST rolled-out! Industrialists & SMEs anxious, yet look forward to business without borders
India now breathes as a reformed nation. With the push of a button, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out India’s biggest tax-reform – Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1 at Central Hall of Parliament in a special mid-night joint session. With the implementatio…
Star-studded GST launch: Here is full guest list for Midnight bash at Parliament
GST rollout: After years of inputs and months of speculation, the Goods and Services Tax or GST rollout will finally take place today during a midnight session in Parliament’s Central Hall. The hall itself is of historic significance as the last time it hosted a midnight event, it was in 1997 on …
Moglix launches SAAS based GST solution to empower $300 b manufacturing segment in India
Ratan Tata-backed B2B e-Commerce marketplace Moglix announced the launch of ‘Green GST’ – a SAAS-based GST application solution for manufacturing units across India. Aimed at improving transparency and digitization in the manufacturing space, the tool will provide organisations with end-to-end Go…
सस्ते और इनोवेटिव चिकित्सा उपकरणों के लिए स्टार्टअप आगे आयें | नरेंद्र मोदी
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने सस्ते और इनोवेटिव चिकित्सा उपकरणों के लिए स्टार्टअप को अपने विचारों को देने के आमंत्रित किया है। जो कि स्वास्थ्य सेवा क्षेत्र से संबंधित मुद्दों को हल करने के लिए मौजूदा समय के लिए कारगर हों। टाटा मेमोरियल अस्पताल के कैंसर इलाज के 75 वर्ष होने पर मोदी ने कहा कि [&hell…
PM calls for start-up ideas for innovative, cheaper medical devices
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited start-up ideas for medical devices that would be innovative and cheaper in order to address the issues concerning the healthcare sector. In an address to mark 75 years of cancer treatment by Tata Memorial Hospital, Modi invited start-ups to focus on resear…
Xiaomi to back start-ups that enhance mobile experience: VP Manu Jain
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc., the world’s second-most valuable start-up, made its first publicly-disclosed investment in India in April of 2017. It led a $25 million round in online entertainment company Hungama Digital Media Entertainment as part of its strategy to introduce local conten…
Ayesha Takia turns investor for The Good Life Company; Bets $1 m
Online luxury tea brand The Good Life Company has secured $1 Mn in Seed funding from husband-wife duo Ayesha Takia Azmi and Abu Farhan Azmi. The startup plans to use the raised funds to strengthen its operations in Mumbai and to expand services in Tier I cities like Delhi, Bengaluru, and Kolkata.…
Start-ups should look for homogeneous market segments within SE Asia: Amit Anand of Jungle Ventures
South-East Asia comprises as many as 10 different countries, but it is a “homogeneous” region for start-up investing, argues Amit Anand, Founder and Managing Partner of Singapore-based venture capital firm Jungle Ventures which counts Ratan Tata as a special advisor. According to Anand, start-ups…