India’s largest angel association Indian Angel Network (IAN) invested close to Rs 340 crore in seed and early stage deals during 2016. The network invested in about 30 deals, averaging three deals a month, many of which were follow on rounds in existing portfolio startups. IAN has a members…
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Free markets are important for every economy: SoftBank MD
Free markets are important for every economy as it allows consumers to have enough choices and the only thing required in a country is to have a level playing field, said Deep Nishar, Managing Director, SoftBank Group. He also added that Indians should not be worried about other people ‘eating ou…
From e-Commerce to fintech & data analytics, Indian start-ups are changing: Indian Angel Network Co-Founder
With the likes of Uber, Co-founder Travis Kalanick, Kotak Mahindra, Managing Director, Uday Kotak, SEBI, Chairman, UK Sinha and Niti Aayog, CEO, Amitabh Kant among others, the TiE Global Summit scheduled to be held on December 16-17 at New Delhi, promises to be the biggest startup event in the co…
Donald’s triumph is good for Indian start-ups
Depending on which side of the Atlantic you’re on, you can’t ignore the fact that today is also 9/11 and some worlds have come crashing down: Donald Trump has charged ahead of Hilary Clinton and Narendra Modi has stunned India by demonetising Rs 1000 and Rs 500 currency notes overnigh…
Startups welcome GST but wary of fine print
While there is a general buzz of approval over the passing of the GST Bill by the Upper House of the Indian Parliament, there are some murmurs of disquiet as well. The startup community has unanimously welcomed the decision of the legislators but there are certain provisions which have given caus…
IAN and Napino launch an incubation programme
Indian Angel Network (IAN), and Napino Auto & Electronics, manufacturer of electrical and electronic components for the automotive industry on May 30th 2016 announced their collaboration to launch an incubation programme to encourage entrepreneurs to create innovative and disruptive solutions…
Budget 2016 | Quotable Quotes
“Finance Minister spent a considerable amount of time in trying to address the rural distress and the difficulties being faced by the farmers. The emphasis on the budget on various schemes and ideas, which including for instance the linking of the MNREGA scheme to rural challenges, is very signif…
New startup policy to boost entrepreneurs
Addressing a ‘Startup Leaders Meet’ organized by FICCI in association with TiE Silicon Valley, United States, there was a need to create an ecosystem for startups where knowledge workers could be converted to knowledge entrepreneurs. The business delegation from TiE Silicon Valley was visiting In…