Tag: SoftBank Group

Social start-up Haqdarshak secures angel funding

Nitish Kumar Releases Bihar’s Startup Policy, Announces Rs 500Cr Fund At the 4th Bihar Entrepreneurship Summit (BES), organised by Bihar Entrepreneurs Association, on March 21, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released Bihar StartUp Policy 2017. Bihar is among the few states in India to have a startup…

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…

e-Commerce cos fail to log profits, investors choke off fund flow

With most e-retailers unable to scale up quickly enough to turn profitable, investors are holding back on investments, reports Anushree Bhattacharya in New Delhi. Data released by Tracxn Technologies shows fund flows have slowed sharply with just $3.7 billion coming in between January and Novembe…