Government’s ambitious Startup India initiative seems to be at the heartland of Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Union Minister has been continuously striving for the promotion and utilization of the scheme to build a strong start-up environment in the nation. Sitharaman, in…
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Noida firm develops digital platform for Govt’s ‘Startup India’ Hub
Noida-based digital technology firm, To The New (TTN), has designed the digital platform for The Startup India Hub, launched by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, on June, 19. A first of its kind initiative, the Startup India Hub is aimed at promoting the ecosystem for start-ups a…
Personal styling start-up Fabulyst raises Rs 1.4 cr in seed round from iBhubs
As the industry is moving from offline to online, none of the above is being catered. Even the biggest fashion stores offer only the collection of apparels and rest is for the customers to figure out. Fabulyst is a deep tech solution in fashion commerce. The technology emulates a personal stylist…
5 features of the Startup India Hub that you should know of
The Startup India Hub was launched on June, 19th by Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce & Industry Minister. The Hub will act as a platform for all the stake holders of Startup India, including startups, investors, funds, mentors, academia, incubators, accelerators, corporates, Government bodie…
Startup India Hub to engage with NY’s tech incubator Collaborizm to connect like-minded teammates
The Startup India campaign, launched by PM Narendra Modi, sought to encourage an entrepreneurial ecosystem in India. The hope is that this would boost not just our economy but the underlying, fundamental issue of employment as well. By promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship in India, we could c…
ONGC facilitates start-ups under government’s flagship programme
ONGC launched the ONGC Start-Up Fund on 14th August 2016. ONGC, SINE and IIT Bombay entered into a MoU to work together for incubating innovative ideas and business start-ups in the energy sector at the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) of IIT Bombay. The Pitching Session to sele…
Less noise, more action: What Indian start-ups really want from govt
After three years of PM Narendra Modi’s government in power, there have been a series of media report cards on what went right or wrong. There has been extreme criticism and some praise as well. In terms of what it has done for start-ups, it is a mixed bag. When I spoke to entrepreneurs bef…
DIPP constitutes 6 groups for preparing new industrial policy
The commerce and industry Ministry has constituted six groups for preparing a framework for the country’s new industrial policy that includes taxation, MSME and innovation, among others. The Department of industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), under the commerce ministry, is working on thi…
UN cites Indian start-up fund for govt policies on developing digital sector
The World Investment Report 2017: Investment and the Digital Economy, released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) cited the ‘India Aspiration Fund’ to say that government policies can actively support investment in local content and services and in the development …
The Embassy of Israel & Startup India launch Start TLV Competition to encourage women-led tech start-ups
Continuing to encourage women in innovation, the fifth edition of the Start TLV Competition was officially launched in India June 8. The Embassy of Israel in India is following up the competition after last year’s success and will focus on women-led Startups under 25 years of growing partnership …