Bengaluru-based online furniture and home decor startup Urban Ladder has revised its maternity benefits policy, in line with industry trends and in an effort to prevent women at mid to senior levels dropping out of the workforce when they become mothers. “We enjoy a healthy diversity ratio …
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Now, Payjo’s bot will recharge your phone
Fintech payments startup Payjo has launched its product Recharge Bot, an application virtualisation platform for recharging prepaid phone accounts through Facebook messenger, the product has seen up to 2,000 users since its launch over 48 hours ago. The application does not need to be downloaded …
Chinese startup creates drones that can think
The rise of intelligent machines could become literal this year, when a Chinese startup begins selling a camera drone that can track and film people and objects on sight. Zero Zero Robotics, a Beijing-based startup valued at $150 million in a November funding round, plans to introduce its Hover C…
CII ties up with cloudBuy for B2B sourcing platform
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has tied up with cloudBuy, a global provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions, to launch a business-to-business e-commerce trading platform CIItrade.in. The online platform will bring together business-to-business buyers and sellers on a common platfo…
CareOnGo raises funds in pre-series A
B2B e-distribution startup CareOnGo has raised an undisclosed amount in pre-series A funding round led by Farooq Oomerbhoy of FAO Ventures. A consortium of investors including Anupam Mittal and Anand Mittal of People Group, Head of Flipkart’s ads Business Ravi Garikipati, Co-Founder of Unic…
MSMEs seek access to patented tech through licensing of SEP on FRAND terms
The Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME), has told the Department of Industrial Promotion and Production (DIPP) that to realize Make in India, the setting-up of uniform standards, sustainability and access to patented technology are vital for technological advanc…
5 women lead start-ups that raised funding in 2016
Women in our country are playing very well when it comes to operating their start-up brand. In India, start-ups have evolved in very sector from food to lifestyle, online-offline, from technology to social enterprise and what not. Well we can say in the coming years start-ups will be seen as the …
DIPP mapping incubation centres for entrepreneurs
Flooded with over 400 calls a day at the recently launched Startup Hub, the government is scaling up big time to deal with the deluge of budding entrepreneurs. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has started mapping incubation centres across the country to extend help to busi…
Start-up fashion portals plan international expansion
Startup luxury fashion portals Darveys and Confidential Couture are planning to raise funds and are also eyeing international expansion, their founders said. Darveys.com is a members only fashion portal founded in 2014, which sells clothing and accessories of several global brands, including Fend…
Nazara Games picks up 26 percent in mastermind sports
Nazara Games has picked up a 26% stake in London-based mobile gaming startup Mastermind Sports. This is its second investment after it put in an undisclosed amount in the London-based firm Truly Social, which focuses on women centric games. Mastermind Sports, founded in 2014, is a gaming studio w…