Digital contactless payments solutions firm ToneTag has raised funds from a group of IT industry veterans, including Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services, T K Kurien, Vice Chairman of Wipro, Anand Chandrasekaran, former Snapdeal Chief Product Officer, Deepak Ghaisas, former i…
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Global investors scout Indian startups for next Infosys, Wipro
Bengaluru: Brimming software talent, globally viable products and lower production costs are increasingly attracting global investors to help Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) startups in the hope of discovering a new generation Infosys or Wipro. Of the 82 Indian SaaS companies that received in…
Unlocking the real value of India’s start-up ecosystem
The story of Indian start-ups is not just limited to the current century; in fact it began over four decades ago. Through the 1980s, a handful of pioneering IT services companies, including the likes of Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro, put India firmly on the global economic map. The…
How fixing these government policies could benefit start-ups
The government has overwhelmingly acknowledged and supported the mushrooming startup ecosystem in India. However, industry experts still believe that there continues to be nuts and bolts that need to be fixed in the ecosystem in order to carry out business at a faster pace. Initiatives like Start…
Mexico is top destination for India’s automobile exports; growth over 110%
Mexico has emerged as the top destination for India’s automobile exports making a compelling case for the Indian engineering exporters to push for further push in the growing South American markets, according to EEPC India. The EEPC India which would be organising India Pavilion at Expo National…
Wipro puts $1.5 million in Israeli cybersecurity startup
Software exporter Wipro has picked up a minority stake in Israeli cybersecurity startup IntSights Cyber Intelligence for $1.5 million, months after the Bengaluru-based firm invested in Israeli venture capital firm TLV Ventures. In a statement to the stock exchanges, Wipro said that it has picked …
Karnataka plans Skill Development Ministry
To address growing concerns arising from automation, the Karnataka government is planning to set up a Ministry for Skill Development. Addressing a gathering of corporates at CII’s (Confederation of Indian Industry) 12th India Innovation Summit, RV Deshpande, Minister for Large and Medium Industri…
With SmartQ & Hate2wait, the nightmare of queues is almost over
After having sold his first company, Tastykhana, to Food Panda in 2014, Shachin Bharadwaj was on the lookout for a new business idea. It was while waiting at a paediatrician’s clinics that he struck upon an idea for a new venture, which he would later name ‘SMINQ’ (see me in no …
Aahaa.in raises Rs 6.7 crore from YourNest Angel Fund
Aahaa.in, an online platform for sourcing consumables for businesses, has raised about Rs 6.7 crore ($1 million) in pre-Series A round from YourNest Angel fund and a consortium of investors. The platform, which has been live for 16 months, currently works with Ashok Leyland, Wipro and other store…
Online renting platform RentSher secures $300K seed funding
Online rental marketplace RentSher has raised more than $300K in seed funding. The round was led by Dubai based ex-McKinsey investor Vaibhav Doshi along with a clutch of other well known entrepreneurs turned investors including Abhay Singhal, Co-founder of In Mobi, Vibhu Garg, Co-founder and COO …