Allahabad: Three pass-outs of Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) MTech, Shwetank Agarwal, Pawan Paul Lakhra and Rashmi Ranjan Rout have set up a company which offers car and bike wash at one’s doorstep in Allahabad and Varanasi. After getting recognition as a…
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Technical textiles use in govt projects gets push
Technical textiles or functional textiles, considered a sunrise sector in the country, is all set for demand taking off for products such as geo and agro textiles. “Technical textiles is a thrust area for the Government because of the value addition involved,” said Textile Commissioner Kavita Gup…
India’s fintech sector rises to 72 start-ups in last 3 years
Fintech start-ups in the country has seen a large growth in recent times in India. At a time when the government has been aggressively pushing for digital payments and bringing into a formal ID system, increased funding and tax reliefs have pushed such start-ups. There are currently 72 start-ups …
IIIT-H invites applications from start-ups for Seeding@Launchpad incubator programme
Hyderabad: Furthering IIIT-H Foundation’s reach in backing startups, the foundation is inviting applications from deeptech startups for its six-month Seeding@Launchpad incubator programme. Under this flagship, early stage tech startups will gain access to a host of services, facilities and guidan…
India world’s largest start-up ecosystem, but in VCs & angel networks it stutters
India is the world’s third largest start-up ecosystem with over 4,200 start-ups in existence according to NASSCOM. Yet, in terms of VCs and angel networks, India compares poorly to the developed world. In the US alone, there are an estimated 1,300 venture funds in operation in contrast to a paltr…
Reliance Group’s Unlimit launches IoT platform for ‘Enablement’ of start-ups
Reliance Group’s Unlimit has launched an Internet of Things (IoT) platform which will aim to enterprise users on April 13. Reliance’s Unlimit had joined hands with a global IoT Software provider Cumulocity and launched a new platform ‘Enablement’ to showcase their new products and services. ‘Enab…
Edutech start-up myly secures funds from SIDBI
The Jaipur – based firm, EduCommerce Technologies, which runs the edutech startup, myly, recently announced that it has secured fresh funds from Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) under the bank’s Startup Mitra scheme. The edutech startup has so far raised Rs. 1.61 crores from var…
10 ways in which you can ensure your start-up’s success
Entrepreneurship requires you to be many opposing things, simultaneously and consistently. We at EGK Foods, stand on the cusp of raising our first real round of funds so, I would love to share what I have learnt so far. I was once an amateur online poker player, therefore, I can broadly describe …
Indian start-ups to scale analytics opportunity in China
Chennai: Upto 30 Indian startups stand the chance to offer solutions to complex issues identified by the Guizhou province in China. Considered to be the data analytics hub of the country, the province intends to have 2 million servers by 2020 and is going all out to invite startups across the wor…
Centre gives nod to seven new business incubators in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Rajasthan has received approval from the Centre for setting up seven new livelihood business incubators (LBI) in the state. For each LBI, a grant of Rs 1 crore has been sanctioned under which youth will be provided skill development in various trades. Union Ministry for Micro Small and Me…