Start Up India

Why most healthcare start-ups are bleeding

Ahmedabad: Not many digital healthcare start-up has achieved break-even mainly because of the absence of ‘assisted e-commerce’ in an industry driven mostly by doctors, pharmaceutical companies and their associations. Slow growth, difficulty in getting all the stakeholders, including consumers, on…

Fintech start-up Perpule raises $650K from Kstart Capital

Fintech startup Perpule raises $650,000 of seed funding from Kstart Capital which is a Kalaari Capital initiative. The funding round was also participated by Venture Highway and G Raghunandan, co-founder of TaxiForSure. The startup will use their freshly raised funds in product development, to hi…

Changing rules that force start-ups to move abroad: Secy

New Delhi: The government today said it is making changes in the regulations that force startups to incorporate their units abroad. “We are changing regulations that are forcing startups to incorporate abroad. Some changes have been made and the rest should be done this year,” Secreta…

Byju’s raises money from Verlinvest

Bengaluru: Byju’s, the edtech startup, has raised an undisclosed funding from Belgium based venture firm Verlinvest. The money will be used for fuelling international expansion and acquisition plans. “In the last 18 months, we have witnessed exponential growth in India. While these numbers are ve…

ABB looks to plug into Indian start-ups

Mumbai: Swiss industrial giant ABB Group is exploring the possibility of investing in Indian start-ups, which will complement with its line of business. Globally, it has investments of over $150 million in high-potential industrial technology and energy companies. Managing Director of ABB India L…

Telangana encouraging start-ups in a big way: UK NRIs

Hyderabad: The NRI TRS UK organisation and the Telangana Association of United Kingdom organised a programme “Telangana Government’s Success Stories on Startups” in London to highlight the efforts of the TRS government in encouraging startups through T-Hub. Appreciating the efforts of Chief Minis…