Infosys Co-Founder and Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani said the last few months have exposed various frailities of Indian startups and that it’s the responsibility of everyone in the ecosystem to see how entrepreneurs and companies can build better businesses from a leadership and value system …
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Women-focused media startup POPxo raises $2.7 mn from GREE Ventures, others
POPxo.com, a digital publication targeted at young women, has raised $2.7 million in a Series B funding round led by Japanese venture capital firm GREE Ventures with participation from its existing investors Kalaari Capital and IDG Ventures India. The company will invest the fresh capital on prod…
Social fitness app Fitso raises $200K from former Flipkart exec, others
Gurgaon-based Jogo Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs health and fitness app Fitso, has raised $200,000 (Rs 1.3 crore) in angel funding from a clutch of investors including former president – operations at Flipkart Sujeet Kumar, Intelenet Global Services CEO Bhupender Singh and PolicyBazaar CEO Ya…
Rewards start-up m.Paani raises $1.35 mn from IDG Ventures, others
Loyalty rewards app mPaani Solutions Pvt Ltd has raised $1.35 million in its pre-series A investment round led by IDG Ventures, Blume Ventures and Saha Fund, the company said in a statement. Existing investors Adil Allana of The Allana Group, Aprameya Radhakrishna, co-Founder of Taxiforsure, and …
VCs are more measured about investments now: Sasha Mirchandani, Founder & MD, Kae Capital
Sasha Mirchandani, the Managing Director and founder of Kae Capital, an early stage venture fund, weighs in on the current challenges in the Indian startup ecosystem Q: With funding drying up, valuations being slashed and employees being laid off, it’s a difficult environment for startups. Who is…
Start-up India: Policies abound but limited impact on ground
Propelled by the perceived success of the Digital India and Skill India initiatives, the Narendra Modi government had announced its ambitious Startup India programme in January 2016. Mooted with the objective of creating a conducive ecosystem for emerging businesses in India, an assessment of its…
Stellaris brings $100 mn booster shot for Indian tech start-ups
Venture Partners, Stellaris have announced that they will be boosting Indian Tech Startups with $100 Million from its maiden closing. Contributions for the Indian tech startups came from corporate companies like Infosys, Entrepreneurs family offices from the US, Europe, Asia and from other financ…
Bengaluru struggles to remain in top 20 start-up ecosystems
Bengaluru has fallen five positions to become the last among the top 20 startup ecosystems of 2017, according to the latest rankings by Startup Genome, a startup data analytics company.While SIlicon Valley and New York city retained their top two positions, the list also featured new cities like …
Facebook & TLabs join hands to support mobile-based start-ups in India
Facebook and start-up accelerator TLabs have entered into a partnership to support the mobile startup ecosystem in the country. Both entities will build on the knowledge and learnings of in-house senior mentors to engage and educate entrepreneurs. As part of the partnership, they will co-host eve…
CRON Systems inks tech pact with Israel’s defense robotic company ARI
CRON Systems, a Delhi-based IoT defence start-up, has inked an agreement with Israel-based Defense Robotics company Automotive Robots Industry (ARI) to integrate CRON System’s rovers with laser-guided surveillance systems. Tushar Chhabra, Founder and CEO of CRON Systems said, “This merger opens u…