Capgemini, the Paris headquartered technology services major, will tap into the startup eco-system in India and soon launch its dedicated programme focused on accessing their innovative technologies. Called the applied innovation exchange, Capgemini brings together the technology startups and its…
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Startup contest to be launched
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is launching a contest for startup ideas in partnership with Qualcomm in the run-up to the Make in India Week to be held in Mumbai this month. The winner will be announced at the end of the Make in India Week and will get an equity investment of […
New startup policy to boost entrepreneurs
Addressing a ‘Startup Leaders Meet’ organized by FICCI in association with TiE Silicon Valley, United States, there was a need to create an ecosystem for startups where knowledge workers could be converted to knowledge entrepreneurs. The business delegation from TiE Silicon Valley was visiting In…
NASSCOM partners DIPP to Organize ‘Startup India, Standup India’ launch event
Following the Prime Minister’s declaration of ‘Start up India, Stand up India’, NASSCOM 10,000 Start-up Program is co-opting with Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India, along with other partners to host ‘Startup India’ event on January 16, 2016. The event will be addr…
TV Mohandas Pai plans Rs 100-crore family office fund for technology startups
The Startup India initiative may well get a head start with investors showing an appetite to create additional venture funds in the country. Former Infosys Board member T V Mohandas Pai, one of India’s foremost angel investors, is finalising a family office fund which will look at seed funding t…
Cairn India, NASSCOM launch Knowledge Centres in rural Andhra
Contributing to the 10-point agenda of the Modi Government youth from under-privileged communities to get jobs in reputed companies Cairn India, in association with NASSCOM Foundation, inaugurated the Cairn NASSCOM Knowledge center (CNKC), at Gollavilli village in Uppalaguptham Mandal of East God…
Reduce tax burden of start-ups: NASSCOM to FinMin
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) wants startup to be redefined and demanded tax sops for startups in the forthcoming general budget to be presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on February 29. In a pre-budget memorandum, NASSCOM demanded that st…
Consolidation of start-ups to be key in 2016
Consolidation and customer experience are expected to be the buzzwords for startups this year as entrepreneurs focus on bringing in innovation across sectors like education, healthcare and financial inclusion. Consolidation is a natural progression, but one can expect more big scale consolidation…
Nadella seeks ideas from start-ups to connect rural India
Microsoft is interested in working with Indian entrepreneurs to connect rural areas with technology and new economy, Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said on Monday. Nadella, who was on a four-day personal visit to Hyderabad to attend a family function, visited T-Hub, an incubation facility …
Start-ups have put India on the World map | CII Report
Start-ups have put India on the World map by making it the third–ranked global start-up ecosystem in 2015. However most of the start-ups as well as their backers and financiers are located in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai, A report on start-ups released at a CII Conclave said. The focus tends to be…