Indian Angel Network (IAN) has become the first angel investor group globally to raise a 350 crore fund. The fund which marked its first close at rupees 175 Crores has industry stalwarts like Kris Gopalakrishnan, the cofounder and ex-CEO of Infosys; Sunil Munjal, joint managing director of Hero C…
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India’s IT/BPM industry needs to shift from scale to skill: Nasscom chairman Raman Roy
The National Association of Software and Services Companies, or NASSCOM, a trade association, recently appointed Raman Roy as its chairman for 2017-2018. Roy seems to be the right person at this time, given he has played a pivotal role in building the Indian BPM/BPO industry. He’s had to face sig…
Partnerships fasttrack your start-up, don’t be afraid to link up across community
With the Indian government acknowledging the huge potential of the flourishing Indian startup sector and corporates waking up to their unique capabilities, the startup ecosystem is moving towards the adequate support required to foster growth of startups, as we have witnessed in other successful …
How Cisco can win big from small businesses
IDC forecasts that small and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, are going to spend $668 billion on IT products and services in 2020, as compared to $564 billion last year, outpacing the growth of the overall IT market. One of the ways to take advantage of this market is through Cisco, as it has be…
Wings to tech start-ups: NASSCOM brings back INNOTREK; A chance to go to Silicon Valley
Aiming to bridge India’s Start-up Success dream, National Association of Software and Services Companies’ (NASSCOM) 10,000 Startups program is all set to give wings to select innovators and entrepreneurs from the country, giving them a chance to explore new opportunities. For the 4th consecutive …
First call soon for Indian version of ‘Shark Tank’
New Delhi: It is time for start-ups scouting for investors to tighten their seat-belts. The first call for applications for participation in the great Indian reality show designed specially for them could happen as early as next month. “A decision has been taken on allowing at least 50 start-ups …
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…
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…
It is the beginning of start-up boom in India: Rajan Anandan, VP, Google India
With the median age of 27, India has the largest number of youngsters and the Google chief says that they’re born digital with a growing insatiable need for the internet. When it comes to the internet, the growing tribe of emerging businesses on the internet can’t be ignored. Anandan feels that t…
Startup Cricket League: The ‘IPL’ for start-ups
Kochi: That India is a cricket-crazy country is known. Seeking to connect the participants in a startup ecosystem with each other informally, SaiKiran Gunda founded Startup Cricket League (SCL) in 2015. Being part of the startup space for a few years now, SaiKiran realised the necessity of connec…