startups
Startup Talk: Co-founders of Koo, Indian Twitter rival app, clear the air on data privacy, trolling and more
Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka, co-founders of Indian social networking platform Koo, seen as a Twitter competitor talk about the platform and clear the air on controversies surrounding it.
SIDBI Fund of Funds: Startups backed via Modi govt’s mega fund nears 400; amount jumps 50% in 12 months
Dunzo, CureFit, FreshToHome, Jumbotail, Unacademy, Uniphore, Vedantu, Vogo, Zostel, etc., were some of the notable startups funded through FFS while Chiratae Ventures, India Quotient, Blume Ventures, India Angel Network Fund,
HCL Tech’s Roshini Nadar India’s richest women in 2020; check 10 richest women on Hurun rich list
HCL Technologies’ Chairperson Roshini Nadar Malhotra topped the Kotak Wealth Hurun Wealthy Women 2020 list, with total wealth of Rs 54,850 crore
स्टार्टअप्स ने पकड़ी रफ्तार, इस साल के अंत तक निकल सकते हैं 7.5 लाख प्रत्यक्ष रोजगार
निवेशकों को उम्मीद है कि जल्द ही स्थिति कोविड के पहले दौर पर पहुंच जाएगी.
‘Covid-induced FMCG opportunities not only for biggies; startups pivoting to tap long term potential’
Being fundamentally nimble, flexible and adaptable, the focus area of start-ups would now shift to being mindful and being more efficient while addressing the new consumer mindset and requirements.
RBI steps in to ease funding for startups; brings them under priority sector lending
Other areas already included under PSL are agriculture, MSME, export credit, education, housing, social infrastructure, renewable energy, and others. The PSL guidelines were last reviewed by RBI in April 2015.
Covid aftermath: Hiring sentiment improves for e-commerce, tech startups, SMEs; recovery 6 months away
The intent to hire (percentage of employers that is likely to hire employees during the current half year of FY21) for e-commerce businesses and technology startups recovered from 19 per cent during the lockdown period to 26
Startups diversifying to survive Covid may make U-turn; consolidation on anvil in crowded segments
The grocery segment has attracted maximum businesses. NoBroker, Perpule, Meesho, Snapdeal, ShopClues, Box8, Uber, CountLoot, Rapido, PhonePe and more have tapped into the vertical that is led by BigBasket, Grofers, Amazon
BSE sees more listings ahead on its Startups platform; partners with IIT Alumni Council to ease process
The council, which is a global body of IIT alumni, students and faculty across 23 IITs, will work towards bringing in bringing transparency, governance improvement, market discovery of share price, providing liquidity to PE i
Sequoia, Accel lead startup investors’ funding tally in H1 2020 even as investment declines 29%
Funding in the first half of 2020 was led by $500 million raised by Byju’s from Tiger Global and General Atlantic (in two separate deals) and $300 million secured by FirstCry from SoftBank. Zomato, Swiggy, Unacademy and Bou
Googles comes to rescue of startups focusing on post-Covid world; expands accelerator support
Amid Covid pandemic, startups have been trying to reorient themselves by resetting their cost base with a focus on core businesses and avoiding cash burn as much as possible.
Unlocking post-Covid potential: How startups can turn short-term challenges into long-term opportunities
In order to unlock the full business value of contracts, organizations will need to increase revenue, reduce cost, accelerate cash flows, and minimize risk.
A handy toolkit for startups: How to plan communication strategy to tide over coronavirus lockdown
All startups are born on the back of a powerful idea and the passion to see the idea become a reality. Startups live through all kinds of challenges in their normal days, which are a rare occurrence for large organisations
Identity change: Covid-hit startups look to become MSMEs to benefit from govt’s mega relief package
Ease of Doing Business: Multiple startups are now preparing to switch as MSMEs to benefit from the economic package announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last month.
Interview | Corporates today don’t have agility of startups to innovate, execute: Microsoft’s Lathika Pai
'Some large corporates believe that they can create entrepreneurs and entrepreneur labs. This is good but the reality is that it's really the startup founder coming in, who has a different way of looking at a problem and solv
UP की नई स्टार्टअप नीति: युवाओं को ‘कारोबारी’ बनाएगी योगी सरकार
उत्तर प्रदेश स्टार्टअप फंड के लिए सिडबी को 15 करोड़ रुपये की पहली किस्त सौंपी गई.
70% startups may not survive after 3 months as young tech firms become major casualties of Covid
With around 9,300 technology startups, India is home to the third-largest technology startup ecosystem globally employing around 4 lakh people. However, due to Covid outbreak, startups are undertaking massive cost-cutting mea
COVID19: रतन टाटा की एंटरप्रेन्योर्स को सलाह, दौड़ में बने रहने के लिए तलाशने होंगे नए रास्ते; आगे यही बनेंगे बेंचमार्क
ये बातें टाटा ने सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफार्म इंस्टाग्राम पर एक पोस्ट में कही हैं.
Have a business idea? Publish on this govt portal to get public reviews, connect with investors, more
Technology for MSMEs: The new portal launched by the MSME minister Nitin Gadkari will crowdsource public reviews for ideas and innovation submitted by entrepreneurs.
FDI policy tweak may squeeze Chinese investments into MSMEs, startups
Credit and Finance for MSMEs: Considering the present scenario and aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic, availability of capital for both MSMEs and startups will be crucial for their survival.
Startup funding may take more time than expected to fully revive as Covid-19 hurts investment activity
The global Coronavirus pandemic has left startups bruised and battered. Liquidity has been dried up for investors to deploy surplus capital into new ideas.
Income tax dept refutes claims of arm-twisting startups to recover tax; says facts misrepresented
CBDT has so far issued close to 14 lakh refunds involving more than Rs 9,000 crore to taxpayers including individuals, proprietors, firms, corporate, startups, MSMEs, and Hindu undivided families.
VC funds smell new startup opportunities in post-Corona world as global crisis resets consumer habits
VCs are currently focusing more on managing their existing portfolio of startups instead of making investments. The focus for startups is on conserving cash as most of the expenses are being diverted towards managing Covid-19
From UberEats, Ola to Grab, DiDi, how startups, govts globally are battling Corona for small businesses
Credit and Finance for MSMEs: From cab booking, on-demand professional services to online deliveries, startups globally have been stepping up to ensure minimal impact of Covid-19 on small businesses, gig workers etc.
Covid-19: VC funds see growth-stage startup funding to be worst-hit; tell entrepreneurs ‘cash is king’
Among the areas likely to be impacted the most would be travel, hospitality, coworking/coliving, ride-sharing, in-venue entertainment etc. involving discretionary spending.
Coronavirus cripples funding in young startups as investors redirect focus on conserving cash
The Coronavirus may have a similar impact on startup funding that previous virus outbreaks like SARS and Zika had in the impacted regions.
Angel Tax: Nearly 1300% jump in number of exempted startups by DPIIT till December FY20
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had exempted DPIIT-registered startups from the 30 per cent tax levied on receiving investment against the issuance of shares “which exceeds the Fair Market Value of such shares."
