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India’s venture capital firms are finding that leaner might be better
3 weeks, 3 days ago

India’s venture capital firms are finding that leaner might be better

Live Mint  

On Thursday, early-stage venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners launched its largest-ever investment vehicle—a $300 million fund. Similarly, Blume Ventures, which has invested in prominent Indian startups including Battery Smart, Purplle and Unacademy, doesn’t plan to increase the corpus for its next two funds, maintaining them at about $290 million, the venture capital firm told Mint in October. “Several venture …

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Indian edtech startups niche down into nursing, allied healthcare upskilling
1 month ago

Indian edtech startups niche down into nursing, allied healthcare upskilling

Live Mint  

Faced with slowing growth in core segments like test preparation and white-collar upskilling, edtech operators are eyeing allied healthcare servives and nursing skilling as the next big opportunity. Indian edtech companies, including PhysicsWallah and leaders like upGrad co-founder Mayank Kumar and former Unacademy chief operating officer Vivek Sinha, have turned their focus to skilling in nursing and allied healthcare services …

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India’s startup scene is picking up speed again
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s startup scene is picking up speed again

Hindustan Times  

Visitors to Bangalore, India’s tech hub, quickly learn why locals measure distances in minutes and not kilometres. India’s startup scene has had a difficult few years, as funding dried up and once high-flying firms crashed back down to earth. In January the banking arm of Paytm, an Indian fintech giant, was ordered by India’s central bank to stop all services …

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Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal slams Google for ’arbitrary and monopolistic’ actions harming Indian startups
4 months ago

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal slams Google for ’arbitrary and monopolistic’ actions harming Indian startups

Live Mint  

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal lashed out at Google on Wednesday, August 21, alleging that the tech giant's 'arbitrary and monopolistic actions' are stifling Indian startups and harming the country's economy. “Another one of countless examples of Google’s arbitrary and monopolistic actions that are impacting Indian startups and our economy’s future irreparably,” Mittal tweeted, tagging the Competition Commission of India, the …

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Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal's advice for startups: ‘Incorporate in India even if…’
6 months, 1 week ago

Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal's advice for startups: ‘Incorporate in India even if…’

Hindustan Times  

Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal advised Indian founders to incorporate their startups in India and choose their home country as a base for new age companies rather than choosing countries such as the United States and Singapore. Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal shared advise for Indian founders and said that more and more of them should incorporate their startups in India. Earlier …

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Spacex CEO Elon Musk set to meet with Indian space startups: Report
8 months ago

Spacex CEO Elon Musk set to meet with Indian space startups: Report

India Today  

Elon Musk is expected to meet with India's growing space technology startups during his visit to the country starting on April 22, reported Moneycontrol. After Indian startups visited SpaceX's facilities in the US a while back, the government has now invited companies like Skyroot Aerospace, Dhruva Space, Piersight, and Digantara for talks with the SpaceX CEO in New Delhi. The …

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Centre stern after Google's action on Indian apps: ‘Delisting can’t be permitted'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre stern after Google's action on Indian apps: ‘Delisting can’t be permitted'

Hindustan Times  

Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw took a strong stance for the Indian startups in the middle of the row with Google, saying that the delisting of the apps from the Google Play Store “is not permitted”. Google has taken down several apps from Play Store in India Google's parent company Alphabet Inc sent a notice to 10 companies for the …

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Indian startups witness 65.8% drop in funding between Jan-Nov 2023: GlobalData
1 year ago

Indian startups witness 65.8% drop in funding between Jan-Nov 2023: GlobalData

Live Mint  

Indian startups witnessed a 65.8% drop in funding in terms of value between January and November 2023, according to a report by Times of India. Citing data from GlobalData, Indian startups raised $6.9 billion across 1,013 venture capital funding deals in the past 11 months this year. Among the top VC funding deals in Indian startups this year were- $250 …

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2023 in review: For Indian tech startups, an unrelenting funding winter
1 year ago

2023 in review: For Indian tech startups, an unrelenting funding winter

Live Mint  

The Indian tech startup ecosystem continued to grapple with a funding slowdown in 2023. Slowdown bites Total funding received by Indian tech startups declined by 72% in 2023. Shifting order With a total funding of less than $10 billion received for tech startups this year, India has slipped one notch to fourth place among the highest-funded tech startup geographies globally …

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Indian startup funding shrinks by 73% in 2023. What model companies can adopt now?
1 year ago

Indian startup funding shrinks by 73% in 2023. What model companies can adopt now?

Live Mint  

Indian startups have reported around 73% decline in funding this year as compared to 2022. In India, startup funding has declined to a five-year low figure in 2023 — $7 billion as compared to $25 billion received in the previous year, a nearly 73% decline from funding recorded in 2022 amid a worsening global macroeconomic environment tossed by geopolitical tensions. …

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Chairperson of IAMAI must now be from an Indian firm
1 year, 2 months ago

Chairperson of IAMAI must now be from an Indian firm

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The chairperson of one of the top industry bodies for technology companies, the Internet and Mobile Association of India, must now be from an Indian company, the body’s members ruled on October 10 during an extraordinary general meeting. Around 50% of all seats in the IAMAI’s governing council must also be reserved for Indian firms while the others …

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How Indian startups are contributing to India’s $5 trillion economy goal?
1 year, 2 months ago

How Indian startups are contributing to India’s $5 trillion economy goal?

Live Mint  

Indian startups have witnessed remarkable growth in recent years, with the country emerging as the third-largest ecosystem for ventures globally. In 2022, Indian startups attracted a whopping $42 billion in funding, a substantial leap from the previous year's $16 billion which underscores their pivotal role in India's aspiration to achieve a $5 trillion economy goal. India will soon become a …

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The Art of a Good Unicorn | Geopolitical implications of AI's emergence
1 year, 3 months ago

The Art of a Good Unicorn | Geopolitical implications of AI's emergence

Hindustan Times  

In the second half of 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT 3.5, which seemed to revolutionize the advent of generative Artificial Intelligence. AI can even reshape the financial landscape by designing and delivering financial products, helping Indian startups, improving India’s agricultural ecosystem, healthcare and more. As the race for AI dominance escalates, it could fuel geopolitical rivalries, as nations strive to harness …

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OPINION G20 Summit 2023 More Investments, Increased Collaborations: What G20 Means For The Indian Startup Ecosystem
1 year, 3 months ago

OPINION G20 Summit 2023 More Investments, Increased Collaborations: What G20 Means For The Indian Startup Ecosystem

ABP News  

In a world where economies are increasingly interconnected and global challenges require collective solutions, the G20 Summit can play a pivotal role. Startup20, the first-of-its-kind official engagement group initiated under India's G20 Presidency in 2023, aims to create a global narrative that fosters collaboration among startups, corporations, investors, innovation agencies, and other crucial ecosystem stakeholders. Increased Investment Opportunities Hosting the …

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Ather Energy CEO expresses confidence in OpenAI amid bankruptcy report. THIS is what he said…
1 year, 4 months ago

Ather Energy CEO expresses confidence in OpenAI amid bankruptcy report. THIS is what he said…

Live Mint  

Ather Energy's Tarun Mehta expresses confidence in OpenAI's ability to manage its financial situation amid bankruptcy concerns. Ather Energy's Tarun Mehta expressed confidence on Sunday that OpenAI will manage its situation, in response to a report forecasting potential bankruptcy for the AI research lab in the coming year. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} In support of his claim, Mehta pointed to notable Indian …

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The Art Of A Good Unicorn| Unwrapping the prolonged funding winter
1 year, 4 months ago

The Art Of A Good Unicorn| Unwrapping the prolonged funding winter

Hindustan Times  

Once dominated by unicorns, the Indian startup scene is now grappling with a prolonged funding winter, stricter diligence on fresh investments and down rounds if the latest deal data is anything to go by. Despite the significant dry powder earmarked for Indian start-ups, the ecosystem reported the lowest six-month funding trends in the last four years during H1 CY23 at …

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Sensex sheds 500 pts, Nifty ends 165 pts down; Adani Ports lags; TaMo shines
1 year, 5 months ago

Sensex sheds 500 pts, Nifty ends 165 pts down; Adani Ports lags; TaMo shines

Live Mint  

Share Market Today: The domestic market stayed ended in the red amidst negative global cues on Friday. ONE 97 COMMUNICATIONS More Information Share Market Noon Update: Indices shed more than 0.5% as Sensex is trading below 65,500 and Nifty below 19,400 with Bank indices coming under pressure the most View Full Image Sensex at Noon Oil heads for second straight …

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Sensex sheds 500 pts, Nifty ends 165 pts down; Adani Ports lags; TaMo shines
1 year, 5 months ago

Sensex sheds 500 pts, Nifty ends 165 pts down; Adani Ports lags; TaMo shines

Live Mint  

Share Market Today: The domestic market stayed ended in the red amidst negative global cues on Friday. ONE 97 COMMUNICATIONS More Information Share Market Noon Update: Indices shed more than 0.5% as Sensex is trading below 65,500 and Nifty below 19,400 with Bank indices coming under pressure the most View Full Image Sensex at Noon Oil heads for second straight …

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The Art Of A Good Unicorn | In an era of 'dumb money', here's how VC funds can differentiate themselves
1 year, 5 months ago

The Art Of A Good Unicorn | In an era of 'dumb money', here's how VC funds can differentiate themselves

Hindustan Times  

June 2023 brought news that seemed to signal a shift in the dynamics of the venture capitalist world. A decade later, there are 102 venture-backed private companies valued at more than $1 billion and $24 billion in annual venture investment," said Lightspeed venture partner Bejul Somaia in a Twitter thread. At one point, you had large institutional funds dominating the …

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Global players’ investments to boost India’s semicon ecosystem: MoS IT
1 year, 6 months ago

Global players’ investments to boost India’s semicon ecosystem: MoS IT

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Indian investments by global players such as Micron, Applied Materials, and Lam Research will boost the manufacturing ecosystem and create job opportunities, both directly and indirectly, said minister of state for electronics and information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Chandrasekhar added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has struck up more partnerships with the U.S. during his two-day visit, bringing in …

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INDUS-X: India, US to expand strategic technology partnership and defence industrial cooperation
1 year, 6 months ago

INDUS-X: India, US to expand strategic technology partnership and defence industrial cooperation

Firstpost  

With an aim to expand the strategic technology partnership and defence industrial cooperation between the two countries, India-US Defence Acceleration Ecosystem was launched by the defence departments of India and the US on Wednesday, informed an official press release. Several Industry and Academia-led initiatives were also taken, under which the Indian and US defence firms intend to identify opportunities to …

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Strategies for Indian startups to attract investors and secure funding
1 year, 7 months ago

Strategies for Indian startups to attract investors and secure funding

Live Mint  

In India, securing venture capital funding has become a popular way to raise funds and grow businesses as investors have become quite selective about in which startup they invest their money. Take a look at the strategies below, 1) Shrikant Shinde, Founder and CEO, GoGoA1 In India, startups are a growing culture that is creating a new breed of Indian …

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Indian startups set for more pain as funding crunch worsens
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian startups set for more pain as funding crunch worsens

Live Mint  

A funding squeeze at Indian startups that has already led to layoffs and delayed stock listings is set to worsen as investors reckon with stretched valuations and faltering consumption growth, likely laying the ground for industry consolidation. The prospect of fast rising consumption both offline and in India's digital space helped many startups clock multi-billion-dollar valuations in recent years, with …

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Indian startups go to court to stop Google's new in-app billing system
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian startups go to court to stop Google's new in-app billing system

The Hindu  

A group of Indian startups has asked a court to suspend Alphabet Inc. Google's new in-app billing fee system until the country's antitrust body investigates the U.S. firm for alleged non-compliance with its directives, a legal filing showed. The Alliance of Digital India Foundation last month asked India's antitrust regulator to investigate Google for devising a new system startups say …

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