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Former Peak XV employee Shweta Kohli launches policy forum for startups
1 month ago

Former Peak XV employee Shweta Kohli launches policy forum for startups

Live Mint  

Shweta Rajpal Kohli, a former employee of venture capital firm Peak XV Partners, on Thursday, launched Startup Policy Forum to foster constructive collaboration between founders, policymakers, and regulators. SPF has established four specialized councils to drive initiatives and target policy expertise—Fintech Policy Council, Consumer and Commerce Council, Emerging Tech & AI Council, and New-Age Public Companies Council. Also read | …

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How coworking spaces are changing the dynamics of startups in India
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How coworking spaces are changing the dynamics of startups in India

Firstpost  

The effects of coworking spaces on the performance and evolution of startups in India’s growing entrepreneurial scene is something to watch out for Over the past decade, India’s startup ecosystem has experienced significant growth, positioning itself as one of the fastest-growing in the world. Many coworking spaces organize events, workshops, and networking sessions, which can offer startups opportunities to engage …

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Govt making efforts to strengthen IITs, IIMs and increase their numbers: Murmu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt making efforts to strengthen IITs, IIMs and increase their numbers: Murmu

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government is aiming to strengthen institutions like IITs, NITs, IIMs and AIIMS and increase their numbers as per requirement, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday. In her address to the joint sitting of Parliament, Murmu said that earlier students who studied in Indian languages faced an unfair situation but with the implementation of the new National Education …

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Anthill Ventures plans $100 million hybrid fund for Indian startups, seeks investors planing to diversify from China
8 months, 1 week ago

Anthill Ventures plans $100 million hybrid fund for Indian startups, seeks investors planing to diversify from China

Live Mint  

Anthill Ventures is gearing up to launch a hybrid fund targeting the startup sector amid a surge in investor interest in India, Bloomberg reported. Anthill founder and CEO Prasad Vanga said the company plans to raise $100 million for a hybrid private credit and equity fund to support Indian startups specialising in consumer experiences, wellness, and entertainment. Addressing Financing Challenges …

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Rahul, a Start-up That Fails Often, Says Modi
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul, a Start-up That Fails Often, Says Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a subtle swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by highlighting the difference between political startups and business startups. Without naming anyone, Mr Modi said, “Some in politics need to be repeatedly launched.” Speaking after inaugurating the "Startup Mahakumbh" at Bharat Mandapam, Mr Modi said that many people launch startups. Expressing satisfaction …

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India’s startup growth to pave way to developed nation by 2047: PM Modi
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s startup growth to pave way to developed nation by 2047: PM Modi

Live Mint  

India has emerged as the world's third-largest startup ecosystem, a development that Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes will chart the country's course towards becoming a developed nation by 2047. In the field of Intellectual Property Rights, India is moving towards becoming the leading country among the top countries.” The Startup Mahakumbh was organized in collaboration with various entities, including Assocham, …

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International Women’s Day 2024: Planning to start your own venture? Here are 5 govt schemes that you should know!
10 months ago

International Women’s Day 2024: Planning to start your own venture? Here are 5 govt schemes that you should know!

Hindustan Times  

She is a warrior. 1.The Women Entrepreneurship Platform A scheme under the Niti Aayog, WEP is an aggregator platform that includes all the information and services relevant to women entrepreneurs. According to Startup India, this is an exclusive training programme aimed at the skill development of women artisans engaged in the coir industry. Women Scientists Scheme The Women Scientists Scheme …

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Centre pushing startups, but no news of Chandigarh admn’s policy
11 months ago

Centre pushing startups, but no news of Chandigarh admn’s policy

Hindustan Times  

Even as the central government has extended tax benefits for startups till March 2025 in the interim budget, the UT administration has not finalised its startup policy even after five years. As part of the Startup India initiative rolled out in 2016, the Union government had made a provision for startups incorporated between April 1, 2016, and March 31, 2024, …

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You can’t be using OpenAI’s GPT-4 to scale this tech within Indian cost structures: Vivek Raghavan, co-founder of AI startup Sarvam AI
11 months, 1 week ago

You can’t be using OpenAI’s GPT-4 to scale this tech within Indian cost structures: Vivek Raghavan, co-founder of AI startup Sarvam AI

The Hindu  

A large language model movement is happening in India. Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar, co-founders of Sarvam AI, also worked on developing AI models for speech recognition and translation at AI4Bharat, a research lab wing of IIT Madras that was backed by the Indian government and Microsoft. The goal of AI4Bharat was and continues to be them to be the …

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National Startup Day: Visionaries speak on new ventures’ role in driving growth
11 months, 3 weeks ago

National Startup Day: Visionaries speak on new ventures’ role in driving growth

Live Mint  

National Startup Day: In recent years, Indian startups have experienced extraordinary growth, propelling the country to the position of the third-largest startup ecosystem globally. Celebrating National Startup Day on January 16, key figures in the startup ecosystem shared insights on the crucial role the new ventures played in shaping India's future. India recorded over 112,718 DPIIT-recognised startups spanning 763 districts …

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Budget 2024: What startup entrepreneurs expect from FM Sitharaman's interim Budget
1 year ago

Budget 2024: What startup entrepreneurs expect from FM Sitharaman's interim Budget

Live Mint  

Budget 2024: India has emerged as the third largest ecosystem for startups globally with over 116,679 recognized ventures across the country. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} India has emerged as the third largest ecosystem for startups globally with more than 1,16,679 DPIIT-recognized ventures across the country, according to data available on the Startup India portal. “This will be the first budget after the …

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Who is Azhar Iqubal, the latest to join Season 3 of Shark Tank India? Key things to know
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is Azhar Iqubal, the latest to join Season 3 of Shark Tank India? Key things to know

Live Mint  

The Sharks are poised to commence filming for the fourth phase of the upcoming season and Inshorts co-founder and CEO Azhar Iqubal is the latest entrepreneur to be featured on Shark Tank India, according to the show's official X page. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Entrepreneurial aspirations “On Shark Tank India Season 3, I want to convey to the youth of India that …

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Deep tech startups taking brave risks
1 year, 5 months ago

Deep tech startups taking brave risks

The Hindu  

The Great Indian Startup Boom of the last decade, led by young entrepreneurs and catalysed by the government’s Startup India movement, created an environment of entrepreneurship in India. The successes at IIT Madras’s Research Park, which has incubated over 200 deep tech companies cumulatively valued at over ₹50,000 crore including those in space and aviation; the C-CAMP, which has in …

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Bits’n’bytes: Know about startup, business news in Pune
1 year, 6 months ago

Bits’n’bytes: Know about startup, business news in Pune

Hindustan Times  

Jidoka Technologies opens support centre in Pune Jidoka Technologies has opened its support centre in Pune to cater to the growing manufacturing market in western India. We believe the middle India digitisation and SaaS opportunity will lead to the creation of 100 new mega businesses over the next decade.” Udayan Care hosts Celebrating Change Summit 2023 Pune: Udayan Care hosted …

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Very bullish on India's startup ecosystem: Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan
1 year, 7 months ago

Very bullish on India's startup ecosystem: Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan

India Today  

Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan said he remains bullish on India's startup ecosystem over the medium-to-long term, adding that the recent slump is temporary. He was speaking at the India Today Conclave South 2023 during a session titled ‘India’s start-up ecosystem: The success and the challenges’. I am very very bullish on India's startup ecosystem over the medium to long term. …

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Indian Startup Registration: Get your business registered in 5 simple steps
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian Startup Registration: Get your business registered in 5 simple steps

Live Mint  

India is now the hub of 'Start-up' ecosystem in the world, ranking third with 90,000 'Start-Ups' and 107 unicorn companies worth $30 billion. The Indian government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has begun and promoted the Startup India Initiative to help aspiring entrepreneurs. 2) Register with Startup India: Now, the company needs to get registered on the …

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Start-up to help IIT-M develop intellectual property for hyperloop technology
1 year, 7 months ago

Start-up to help IIT-M develop intellectual property for hyperloop technology

The Hindu  

A start-up, TuTr Hyperloop, incubated in the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, will help the institute develop intellectual property in hyperloop technology. It is finalising an agreement with an Indian engineering, procurement and construction services company to create and develop infrastructure and systems for hyperloop technology. TuTr Hyperloop has partnered with European company Hardt Hyperloop for interoperable hyperloop technology between …

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Over ₹477 crore approved for incubators under Startup India seed fund scheme: Govt
1 year, 11 months ago

Over ₹477 crore approved for incubators under Startup India seed fund scheme: Govt

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Over ₹477 crore, of a ₹945 crore corpus fund, has been approved to incubators under Startup India Seed Fund Scheme as on 31 December 2022, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said on Friday. 211.63 crore has been disbursed as on 31st December 2022.” Fagship schemes under Startup India--Fund of Funds for Startups, Startup India …

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How Budget 2023 can help Indian Startups: Top 5 expectations
1 year, 11 months ago

How Budget 2023 can help Indian Startups: Top 5 expectations

India TV News  

Budget 2023 Expectations: India is emerging as one of the strongest business environments in the world, and our entrepreneurial spirit is one of our greatest strengths. Among the few expectations and viewpoint that industry professionals put forth from the budget include: As per Ridhima Kansal, Director, Rosemoore, “The Indian start-up ecosystem is no more just a peripheral entity but is …

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India witnesses a massive 15,400% rise in startups in last 6 years
2 years, 5 months ago

India witnesses a massive 15,400% rise in startups in last 6 years

Live Mint  

India registered a whopping rise of 15,400% in the number of startups that rose from from 471 in 2016 to 72,993 as on 30th June 2022. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minster of State for Commerce and Industry Som Prakash stated that the Startup India initiative was launched in 2016 with the objective …

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India Needs 10 Lakh Start-ups To Generate 1 Crore Employment: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

India Needs 10 Lakh Start-ups To Generate 1 Crore Employment: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: Indian start-ups have created more than 7 lakh employment across the country to date since the government rolled out the Startup India initiative on January 16, 2016. according to CMIE data, unemployment in the country hovers at 7.3 per cent in May, 2020, which means 7.3 per cent of the country’s workforce is jobless. The rate of unemployment …

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Optum launches Startup Studio program in India in partnership with IIIT-H
2 years, 8 months ago

Optum launches Startup Studio program in India in partnership with IIIT-H

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Health services innovation company Optum Global Solutions Private Limited announced the launch of its 'Optum Startup Studio' in India, in partnership with the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad. Besides the Startup Studio program, this partnership will also entail research on specific challenges in the healthcare sector with a focus on applying learnings and distinct capabilities to provide people …

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The Startup India initiative
2 years, 9 months ago

The Startup India initiative

The Hindu  

Anish Tiwari, Colm O’Gorman and Teresa Hogan, ‘The good, the bad, and the ugly of ‘Startup India’ — a review of India’s entrepreneurship policy’, Economic & Political Weekly, Vol, 2021. A research paper from Dublin City University in Ireland, reviewing India’s entrepreneurial policy Startup India, affirmed its positive impact in reducing regional entrepreneurial disparities. Startup India was introduced in 2016 …

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PM Modi to Interact with Over 150 Startups Today Ahead of Budget 2022; What to Expect
2 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi to Interact with Over 150 Startups Today Ahead of Budget 2022; What to Expect

News 18  

PM Modi’s Interaction with Startups: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a bid to understand the contribution of startups towards the country, is set to interact with more than 150 startups across various sectors. Startups from various sectors including enterprise systems, space, industry 4.0, security, fintech, environment and others will be part of this interaction, the PMO has said in its …

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