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EnKash: Powering India's SMEs and start-ups with a suite of corporate cards

The firm currently has a user base of 100,000 enterprises and processes transactions worth about Rs 28,000 cr a year

Family offices bet bigger on start-ups, opt for direct investments

Direct investment or co-investing with Indian VC/PE funds in companies is increasingly catching up

Porter completes divestment of Modern Trade business to COGOS Technologies

This move aims at ensuring continuity of the business vertical with COGOS, an enterprise-led business model and strengthening Porter's focus on its core business solutions

Start-ups collaborate with chemists, shake up offline pharma business

Some are managing supply-chain backend for retail pharmacies, right from stockist to chemist, others are offering telemedicine kiosks at chemist outlets, and digitising pharmacies

StanPlus aiming under-10-minute arrival time for an ambulance in one year

Managing a fleet of close to 3,000 ambulances, StanPlus now claims to dispatch ambulances in under four minutes and reach the patient in under 15 minutes

2021 start-up ranking: Gujarat, Karnataka emerges as best performers

Top performers among the larger states include Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana

Guj, K'taka best states in providing strong ecosystem for startups: DPIIT

Gujarat and Karnataka have been ranked as the best performers in developing startup ecosystem for budding entrepreneurs, according to the ranking of states and Union territories by DPIIT.

Edtech startup Kreedo raises $2.3 million in pre-Series A funding

Founded in 2012 by husband-wife duo Mridula Shridhar and VK Manikandan, Kreedo is on a mission to change the way early learning is delivered in budget private schools and preschools

Bengaluru ranks 5th globally for tech VC investments in 2022: Report

The city's tech firms have raised $7.5 bn in tech venture capital investment so far in 2022 - more than any other year previously

Teaching is still my first love: Alakh Pandey, CEO & founder PhysicsWallah

He is gearing up to launch educational content in nine languages, including, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati and Malayalam

Why are startup CEOs getting big jumps in their salaries just before IPO?

The last two years have seen several startups going public to raise funds. But just before hitting the primary markets, the salaries of their CEOs are seeing curious jumps. Let us find out why

Venture capital firm Accel launches $650 mn fund for India, Southeast Asia

Global venture capital firm Accel has launched a $650 million fund for Indian and Southeast Asian startups, underscoring the large pool of capital being deployed by funds

Icertis's Monish Darda on opportunities, valuation and more

In an interaction with Business Standard's Surajeet Das Gupta, Icertis co-founder Monish Darda tells more about his plans for the SaaS start-up and challenges posed by software bigwigs. Listen in

Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs acquires online payments startup Qfix

More than 5,000 merchants are presently on the Qfix platform including educational institutions, governments and clubs

Sequoia Capital India Surge programme has 20 start-ups in sixth version

As many as 246 founders from 112 start-ups across more than 15 sectors to take part in event.

What explains India's unicorn boom in 2021?

This year was great for startups in India -- 42 of them went on to attain the unicorn status. More startups entered this club in 2021 than all previous years combined. What drove this unicorn frenzy?

Will Zomato's new diversification strategy deliver more unicorns?

Soon after its strong public market debut, Zomato said it is investing in companies that can become market leaders in their category. Find out the rationale behind its 'buy instead of build' model

Andhra Pradesh govt to launch flagship startup promotion scheme

The Andhra Pradesh government will launch a flagship startup promotion scheme Accelerate Startups in AP (ASAP) for early stage startups to offer plug-and-play office space

Digital solutions firm Whatfix announces $4.3 mn for ESOP buyback

Digital adoption solutions provider Whatfix on Tuesday said it has implemented its maiden employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) buyback of $4.3 million

A peek into the startup incubation drives of India's next-rung campuses

Not all great ideas are nurtured at IITs and IIMs; many enterprises with formidable products today have come from the country's deeper regions and have received parenting at lesser known institutes