Page 24 - Start-ups
Six changes in tax rules that come into effect today
Today is first day of the financial year 2020-21, and with new year come new tax rules. Here are the six changes that come into effect from today
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New tax rules: Here're the changes that come into effect from today
Those who buy mobile handsets have to shell out more as goods and services tax rates on them have been hiked.
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How start-ups are spotting unhappy consumers and addressing their needs
These start-ups spot the unhappy consumer through digital means and then leveraging the latest digital technologies
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Wisdom for startups from grown-ups
Startups add value only if they build a sustainable business model. When will Indian startups understand this?
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Coronavirus to cripple Indian start-ups, firms struggle to pay salaries
Firms say they are conserving cash and postponing expansion plans
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How a 20-yr-old in Bhopal is bringing nature closer to urban living spaces
Paradise Gardens has completed 100 such projects so far in the past one year
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Udaan co-founders on how their set up earned the fast-growing unicorn tag
Sujeet Kumar, Vaibhav Gupta and Amod Malviya talk to Bibhu Ranjan Mishra about how Udaan took flight
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Bharti Airtel acquires 10% stake in fitness start-up Spectacom Global
In a regulatory filing, Bharti Airtel said the transaction is an "indirect acquisition of 10 per cent equity stake through wholly-owned subsidiary"
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No shortcuts in a dynamic world
In the first part of a series, the writer talks about the prerequisites to starting up
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HDFC Bank aims to become go-to bank for start-ups with grants, platforms
HDFC Bank aims to be a dominant and go-to bank for startups, a key official said on Tuesday. Close to 9,000 start-ups are currently banking with HDFC Bank, said Smita Bhagat, Country Head, Government & Institutional Business, e-commerce and start-ups, HDFC Bank. Officials said the bank now has dedicated "SmartUp" zones in 70 branches in 30 cities across India. "Through the SmartUp programme, we are already engaging with the start-up community to partner with them in their entrepreneurial journey using smart financial tools, advisory services and technology", Bhagat told reporters here. "We also have a platform where the start-ups can register themselves and sell their products to our own customers", she added. HDFC Bank on Tuesday disbursed SmartUp grants totalling Rs five crore to 20 start-ups in Bengaluru working in the social sector. This takes the total tally to more than 60 start-ups who have been been given a total grants of Rs 14 crore over the past three ...
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From Swiggy to Ola, Indian star unicorns' valuations hit speed bump
Profitability has been the biggest challenge for unicorns. Swiggy reported 500 per cent jump in losses for financial year FY19 at Rs 2,346 crore against FY18, according to data platform Tofler.
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Times Bridge picks up equity in meditation app Headspace
The funding also opens the way for the Santa Monica-based company to enter the country
Non-profit tech: AI-based startups make it to Cisco, N/Core's third cohort
Each selected startup receives an innovation grant of Rs 15 Lakh
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Novel coronavirus fear now spreads to the start-up ecosystem in India
Around half a dozen Chinese venture capital firms with active presence in India have postponed their trips to the subcontinent
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IIT-Madras: Nurturing a range of start-up ideas, from farming to space tech
The institute has so far incubated 200 firms, of which 73 are successful enterprises that have raised Rs 1,620 cr at a cumulative valuation of Rs 6,000 cr
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Field service automation start-up Zinier raises $90 million funding
The funding would help it to transform field service workforces with artificial intelligence-driven automation
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Microsoft chooses 54 startups to strengthen ecosystem in Tier 2 cities
Highway to a Hundred Unicorns, the Microsoft for Startups initiative, works closely with local governments to strengthen the startup ecosystem in each state
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India's start-up culture concentrated in a few states: RBI survey
The annual turnover for over one-fourth of the respondents was up to Rs 10 lakh, whereas around 20 per cent start-ups did not report any revenue generation
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IIT Madras to scale up pre-incubation centre for 100 student start-ups
Institute to tap public and private sector to raise CSR funding to support the budding enterprises
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Start-up funding slows down in 2019 after a two-fold surge previous year
Major deals include $586 million by Tencent and others in Udaan this August, followed by $413 million by SoftBank Corp, Carlyle and Fosun Group in Delhivery
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