Page 8 - Start- Ups

Logistics unicorn Ecom Express sets up warehouse to serve Bengaluru

Fulfilment centre will create close to 1000 direct and indirect jobs, says company

Drone sales turnover soars 3.6 times to Rs 319 cr in 2021-22 on PLI policy

But a comparison with global data suggests that India still lags the industry's international peers in terms of funding

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

SaaS start-up SquadStack raises Rs 140 cr in Series B funding for expansion

The SaaS-enabled talent marketplace will use the Series B round fund to strengthen its team, increase its sales experts base and expand into new verticals

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

Fabpersona introduces authentic handmade regional suits and sarees

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Mergers & acquisitions on rise as startups diversify into newer spaces

The second half of 2022 will see further consolidation as established start-ups look for M&A opportunities at attractive valuation to increase market share

Dedicated CCI regulatory wing to keep check on apps in the offing

House panel to soon call foreign Big Tech for discussion

IIT Madras wants to come out with 1000 start-ups every year: Director

Average salary during job placements touches Rs 16.5 lakh, says V Kamakoti about institution ranked as India's best in higher education

Evaluating the worth of a start-up: Rohit Khanna

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Funding in startups drops by 17% to USD 6 billion in April-June: Nasscom

Funding in startups dropped by 17 per cent on quarter-on-quarter basis to USD 6 billion (about Rs 47,800 crore) in the April-June period, industry body Nasscom has said

Temasek bullish on Indian start-ups, renew energy despite slowdown overseas

Top executives of Temasek, which has doubled its India portfolio in the past five years to $16 billion, said the fund made several successful exits from India in FY 22

Temasek bullish on Indian start-ups, renew energy despite slowdown overseas

Top executives of Temasek, which has doubled its India portfolio in the past five years to $16 billion, said the fund made several successful exits from India in FY 22

Startup nurture.farm partners with SBI General Insurance, Future Generali

Agri-tech startup nurture.farm on Wednesday announced its partnership with SBI General Insurance and Future Generali India Insurance Company to expand its insurance solutions for 1.9 million farmers

Furlenco expects to more than double revenue to Rs 500 cr by March 2024

The company expects to close the current fiscal with Rs 200 crore revenue, House of Kieraya (HoK) and Furlenco, founder and CEO Ajith Mohan Karimpana told PTI.

AI, data analytics firm Ganit raises funds; to double headcount by 2023

Ganit was founded in 2017 by three veterans of the data science industry Shivaprasad KT, Ashok Harwani and Hariharan R.

Start-up slowdown

Raising funds is becoming difficult

Maharashtra leads states with 13,541 govt-recognised startups: DPIIT data

Total number of approved startups at 73,205; Maharashtra's share is 18%

Google announces Startup School India for small-city entrepreneurs

Idea is to bring together investors, successful entrepreneurs and programmers that startups from smaller cities can to tap into and learn from the best; Google aims to tap at least 10,000 startups

Startups should think of credit solution for small businesses: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw urged consumer tech companies to leverage Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), India's alternative in its e-commerce market