Page 13 - Startups

For battery makers of electric vehicles, it's go small or go home

In the quest for smaller batteries that charge extremely quickly, the startup firms are experimenting with materials like silicon-carbon, tungsten and niobium.

Unacademy 'not efficient' in finances, will shut some businesses: CEO

Unacademy, valued at $3.44 billion, will restrict business class travel end meals and snacks as complimentary perk at the startup

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

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

Indian startups raised $6.9bn in the June quarter, down 33% sequentially

They raised $6.9 bn in Q2CY22 against $10.3 billion raised in Q1CY22; funding winter is a result of the market slowdown

Public funding, govt aid help Gujarat keep lead in DPIIT Startup Rankings

Incubators and startups in Gujarat say the state government forms more than 80 per cent of funding and market support and private capital is lacking

Fintech startup Finvu AA raises $2.5 million in seed funding for expansion

Finvu AA will use the fresh funds to expand the team in engineering, and business development and enhance its product offerings

Flipkart and the startup longevity challenge

Flipkart, which is rarely listed as a startup or unicorn now, has also had to delay its IPO

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

How can startups manoeuvre the current funding slowdown?

With global uncertainties in the backdrop, leading funds and venture capitalists are delaying funding for several Indian startups. How are startups going to manoeuvre the slowdown? Let's find out.

India guiding world's fourth industrial revolution, says PM Modi

Technology is improving governance and ending corruption in country, he says

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

Listed firms can't act like start-ups

Start-ups don't care that mad-money funding comes to a hard stop after an IPO

50K startup workers stare at job loss as India preps for 200 new unicorns

As startups in India keep firing their staff to navigate through the 'funding winter' and more than 60,000 can lose their jobs in 2022 alone, the country is preparing to welcome 200 unicorns

India will have 122 new unicorns in 4 years: Hurun Research report

In just one year, the number of such startups has increased by 65%

Shiprocket's logistics volume to grow 40% after Pickrr acquistion: CEO

Shiprocket is acquiring a majority stake in Pickrr for an estimated $200 million in cash, stock and earn-out

ah! Ventures announces launch of angel fund with Rs 100 cr corpus

While the first close is expected within the next 60 days, the team's target is to be fully invested by the third year with potential winners

HDFC Bank-backed Lentra acquires AI startup TheDataTeam for undisclosed sum

The deal involves the acquisition of the customer intelligence platform Cadenz

India leading the way of innovation, says PM Narendra Modi in Germany

During the speech, Modi also shared his government's achievements and said India will not be left behind in the fourth Industrial Revolution

EV startup Mecwin India to set up Rs 50 cr manufacturing plant in Bengaluru

Electric vehicle startup Mecwin India on Friday said it is going to invest Rs 50 crore for setting up a manufacturing plant here for EV motors and controllers

Sequoia India's Surge programme extends seed fund range up to $3 million

Surge startups have collectively raised over $1.5 billion in follow-on rounds