Kris Gopalkrishnan Backed AEON Leaning Acquires Online Edtech Platform Acadgild for $10 Mn

Bengaluru based edtech company AEON Learning Private Limited, which is backed by Kris Gopalkrishnan, today announced that it has acquired Acadgild,...

Jugnoo Announces the Launch of Cabs in Chandigarh

Jugnoo, India’s leading hyperlocal startup and auto-aggregator announced the launch of taxi cabs in Chandigarh, providing a suitable and accessible...

70% Consumers Would Stop Doing Business with Companies Following A Data Breach, Finds Survey

A majority (70%) of consumers would stop doing business with a company if it experienced a data breach, according to a survey of more than 10,000...

India Moves Up One Spot To 68 on Global Entrepreneurship Index 2018

India has moved up one place to the 68th spot on the Global Entrepreneurship Index of 2018, which is topped by the US.India was at the 69th...

Wadhwani Foundation Launches India’s First Global Network for Entrepreneurs and Startup Needs

Wadhwani Foundation’s flagship initiative, the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) today announced the launch of India’s first-ever Global...

T-Hub Launches India’s Largest Accelerator

T-Hub, Hyderabad's flagship and India’s largest incubator has launched the country’s largest accelerator.Applicants from across the world can...

Uber Selects 10 Indian Startups for its UberEXCHANGE Programme

Global ride sharing firm Uber, has announced the finalists of its UberEXCHANGE programme, at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad.As...

India To Oppose New E-Commerce Rules To Be Negotiated at WTO

In a move that formally counters efforts by members such as the EU, Japan, and Canada to push new e-commerce rules at the World Trade Organisation’s...

Amazon India Launches 'The Saheli Store' for Women Entrepreneurs

Amazon India has announced the launch of The Saheli Store on its platform which is a dedicated store for women entrepreneurs of the country...

Things To Keep In Mind When Selecting A Trademark For Startups

What is in a name….? Shakespeare once said. Well in today’s age it could be a few millions or billions of dollars. So a question that often...

Xiaomi Beats Samsung in Smartphone Sales in Top 50 Indian Cities: IDC

As per a report by International Data Corporation (IDC), Xiaomi held the maximum market share in the top 50 Indian cities in the Q3 2017 period,...

Paytm Swears by India Digital Play, Lines Up Rs 20,000 Crores

Paytm, which has high-profile investors like SoftBank and Alibaba, has drawn up a massive investment plan of Rs 20,000 crore as the group expands...

Actress Gul Panag Co-founded Fitness Startup Mobiefit Raises INR 8.85 Crore from NB Ventures and MediAssist India

Mobiefit, a mobile-based fitness startup, has raised ₹8.85 crore in a Pre-Series A funding round led by NB Ventures and existing investor MediAssist...

Actress Gul Panag Co-founded Fitness Startup Mobiefit Raises INR 8.85 Crore from NB Ventures and MediAssist India

Mobiefit, a mobile-based fitness startup, has raised ₹8.85 crore in a Pre-Series A funding round led by NB Ventures and existing investor MediAssist...

World's First Humanoid Robot Citizen Wants To Have A Baby and Start A Family

Sophia, a humanoid and the first robot in the world to ever be granted citizenship, recently ( and quite amusingly) shared some thoughts about...

Softbank In Talks To Lead $500 Mn Investment in PayTM Mall

PayTM has held initial talks with Japanese investment giant SoftBank for leading a $500-600 million financing round investment in its online...

Student Accommodation Startup Stanza Living Raises Funding from Matrix and Accel Partners

Delhi-based student accommodation platform Stanza Living has raised funds in its first round of institutional funding via Matrix Partners and...

Facebook Unveils Two New Programmes for Startups and Engg Students in India

Social networking giant Facebook is expanding its scope of operations in the country. With a view to build an ecosystem for startups working...

Amazon India Launches Startup Challenge "Startup C-Cube"

Amazon India on Monday collaborated with hardware accelerator "HAX" and crowd-funding community "Kickstarter" to announce "Startup C-Cube" --...

Reality Startup Show MTV Dropout Winning Team ERA Bagged Investments from Amit Patni & Venture Catalysts

Venture Catalysts, India’s first integrated incubator, has facilitated an investment of Rs. 25 lakhs in the start-up idea pitched by ERA, the...

Crowdfunding Platform Kickstarter Launches in India

Kickstarter, one of the largest crowdfunding platform in the world is entering India in association with Amazon Launchpad and HAX. Together,...

Fresh Graduates in Kolkata To Get "Rent-Free" Space for Innovative Ideas

Students and fresh graduates will be given “rent-free space” for churning out big ideas at the proposed Centre of Innovation in Kolkata, West...

Agritech Startup KrishiHub Raises Seed Funding from IIT Kanpur INVENT Accelerator and Villgro Innovation Fund

Bengaluru based agri-tech startup KrishiHub has raised undisclosed seed funding from IIT-Kanpur INVENT accelerator and Villgro Innovation Fund....

Uber, Mahindra Ties-up To Deploy Electric Vehicles in India

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has tied up with with Uber to explore deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) on the cab aggregator's platform...

India's First Bicycle-Sharing Startup To Start Service in Bengaluru in The Coming Weeks

In continuation to our earlier post today where we reported that InMobi co-founder Amit Gupta had quit the company to start his own venture...

Introducing 'Coinome' - India's First Crypto-Currency Exchange

Mumbai based payment gateway Billdesk has launched ‘Coinome’, India's first crypto-currency exchange. The exchange plans to support 20 mainstream...

InMobi Cofounder Amit Gupta Quits To Launch IoT-driven Bicycle Sharing Startup

InMobi’s co-founder Amit Gupta is stepping down from his executive role within the company, in just after five months, to launch internet of...

1.3 Lakh Google Scholarships Open For Students, Developers in India

With an aim to create a pool of highly skilled tech workforce that is readily employable by the Industry and help spur innovation, Google India,...

SBI To Launch All-in-One Comprehensive Mobile App Called YONO

State Bank of India (SBI) is all set to launch India’s first comprehensive digital service platform, YONO, which stands for ‘You Only Need One’.An...

Ripple-powered Instant Payment Services Now Live in India with Axis Bank, Standard Chartered

Three banks (Axis Bank, Standard Chartered, and Rakbank) have announced their decision to adopt Ripple’s blockchain-based payment platform,...

Hourly Hotel Booking Platform MiStay Raises Seed Funding Via Axilor Ventures, Others

Bangalore-based online hotel reservations startup MiStay, has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Axilor Ventures and a group...

Hourly Hotel Booking Platform MiStay Raises Seed Funding Via Axilor Ventures, Others

Bangalore-based online hotel reservations startup MiStay, has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Axilor Ventures and a group...

Jugnoo Starts Its Auto Rickshaw Aggregation Service in Northeast India

One of the problems faced by the city people for daily commuting is finding a ride that is easily available, affordable and quick to board....

Facebook Launches Digital, Startup Training Hubs in India

Facebook on Wednesday introduced its digital training and startup training hubs in India aimed at helping small businesses and people grow by...

India Witnesses Highest Increase in Online Shopping in Asia-Pacific

Asia Pacific saw the largest year-over-year incremental cross-border purchases with India, China and South Korea contributing most, a report...

Paytm Invests in Lending Startup CreditMate

SoftBank and Alibaba-backed Paytm on Tuesday said it has invested in Mumbai-based lending startup CreditMate. The fintech major, however, did...

AI Enabled Pharmacy Platform RedBook Raises Seed Funding

Mumbai based Instinct Innovations has raised a seed round of funding led by Vida Ventures and Dr. Aniruddha Malpani for its Redbook platform....

Nuvepro Secures $400K Seed Funding Through 1Crowd To Fuel Growth

Nuvepro, a managed cloud environment solutions provider, today announced that it has raised $400K investment led by 1Crowd and its investor...

Self-Drive Bike Rental Startup ONN Bikes Raises Pre-Series A Investment from Z Nation Lab, JITO Angels and Venture Catalysts

Underlining its commitment to drive innovation through disruption, Venture Catalysts, India’s first integrated incubator, recently participated...

HomeLane Acquires Capricoast for INR 90 crores

India’s leading online home interiors brand, HomeLane.com, today announced the acquisition of Capricoast.com, a leading online home interiors...