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Rajasthan is all set to roll out its startup policy. How different is it from...
Entrepreneurship is the new cool in the country and State governments are now scrambling to make things smoother and easier for startups. Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Telengana and Andhra Pradesh already...
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Akamai readies strategies to weave the future of Internet in India
US-based content delivery company Akamai has made seven acquisitions over the past four years in order to stay relevant and play a role in the future of Internet. One of the most significant...
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She went from being a banker to founding an on-demand photography startup
After one spends 15 years in corporate India the mind snaps. Literally! That’s when you view the world through the lens for perspective. Shefali Dadabhoy worked in the banking industry before turning...
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Want to build a billion dollar organisation without VC money? Learn from...
Innovation at Zoho Corp is growing at an electrifying speed, as the organisation gets closer to $500 million in revenues, with over one lakh paying businesses and 18 million individual users. It has...
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Global corp Analog Devices is calling all startups to stir it up for...
Every now and then, it is good to ruffle some feathers and change the way things are done. Analog Devices – a $3.5 billion global enterprise – which specialises in mixed signal and analog integrated...
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Why is maternity hospital chain Cloud Nine engaging with startups to up its...
Cloudnine, a maternity hospital chain with 12 centres wants to make a dent in the universe by investing in clinical and business innovation with technology. The hospital chain has raised $102.2...
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Mohandas Pai and Naganand Doraswamy spawn Ideaspring to seed deep tech companies
Two years ago when Naganand Doraswamy sold his startup Span Infotech to Evry, a Norwegian company, he was with flush with funds from the exit. Two things sprung to mind at the time; one was to go...
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Corporate Retail has delayed omni-channel strategies, here is why they need...
The last three years have seen a sea change in retailing, with the advent of e-commerce and mobile shopping. A large percentage of categories like electronics, low-priced apparel and books have moved...
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Finding deep tech startups is not difficult, scaling them up is, say expert...
There is life for Indian startups who know what to build for Indian corporate. In fact, India is poised to grow beyond just being a great test bed for B2B startups. A couple of years ago startups only...
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The evolution of Citrus Pay – it wants to underwrite consumer transactions,...
In 2011-12, when Citrus Pay was just a year old, its technology had no champions. But that changed when the world’s largest e-commerce firm – Amazon – arrived in India. Their IT team approved Citrus...
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New Chinese investors make their way in to India to fund 150 startups
India is dominated by the presence of European and US-based funds. In the last quarter alone, Indian companies raised $1.4 billion in 274 deals and yet there was no noise from Chinese funds, apart...
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E-commerce companies will find it difficult to get global dues in advertising...
The online advertising world is going to face a myriad of cases going forward. The recent case of Flipkart taking brands to court for non-payment of advertising dues can very well be in court for...
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Bengaluru-based Purnatva is building IoT solutions that track school children...
Vamsi Pottangi believes a life dedicated to building meaningful technology is time well-spent. That’s how Purnatva, the internet-of-things (IoT) startup, was born. Vamsi founded it after nearly a...
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The real Indian is a kirana and community loyalist, so why do consumer...
What does the term Indian mean? Who is this consumer e-commerce businesses are after? Why have large e-commerce companies been successful in selling mobile phones, electronics, books, and apparel,...
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Stay Simple focussed on experiences to turn operating resorts in to a...
There are many online hospitality or hotel aggregators. These startups have raised a lot of money and have captured the eye-balls of people, whose acquisition has come at a very high cost. The...
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The man who manages your customer in the mobile world
It is not often that you meet someone who looks at technology as a tool to make an impact on customers and in turn bring returns to business decisions. It is unfortunate that most of the business...
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The Bankruptcy code is passed in Parliament: Here is what startups can learn...
In 2016 we have seen some startups shutting down. One of the best known among them was PepperTap. Many of the failed startups just shut shops and moved on to kick start another idea. These failed...
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Is India’s social data compromised, is it an easy target to cyber-warfare?
National security is not about having a large army anymore. It is about destroying the command and control centre not just with bombs but also with cyber warfare. Bots, viruses, Trojans and worms are...
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The connected car revolution is happening out of India for the globe – why we...
Recently in Bengaluru, the $5 billion Nvidia, the US-based technology giant, invited 25 startups to make demos of communication platforms for connected vehicles with the help of the incubator...
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Make-in-India is almost two years old – is it hype or has it gained momentum?
When Dynamatics Technologies – a Bengaluru-based component manufacturer – signed an agreement with Airbus to make a wing component, it was an important moment in Indian manufacturing. It signalled...
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