Start-Ups

The young entrepreneurs from various States were seen on a virtual platform on Friday, listening to successful entrepreneurs, pitching their business profiles, and learning how they can go forward. All the 28 participants are students from different cities across the country who are running a business, and are participating in the national finals of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA),...

Start with what you have in your hand, make your losses affordable, don’t try to do everything on your own, take advantage of changes in circumstances and do not put yourself in the hands of others. Industry experts gave away these and many more useful tips and suggestions to the finalists at the India Finals of the prestigious Global...

The India Finals of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) 2021, which are one of the most esteemed global startup competitions focused solely on student entrepreneurs, will be held from 11th February to 13th February. The awards are being organized by Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), the world’s only peer-to-peer network exclusively for entrepreneurs having 14,000+ members across 61 countries. The...

 India’s budgetary boost for startups is expected to trigger employment generation, besides ushering in manufacturing and innovation-led growth in FY22. According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra, measures such as extension of startup tax holiday and norms to incorporate One Person Companies (OPCs) will give a major boost to the sector and...

Saveo Healthtech, a B2B e-commerce marketplace for pharmacies, on Friday said it has raised $4 million (about Rs 29.1 crore) in funding, co-led by Matrix Partners India and RTP Global. The seed round saw participation from Incubate Fund and India Quotient, a statement said. Cred founder Kunal Shah, Bigbasket co-founders VS Sudhakar and Vipul Parekh, Blackbuck founder Rajesh Yabaji, OfBusiness...

V-Guard Industries (V-Guard), India's leading fast-moving electrical goods (FMEG) company, on Thursday announced that its board has approved the acquisition of a minority stake of 18.77 per cent in Gegadyne Energy Labs Private Limited (GEL) for ₹ 33.4 crore. GEL is a Mumbai-based alternate battery technology start-up developing innovative energy storage (battery) solutions, which could deliver better battery performance on...

Key Highlights: •  Sets up Nuts Processing Unit in Kheda - Gujarat with over 100 strong women workforce to meet increasing demand in evolving category of nuts •  Nuts will be marketed under brand – ETG AGRO NATURZ – PRO NUTS in both bulk and consumer pack formats •  Initial launch of Almonds and then expand to Walnuts, Pistachios, and cashews in India January 2021… ETG Agro India, with its flagship...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon youngsters to attend 'Prarambh', the Startup India international summit on January 15 and 16, saying it seeks to bring together top minds from industry, academia, investment, banking and finance besides young start up leaders. He also shared his LinkedIn post in which he noted that virtual interactions have become the new normal during...

A Bangalore based startup - Devic Earth Private Limited has raised its first institutional funding of Rs 10 crores from Blue Ashva Sampada Fund. The green technology company will use the fund to expedite its growth, product roadmaps, as well as an operational presence in global markets. Devic Earth is uniquely placed across markets with its products that are scalable and sustainable, to provide user-friendly solutions to problems arising due to air pollution....

Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, who has been under China government's scrutiny since the abrupt suspension of Ant's blockbuster $37 billion initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai and Hong Kong has not been seen in public for more than two months, according to some media reports. Reports suggest that Jack Ma did not even shown up for the final episode...