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News and Trends

[Funding Alert] Company Which Made the Robot That Greeted PM Modi and Ivanka Trump Raises Funding

Invento Makerspaces, maker of the humanoid robot Mitra, will use the new funds for research and development in building new robot variants, as well as business expansion.

Entrepreneurs

Meet the Workaholic Problem Solver Whose Start-Up Is Reimagining India's Fresh Produce Supply Chain

Thirukumaran Nagarajan is 34-years old and the co-founder of Ninjacart. As a hustler who gets bored easily, he says his biggest challenge has been to take a backseat and let people do the job.

Leadership

Having Invested In Over 30 Start-Ups, This Is What Keeps This Angel Investor On His Toes

Apart from investing in personal capacity, 32-year-old Utsav Somani is also responsible for bringing AngelList to India. The platform connects investors and entrepreneurs and also helps the former create a VC fund for a single investment.

Starting a Business

[Start-it-up] How To Start A Fuel Delivery Business?

In India only diesel can be delivered and not petrol, because of the government regulations.

Entrepreneurs

This Second-Time Entrepreneur Is Bridging the Gap Between Game Developers and Users

At 31, Sai Srinivas has already founded two successful start-ups-Creo and Mobile Premier League, with the latter having 32 million registered users on its platform.

Entrepreneurs

This Entrepreneur Cracked the Edtech Code By Focusing On Learning Outcomes

Along with Vibhu Bhushan and Sanjeev Kumar, Shobhit Bhatnagar started Gradeup in 2015, which now helps more than 18 million aspirants prepare for examinations such as JEE and UPSC, among others.

Technology

Using Technology, This Energy Start-up Improves Performance of Lithium-ion Batteries

Mumbai-based ION Energy is providing a unique electronics platform-as-a-service model which uses software analytics and AI to improve the performance of EV batteries

News and Trends

Microsoft To Support 54 Indian Start-Ups From Tier II Cities

Launched in September last year by Microsoft for Startups programme, the initiative is meant to work closely with local governments to support the start-up ecosystem in each state.

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] This Logistics and Supply Chain Management Start-Up Raised INR 64 Crore

The round also saw the participation of German conglomerate Siemens' investment arm Next47 and existing investor Nexus Venture Partners.

Technology

This Start-Up Is Transforming India's Unorganized Trucking Sector

Bengaluru-based Fortigo creates a seamless experience between the supply side consisting of fleet owners with customers who want their packages delivered.

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] Zomato Raises $150 million From Ant Financial

Zomato's top shareholder Info Edge (India) stake will drop to 25.13 per cent from 26.38 per cent after the funding

Technology

Chargebee's Krish Subramanian On SaaS and Value Metrics

Founded in 2010, the Chennai-based company offers subscription management services through a software-as-a-services model. In conversation with Prathibha Sastry, co-founder Subramanian shares his insights.

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] This Edtech Start-Up Is Now the Third Most Valued Indian Unicorn After Paytm, OYO

Byju's, which turned profitable on a full-year basis in the last financial year, said it has raised a fresh round of funding. The investment is touted to be $200 million at a valuation of $8 billion.

Entrepreneurs

New Year's Resolutions: How These 25 Start-ups Are Getting Ready For 2020

As the start-up ecosystem continues to grow, Indian companies are gearing up to achieve more milestones this year

Finance

India's Digitization Drive Is What These Operators-Turned-VCs Are Focused On

Bengaluru-based Prime Venture Partners is focused on start-ups that make tech-led products and has invested in companies such as MyGate and NiYO.