Page 11 - Startups In India

Garden of Joy raises Rs 84 lakh in seed round led by Inflection Point

Landscaping startup will use the money to expand in six cities in South India, develop technology

Sharad Sanghi's AI cloud startup Neysa raises $20 mn in seed funding

Neysa is the second entrepreneurial stint of Sharad Sanghi, considered to be pioneer of the Indian cloud computing space

Cornerstone Ventures launches second fund worth $200 mn for B2B startups

Through the fund, investments will be made across stages, with a focus on early growth stage VC bets

85% dip in top venture capital funding in 2023; hopes up for 2024

Over the past two years, prominent global VC firms have also divested from some of their investments

Layoffs by Indian tech startups dip 60% in Jan-March this year, says report

Tech startups let go of more than 2,000 workers in the first quarter as funding capital reduced

Swiggy's executive exodus continues as vice president Karan Arora quits

The Vice President and Head of Supply Chain Management at Swiggy, Karan Arora, will join Convenio, an offline retail startup, as co-founder

Edtech company Byju's goes ahead with cutbacks, fires 500 staffers

Sales, marketing, and teaching roles feel the biggest impact

Byju's gets 50% vote on rights issue, asks miffed investors to participate

Raveendran says firm's priorities remain with existing shareholders

We need more large companies to aid India's high growth: Amitabh Kant

Amitabh Kant discusses India's role in G20 and path to becoming a developed nation by 2047 at Business Standard Manthan

The bigger the pain, the sooner you will get the money: Rajesh Magow

Rajesh Magow of MakeMyTrip reveals the secret for startups to negotiate this funding winter

Startups generate more employment than big companies: Sanjeev Bikhchandani

Sanjeev Bikhchandani discusses the growth of Info Edge from startup to a tech giant, and the crucial role of startups in India's growth story at Business Standard Manthan

BS Manthan: Plenty funds for right startups, Rajesh Magow on funding winter

Business Standard Manthan 2024: Rajesh Magow, the CEO of MakeMyTrip, on Thursday said he disagreed with the perception that there was a fund crunch in the startup ecosystem

Startups wait for spring: Funding winter appears over but challenges ahead

After battling funding winter and scandals, the sector focuses on profitability

A year of hope, new beginnings

Fintechs are under regulatory scanner and edtech has its own challenges. So, what next for India's startup sector?

CY24 trend so far: Two unicorns, but funding to startups down 29%

India 4th-largest recipient of funding

Uber boosts eco-mobility, backs Indian startups with sustainovate challenge

Uber is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2040 and has been continuously working with governments, partners, think tanks, and others to address global sustainability challenges, the company

Binny Bansal's Three State Ventures invests Rs 207 crore in Curefoods

The funding would help the startup to compete with firms like Rebel Foods, Biryani by Kilo and EatClub

Startup Mahakumbh 2024: A rite of passage for India's innovators

Startup Mahakumbh is expected to host more than 1,000 startups, as many investors, 50 unicorns, 500 incubators and accelerators, 5,000 delegates from 23 countries, and 50,000 business visitors

India's startup scorecard

For the startup ecosystem in India, the scorecard so far has been a mixed bag

Quick commerce major Zepto introduces Rs 2 platform fee for select users

Swiggy Instamart and Zomato-owned Blinkit currently do not charge a platform fee for their grocery orders