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How Indus OS could challenge Google's dominance in the app store space

Today the start-up, launched by three IIT Bombay alumni seven years ago, claims to be the largest indigenous app store with a user base of over 100 million

Anand Mahindra joins other investors to back robotics start-up Genrobotics

Kerala-based enterprise has been working to eradicate manual scavenging, raises Rs 2.5 cr in pre Series A round

Park+ eyes jump in downloads as cities reopen, public places resume ops

The app allows the users to discover a parking space

UP plans vertical factory complexes to meet land crunch, promote start-ups

Initially, such complexes, which will be apartment like structures consisting of several storeys, will come up in Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Lucknow

Google defers Indian in-app fees by 6 months after angry startups complain

Startups were upset about the commission fee and also criticised several other Google Play Store policies for hurting their businesses

Street signs: HNIs in the dock, Google threat for listings biz, and more

High net-worth individuals' (HNIs') wager on the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders IPO will pay off if the shares of the state-owned company more than double during the trading debut

Paytm, other startups vow to fight 'big daddy' Google's clout: sources

Setting the stage for a potential showdown, entrepreneurs held two video conferences this week to strategise

Homegrown startups take on Google, Facebook for 'India's digital dreams'

The Indian group is considering lobbying with the government to have global technology companies such as Google and Facebook become "local"

Indian startups raised up to $63 billion since 2016, spawn 27 unicorns

The startups ecosystem has raised as much as $63 billion in growth capital between 2016 and 2020, when they spawned 27 unicorns

Startup incubated at IISc develops RT-PCR Covid-19 diagnostic kit

The kit is an easy-to-use, multiplex RT-PCR kit with 100 per cent specificity, and its run time is relatively short when compared with the kits available in the industry, according to the startup

FMCG start-ups innovate to fulfil healthy snacking appetite of kids

Several start-ups have rolled out unique healthy food products and beverages, including pre-biotic chocolates, whole grain snacks, porridges and nutty bars for toddlers and school going children

ShareChat raises $40 mn from investors including Pawan Munjal, Twitter

The other investors include DCM Shriram Promoters Family and SAIF Partners

US continues to be biggest source of VC investment in India as China shrugs

Experts say, the dominance of the US investors will probably grow in the coming decade, including in filling the gap created by the withdrawal of Chinese investors

Covid-19 pandemic spurs matured-stage start-ups to advance their IPO plans

Several ecommerce and digital payments companies are looking for public listing over next two years

Indian startups to miss Chinese expertise more than cash: SoftBank exec

India has banned over 200 Chinese apps and also put severe restrictions on Chinese investments into the country following border clashes in eastern Ladakh

Byju's valuation increases to $11.1 bn after latest funding round

Byju's has seen tremendous growth in the last few months. Since the lockdown, it has added over 25 million new students on its platform

Israel's Start-up National Central, iCreate unite for innovative projects

Start-Up Nation Central is an independent non-profit organisation

Health-tech startup BestDoc raises $2.1 mn from Aceel, other investors

BestDoc, supported by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), is an Intelligent Patient Relationship Management (PRM) system for hospitals and other healthcare providers in India

Practo is looking to scale faster riding on Covid-19, says CEO Shashank ND

As telemedicine became the preferred medium for consultations, the firm saw over 70 per cent first time-users and 44 per cent users coming from non-metro cities

Ashok Leyland to supply 1,400 ICVs to logistics start-up Procure Box

The manufacturer will supply its product Ecomet and the order will be executed in the next 5-6 months