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Higher LTCG tax spooks start-up investors, founders, ESOP holders

Those earning Rs 2-5 crore will pay effective LTCG of 26% and those earning less than Rs 5 crore will have to pay LTCG of 28.5%

Walmart Labs acqui-hires two Indian startups FloCare and BigTrade

The tech arm of the retail giant has on-boarded the teams of these Bengaluru-based companies which would help Walmart to strengthen its customer technology and supply chain

Startups should not be concerned about legacy tax issues: CBDT chief

The Budget also proposed a number of measures to resolve the problems being faced by startups with regard to their initial funding, called angel tax, their certification and verification of investors

This Indian start-up is making strategic trading possible for everyone

The Bengaluru-based financial technology startup Streak recently raised $1 million in pre-Series A funding round

Spin-off or pivot? What lies beneath Razorpay's foray into lending

Payment solutions provider Razorpay has the hottest start-ups in its portfolio

Angel tax worries sorted in Budget, start-ups can focus on biz: CBDT chief

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman P C Mody told PTI in an interview that all "legacy issues" related to start-ups will be resolved through a consultative process

MUDRA to SHGs: Budget 2019 boosts women's start-ups and rural business

The budgetary allocation to flagship schemes for women has seen a rise this year

Budget 2019: Soon, a new TV show on start-up issues on Doordarshan

It may be introduced on one of the existing channels on the DD network or a completely new channel may be launched for the purpose

We want to bridge gap between angels and $100 mn funds: Artha Venture Fund

Artha Venture Fund was originally known as Artha India Ventures

This start-up plans to help a million professionals earn Rs 10 lakh a year

TapChief's list of clients already includes Fortune 500 companies like Unilever, Deloitte and growth-stage start-ups like Redbus, UpGrad, and Dunzo

Betting on Bharat: Pratilipi takes uncharted path in battle for mind space

Pratilipi, self-publishing platform in Indian languages, has few competitors so far but it may not be for long

Start-up moguls fete Sebi framework on differential voting rights

A differential voting right to founders helps them to have a critical say in the various strategic direction of the company such as mergers and acquisitions, and fundraising, among others

pi Ventures, Kae Capital back AI-based mental health start-up Wysa

The conversational bot has raised $ 2 mn in pre-series A round of funding

Infusing new energy into startups

India should encourage startups to use its market as a stepping stone for global expansion. This will inject more excitement and energy into the domestic startup eco-system

1,862 startups registered with GeM got orders worth Rs 275 cr: Official

The portal was launched in August 2016 for online purchase of goods and services by all the central government ministries and departments

Boost for start-ups: Govt mulls reducing compliance time to just 1 hr/month

'Monthly compliance for start-ups needs to be reduced to one hour per month so that they can concentrate on their core work,' an official added

Beyond big ticket deals: Millions chase 'millennial' ventures

Bets are being made on gaming, personal fitness and ride-sharing, among others

Giving wings to startups

A recipe for creating 100,000 plus angel investors in India

This start-up plays the good cop by helping trace India's lost children

Gurugram-based Staqu uses AI-powered facial recognition and other innovations to achieve this end; Over 60,000 kids go missing each year, and 50% of those missing till 2016 remain untraced

How Indian startups are helping global shipping firms adopt new tech

Indian startups are helping global shipping firms adopt new technologies to make their operations cutting-edge