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N/Core to support 30 nonprofit startups with a new Rs 40 crore fund

Grants of up to Rs 2 crore for each selected nonprofit, with a special focus on tech solutions

Startups get $7 bn from PEs, VCs in 2018; lions share goes to Oyo, swiggy

Of the total investment, startups such as Oyo, Swiggy, Byjus, Paytm Mall, Pine Labs, Zomato, Udaan, Policybazaar and Curefit collectively raised the lions share of $4.6 billion in 2018

CBDT announces relaxed norms for start-ups on angel tax exemption

The modified norms, aimed at encouraging budding entrepreneurs, will be effective retrospectively from Feb 19, when the DPIIT relaxed the norms for start-ups

Over 450 start-ups took off in 1,000 days in Kerala, claims state govt

Says 35,000 jobs generated, start-up projects in the state have attracted investments worth Rs 314 crore so far

America the country with the most unicorns, India a distant fourth

25% approx. of companies included in the global unicorn club are valued at exactly $1 billion

New definition to give start-ups, investors a bigger angel tax breather

DPIIT Secretary Ramesh Abhishek and officials from the CBDT met start-ups and investors to discuss ways to exempt small start-ups and investors from the angel tax

IESA aims to create Rs 1,000 cr business, 1 mn jobs from startups in 5 yrs

In January, IESA signed a pact with STPI and IIIT-Bhubaneswar to establish an electronic system design and manufacturing incubator at Bhubaneswar

Govt discussing angel tax issue to shield startups, say DIPP officials

Their comment comes amid media reports that the government is considering legal provisions shielding startups from angel tax and easier exemption terms for investors

More start-ups are vocally rejecting the ideals of venture capitalists

Some founders have decided the expectations that come with accepting venture capital aren't worth it

Start-ups to be invited to tap into Rs 153-billion govt e-marketplace

The government is also aiming to push more micro, small and medium enterprises onto the platform

How start-ups are trying to build efficient agri supply chain platforms

As agriculture looks at adopting technology, entrepreneurs and investors flock to address the space

Mihir Shah's iBreastExam takes breast cancer screening to the masses

Indo-American health-tech innovator Mihir Shah's iBreastExam is an affordable and mobile solution to combat the killer disease

This Bhopal start-up shows how to achieve scale in sale of organic produce

A start up in Bhopal illustrates how achieving scale in sale of organic produce is easier said than done

Misplaced enthusiasm

The taxman must stop harassing start-ups

1,500 start-ups in Kerala bag $38 million in 2017-18, thanks to govt aid

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan claims that Kerala is the first state in the country to formulate a start-up policy in 2014 for the development of technology start-ups

Chinese investors commit $30 million in eight Indian startups at Beijing

Startup India Investment Seminar was planned to expose Chinese venture capitalists and investors to the promising Indian startups

Kerala invites RFP from Alternative Investment Funds to boost startups

Kerala government's 'Fund-of-Fund' scheme supports tech start-ups in the state

How dairy startups could end up in the land of costly milk and honey

Dairy startups are modernising the way milk is delivered to people, but their high cost of doing business means they will struggle to make money

Hubris around 'born-to-be-sold' startups

National economic benefit is not only about creating wealthy entrepreneurs, but also about creating long-living companies

Kerala, Delhi startups win Global Impact challenge; awarded cash prizes

The KSUM had selected 25 finalists belonging to different states from the applicants