Tag: India
For remote villages in India, Sibnath Maity’s solar tree is a...
Indian scientist Sibnath Maity's solar tree can produce about 3 KW of power, enough to power five households
In India, where more than 70 per cent of...
Entrepreneurs believe Indian startups are in a technology bubble: Survey
As per an InnoVen survey, entrepreneurs feel demonetisation policy was seen as favourable in the short term by only 22% respondents, increasing to 52% in the...
Online automobile classifieds platform CarTrade raises $55M from Temasek, US firm
This will be used to support CarTrade’s growth plans through acquisitions, expansion into new areas, and sharpen its services to consumers, dealers and OEMs
CarTrade, a leading online automobile...
Greentech startup Zenatix raises $1.2M from pi Ventures, Blume
Zenatix helps enterprises save up to 30 per cent energy using its IoT- and Machine Learning-based solutions
Zenatix Solutions, an IoT- and Machine Learning-based energy...
Not everyone lost in demonetisation
On 8 November 2016, the Government of India announced the demonetization of all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes, which constituted about 86% of the value...
India gets a new VC fund Stellaris Venture Partners
Stellaris Venture Partners, a new early-stage technology VC firm launched by former partners at Helion VC, has made the first close of its US$100 million fund.
The Series...
SoftBank COO Jonathan Bullock resigns from Ola, Snapdeal Boards
Jonathan Bullock, COO and MD of Japanese Internet giant SoftBank Group, has quit from the Boards of e-commerce company Snapdeal, and cab-hailing company Ola.
These two are SoftBank's...
Paytm raising US$200-250M from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba
Leading m-commerce platform Paytm, run by Noida-based One97 Communications, is raising investment in the range of US$200 million to US$250 million from Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba...
Uber defends carpool in Karnataka, says it has not violated laws
Just a few days after it was asked to stop carpool in Karnataka from today, online cabs aggregator Uber has defended the service, saying it is not...
This is how well-known startup founders and CEOs reacted to the...
The Union Budget for the financial year 2017-2018 was presented by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday. Although there is not much...