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iPhone-smartphones continue to see record sales
Apple sees a record quarter thanks to the iPhone 12; The Game Awards thrash the Oscars and China crackdown on Big Tech. Facebook’s “excessive data collection” under trial (Ep-33, April 23) Amazon’s $250 million fund to digitize Indian SMBs (Ep-32,
Big Tech report blockbuster quarterly results despite COVID-19
The last week has been a roller coaster ride for the market with Q1 results coming up. The Big Tech has also announced their results. Not exactly shocking, but despite Covid-19, these companies have reported competitive results surpassing their records.
What does a second lockdown mean for startups and the industry?
With the second wave of Covid 19, Indian citizens are concerned about a possible second lockdown. Several state governments have already issued partial lockdowns or curfew, but a complete lockdown may be on cards. There have been several debates on
Problems with Online Education in the Covid Era
In the long run, online education could have been a great thing, bringing down costs, touching remote areas and democratizing educational institutions. But the way it has been thrust on the children of the world today, it may lead to
How is CPaaS ValueFirst leading a revolution in the IT Sector?
Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) is a cloud-based delivery model that lets you add voice, video, and messaging features to your existing business software using APIs. In the enterprise industry, many companies hesitate to embrace CPaaS due to a variety of
After CoWIN Portal and Aarogya Setu servers crash, Centre states that there was no technical glitch
After the Vaccination registration for 18+ Indians began yesterday at 4 PM, the portals for registration – CoWIN, Aarogya Setu and Umang App crashed. Due to the server down, several users could not register themselves. Further, users were unable to log
COVIDSOS: Live ChatBot helps you find verified leads on Twitter for Covid-related Emergencies
The second wave of COVID 19 has hit the entire nation hard. Unlike last time, the saddest part is the unavailability of medical help in the form of oxygen cylinders, ICU beds and ventilators. Many people are trying to help
4 Key Figures from Zomato’s Rs 8250 crore IPO filing with SEBI
Zomato has taken one more step in its bid to go for an IPO in 2021. The food tech giant has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus with SEBI on April 28, 2021. According to the company, it aims to
Aarogya Setu App and CoWin website facing server down ahead of vaccine registration drive
The Government of India has initiated the registration for Phase III of the Covid-19 vaccination drive for those aged between 18-45 years starting today at 4 PM. But as lakhs of people rushed to register for the COVID vaccine, the CoWIN
Covid Vaccine Registration for Indians over 18 years: Where, When and How to Register?
COVID Vaccination Phase III will begin from May 1, the vaccine registration for those aged 18+ will begin today at 4 PM. Indians can register on the CoWIN platform or the Aarogya Setu app starting today, to get vaccinated from
Lenskart acquihires ecommerce startup DailyJoy to add tech expertise to the team
Eyewear startup Lenskart has last year has acquihired Hyderabad and Lucknow-based delivery startup DailyJoy. The latter is a grocery and essentials delivery startup with operations across Tier-II cities. With this acquisition, Lenskart aims to strengthen the team and leverage DailyJoy’s tech
OYO announces OYO Care feature for COVID-19 quarantine and isolation cases amongst guests
Ritesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO of OYO took to Twitter yesterday to announce that the company has rolled out a feature in the OYO Care App that will allow COVID-19 positive individuals to use its infrastructure for quarantine and isolation. For
Urban Company Becomes 12th Unicorn after $190 Mn Series F Fundraise
Indian Gig marketplace for at-home services, Urban Company (formerly, UrbanClap) has become the 12th Indian startup to turn into a unicorn in 2021. It is also the seventh Unicorn in April after Chargebee, CRED, Groww, PharmEasy, ShareChat, GupShup and Meesho. Previously, insurtech startup Digit Insurance, SaaS startup InnovAccer,
BYJU’s sets up a 20 Cr Covid Relief fund for employees and their family
The second wave of the Covid pandemic has hit India harder than before. Amid the rising cases, we are already facing medical equipment crisis and a looming second lockdown. Startups and businesses around the world are helping the people, the
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[Need of the day] A Toolkit for global chatrooms to manage narratives on the internet
People align across the globe on issues via chatrooms A young Nobel Peace Prize nominee from Sweden, a Lebanese ex-porn star and a Barbadian popstar recently spoke in support of Indian farmers protesting thousands of miles away. Farmer protests instantly
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[Series] A Landscape Study of Bharat Startups – The Price Sensitive Customer
The 25 Bharat startups that we studied cater to a particular target segment – the low and middle-income group. The low and middle-income customer is a distinct segment and servicing these customers comes with challenges. We also have less knowledge
Startup Circle: How is Express Stores boosting micro entrepreneurship and transforming Kirana stores function?
According to an EY report, the 2020 Covid pandemic has led to a renewed trust in the local Kirana stores. In metro cities, the local Kirana stores saw a rise of 50% new consumers while non-metro cities reported a rise of
Future of Supply Chain Trade Finance in 2021: Swati Babel, CEO, PrimaDollar India
Supply chain trade finance is the international version of a well-known financing technique, widely used across India. This technique is, of course, “supply chain finance”. Supply chain finance is well known in India but it only works domestically. Most large companies
Google, Microsoft and Amazon pledge resources for support against COVID crisis in India
India has seen a massive jump in infections in the second wave. It has been a true test to our hospital infrastructure as we are struggling to deal with the increasing cases. Most of all, there has also been a
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[Funding] upGrad raises $120 Mn from Temasek in first external round; valuation soars $600 Mn
Edtech startup upGrad has raised $120 Million (Rs 900 crores) from Singapore’s sovereign fund Temasek in its first external fundraising. The 6-year-old startup now values at $575-675 million after the funding, the company claims. The company aims to use the funds to
