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5 selected startups at India Space Congress 2022 can avail up to $150,000 Azure credits

By : CIOL Bureau

The 5 selected of SpaceTech startups pitched their ideas to industry leaders and investors at the session ‘Pitch Right for Skyrocketing Start-ups’ at the India Space Congress. The startups presented innovative ideas to the jury which included venture capitalists and

IMPunjab kickstarts its Accelerator Program with 16 Startups

By : CIOL Bureau

Innovation Mission Punjab, a unique private-public partnership that aims to build, empower and act as a catalyst for startup communities in Punjab, kickstarted its Accelerator program with 16 Startups that are at the revenue and product-ready stage today at their

IIT Guwahati Technology Incubation Centre incubates 42 Start-ups

By : CIOL Bureau

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati  Technology Incubation Centre (TIC) provides space for new entrepreneurs and young minds to transform innovative ideas into viable business propositions. The Centre provides technical support, business mentoring, and a soft loan facility (subject to availability)

How AgriTech startups are revolutionizing traditional practices, driving sustainable agriculture

By : CIOL Bureau

Agriculture technology has become a prominent new avenue lately, bringing massive improvement in various stages of the agriculture value chain. The use of technology has become even more pronounced owing to the rapid digitalisation of agriculture and increasing digital penetration

Five Indian startups ensuring last mile connectivity for the healthcare ecosystem

By : CIOL Bureau

The pandemic has massively disrupted and exacerbated the healthcare system around the world. However, it has also served as a catalyst for needed transformation, pushing many healthcare providers to make significant changes faster than in the pre-pandemic environment. The Healthcare

GEO IQ looks to expand their team by 2X in FY’23

By : CIOL Bureau

GeoIQ has announced its plan to expand its team by 2X in FY’23. These roles are primarily in line with their expansion plans across India and overseas across both leadership and mid-level positions to lead their data teams in the

Micron Ventures Fund II Commits $200M for Deep Tech Startups

By : CIOL Bureau

Micron Technology has announced that its venture capital team, Micron Ventures, will be investing $200M in deep tech startups with its Fund II. Micron’s Fund II builds on the success of the initial AI-focused Fund I by targeting broader deep

Coralogix raised $142M Series D Funding to expand presence in India

By : CIOL Bureau

Coralogix announced that it has raised a $142 million Series D funding round, bringing the company’s total amount raised to $238 million. A significant portion of the proceeds from the round will be used for the company’s expansion plans, especially

Vedanta Launches Spark 2.0, a Startup Accelerator program

By : CIOL Bureau

Vedanta has launched Spark 2.0, a Global Corporate Open Innovation and Accelerator program that aims to enable startups that leverage transformative & sustainable technologies to create large-scale impact. Startups selected under the program will get to work in partnership with

Telangana AI Mission & NASSCOM Enable Market Access for AI Startups

By : CIOL Bureau

Telangana AI Mission (T-AIM) has recently announced that nearly 30 AI startups from its Revv Up Acceleration Program have participated in a market access initiative in a recently held virtual event in Hyderabad. T-AIM, which is an initiative of the

Mosambee Acquires BNPL-focused startup, Benow

By : CIOL Bureau

Mosambee, India’s payments and merchant solutions platform, announced the 100% strategic acquisition of Cashless Technologies that runs Benow, a disruptive Payment & EMI Technology platform, in a cash and stock deal. As a part of the acquisition, Mosambee will help

Runo raises $5,00,000 in Pre-Series A from Unicorn VEN

By : CIOL Bureau

A call management CRM Runo, with a complete SIM-based Calling Solution for outbound and sales teams, has raised $5,00,000 in a Pre-Series A round led by Unicorn India Ventures. Runo has recorded a monthly run rate of Rs 25 lakhs

The dangers of tech monopolies

By : Sunil Rajguru

Outage in Zuckerberg land; Facebook whistleblower gives testimony in US Senate and the Indian unicorn march continues. Booster shot for telcos; 5G soon? (Ep-45, September 17) India’s bold online credit initiative (Ep-44, September 3) India to become Drone Country (Ep-43,

Big blow to Mukesh Ambani, Future Group deal stalled

By : Sunil Rajguru

Bezos scores over Ambani in India; Indian #startups want a slice of the global pie & the future of film screens clouded by #OTT. India to crack down on Digital Monopolies (Ep-39, July 9) Social Media flux continues (Ep-38, July

The Twin Fintech IPO towers: Fino Payments and PolicyBazaar file DRHP with SEBI

By : Laxitha Mundhra

After a successful IPO of Zomato, many small and big investors are gearing up for other internet companies’ startups. Amid the hype of payment decacorn Paytm’s IPO hype, other internet companies are gearing up for public listing. Fino Payments and

[Funding] Pine Labs raises $300 Mn at $3 billion valuation ahead of IPO talks

By : Laxitha Mundhra

Merchant Payments Platform Pine Labs has raised $285 million funding from Baron Capital Group, Duro Capital, Marshall Wace, Moore Strategic Ventures and Ward Ferry Management. The round also saw the participation of existing investors Temasek, Lone Pine Capital and Sunley House

Startups that are likely to go for an IPO in 2021

By : Laxitha Mundhra

The year 2020 has been an ominous one, many people will agree. But it also brought about a certain change in the air of the startup ecosystem. There has been a boom in investments and consumer interest. In fact, the

Startups need to have a robust app security infrastructure to protect user data: Rajesh Maurya, Fortinet

By : Laxitha Mundhra

In an interview with CiOL, Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC, Fortinet, analyses the factors impacting cybersecurity among businesses, especially startups. He also recommends essentials that would make their networks more resilient to cyber-attacks. 2020 has been a

Union Budget 2021: Key Takeaways for Indian Startups

By : Laxitha Mundhra

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced the Union Budget 2021-22. The Minister introduced the union budget stating that it rests on six pillars. They are health and well-being, physical and financial capital and infrastructure, inclusive development for aspirational India, reinvigorating

Tax Reductions To Online Classes – What Do Education Experts Expect from Union Budget 2021?

By : Laxitha Mundhra

Union Budget 2021 expectation for education: Industry experts believe that to revive the education and edtech sector in the country, government support is necessary, not just in terms of monetary support, but also in terms of formalisation of the online