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Microsoft's India start-up point man gets global role

Mukund Mohan, Microsoft Ventures India director, to head US, China, India operations.

RIL's GenNext Ventures, Microsoft set up innovation hubs

The 3-year partnership to set up a pan India initiative to catalyse the country's technology startup ecosystem was signed today by R A Mashelkar, Chairman, GenNext Ventures and Board Member, RIL, and Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India.

Microsoft to incubate 500 start-ups in 5 years

There are around 4,500 tech-based start-ups in India.

'Confusion is clouding investment climate'

The quality and quantity of start-ups in India have completely changed.

After Infosys & Wipro, more IT cos invest in start-ups

A company with a size exceeding $1 billion finds it really hard to innovate.

TCS-Microsoft JV in China soon

10 start-ups that are backed by Reliance Industries

GenNext Innovation Hub is also pursuing a new global partnership program to collaborate with organizations in US, Europe and Asia.

Microsoft to train 1 mn women under tech initiative

Microsoft India on Wednesday launched its 'Women in Tech' initiative, which aims to double the number of women IT professionals in India from the present one million in the next few years.

Jungle Ventures, Google's Anandan may invest in startup firm Appknox

Mobile application vulnerability detection start-up, Appknox is in talks to raise funds from Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, along with a slew of angel investors including Google India head Rajan Anandan.

Nasscom helps four start-ups to raise funds

IT body Nasscom has helped four start-ups raise funding of Rs 40 lakh as part of its programme to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful businesses.

Reliance keen on investing in start-ups

Eleven start-ups completed a programme launched by Gennext Ventures.

Indian entrepreneurs start again after failed ventures

There is more appetite for failure both in entrepreneurs and early-stage investors, say analysts

Startup mania: Are we looking at the next internet bubble?

E-commerce is awash in money, raising concerns about whether this is just another unsustainable internet trend headed for a bust.

Meet Radha Kapoor, the creative entrepreneur

With Awfis, a quirky co-working venture, and other offbeat ideas, Radha Kapoor, the daughter of the Yes Bank CEO, is taking the creative route to entrepreneurship.

Start-ups get a big boost from big companies

The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.