An interview with Sridhar Ramaswamy,Senior vice-president, ads and commerce, Google.
Mukund Mohan, Microsoft Ventures India director, to head US, China, India operations.
Over 10 Indian start-ups with total valuations of $84 billion (some are planning fresh fund-raising) are bracing to launch initial public offerings (IPOs) in the next 36 months. While the size of their IPOs is under discussion, estimates are that they would together raise a minimum of over $8-10 billion during the initial listing.
'We want to look at very strong entrepreneurial teams.' 'I want to focus on a full team and not just the entrepreneur, which is building innovative and amazing differentiated businesses in large markets.' 'We also look at business models that are proven and have reasonably good gross margins, which show that this is where a lot of value is getting built.'
'There are multiple ups and downs.' 'You should be able to withstand all that.' 'You need to have the temperament to run a marathon.'
They are not only coming up with whacky names to grab attention but are also stretching the definition of e-commerce.
For now, Bounce, Shuttl, Fab Hotels, Instamojo, Zomato, Curefit, and HealthifyMe, among others, are going for salary deductions. Most of the consumer internet start-ups, besides those who are in the grocery delivery, education tech, and video conferencing business, would ultimately lay-off people and cut back salaries.
Agri-enterprises are finding it hard to expand due to lack of commercial guidance.
About 80 per cent of the companies that are registered are essentially non-IT.
Proto.in, a support platform for the Indian startup community picked up these young startups
Uber will provide mentorship for start-ups on matters such as funding, marketing, operations and scalability.
'Students tell me their parents are fine with them either joining a start up or even starting one. This was not the case 10 years ago.'
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India plans IPO rule changes to lure homegrown start-ups.
These start-ups include high-growth companies such as Ola, Paytm, Lenskart, UrbanClap and Urban Ladder. Nearly half of these have gone on to raise follow-on funding, a key measure of success for start-ups. A few have become unicorns, the term for start-ups valued at $1 billion or more.
Even at early stage, start-ups are raising more money faster owing to the rise of a lot of specialised early-stage VCs and emergence of seed-stage programmes.
Over 50 Indians in Forbes' under 30 list of super achievers.
Underscoring the need to boost the start-up ecosystem, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it will simplify rules and regulations which impede their growth and ensure that an entrepreneur does not have to run from "pillar to post" to start a business.
The former Team India captain, who has invested in entertainment company Flickstree, in conversation with Romita Majumdar & Urvi Malvania.
Start-ups have begun looking at ways to conserve cash.
Funding Indian start-ups has slowed down.
Seems to reflect a maturing of the segment; Delhi-based Wingify buys US-based entity a day after Zomato's Polish buyout
While industry is upbeat, start-ups in the space sector are finding it difficult to cater to the demand due to a lack of funding, issues related to policy like foreign funding, intellectual property, etc, and a lack of support in testing.
Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are both a boon and a bane for angel investors, VCs as well as start-ups. If the Big Tech companies get broken up and their powers to acquire get significantly curbed therefore, the whole ecosystem will need to change, says Prosenjit Datta.
Fintech firm MobiKwik on Monday filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), for its initial public offering (IPO). According to its DRHP, the company plans to raise Rs 1,900 crore, which includes a fresh issue of Rs 1,500 crore and an offer for sale of Rs 400 crore. The selling shareholders include American Express Travel, Bajaj Finance, Cisco Systems and Sequoia Capital India, besides founder Bipin Preet Singh. MobiKwik is the latest among tech majors wanting to list on stock exchanges. Food delivery start-up Zomato will launch its IPO on Wednesday.
Banking technology start-up Zeta is the latest entrant to the unicorn club after raising $250 million in its Series C round from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Sodexo participated as an additional minority investor in the round. Founded by serial entrepreneur and billionaire Bhavin Thurakia, the startup is now valued at $1.4 billion. It is the 14th company this year to cross the $1 billion valuation mark after Meesho, Cred, Pharmeasy, ShareChat, Moglix and others.
'The jungles of Doda covers about 250 km.' 'Sleeper cells are providing active help to the terrorists.' 'The terrain and situation is such that it is not possible to keep track of every inch.'
The company has been a part of the start-up ecosystem in a big way from early stages right up to when the companies start achieving full scale.
Harvard graduate Rwitwika Bhattacharya's start-up Swaniti aims to bring a change in the country's political leadership. Read on to know how more about how the young brigade plans to do so in the next few years.
While Team Indus had backing from Nandan Nilekani, Ratan Tata and Flipkart founders Sachin and Binny Bansal, it could not even muster half of the Rs 4.5 billion it required for the mission to the moon.
Indian startups are expected to raise $8-12 billion this year, a top official of venture capital firm Peak XV said on Monday, highlighting that the country's startup ecosystem is the most vibrant in the world. Speaking at StartUp Mahakumbh, Peak XV managing director Rajan Anandan said around $20 billion of private capital is lying uninvested and is committed for investment in private firms and startups in India.
Start-ups such as Max Wholesale, Jumbotail and ShopKirana are helping them place orders, maintain inventory, optimise delivery routes and make payments, all digitally.
But, majority might be left out, as only those investing in entities recognised by the government could qualify
According to experts, the banning of the apps has created negative sentiments and reduced the confidence among the Chinese investors to invest in India.
India emerges as a top destination to set up incubators for global firms
There are around 4,500 tech-based start-ups in India.
Indian tax laws offer start-ups ways to save taxes.
Technology infrastructure solves many problems, but it cannot build roads or bridges and provide clean water. However, such activities are essential for human progress, and their creation provides jobs, says R Gopalakrishnan.
In 2014, the country witnessed 800 new companies starting up, taking the total number of start-ups to 3,100, Nasscom said.
However, seed-stage deals have shrunk less this year than VC rounds.
From $10 billion deployed in Indian start-ups in 2017, $6 billion went to unicorns
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