It's also among the top five most valuable Internet companies in India, reports Yuvraj Malik.
Ratan Tata invested about $299,000 during the first six months of 2016.
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.
Rs 1,000 crore for promotion of start ups.
In a start-up set up, nothing is fixed, not even your job-description
'Digital India is the biggest experiment that will transform India if Modi gets it right.'
Surround yourself with people who are also working hard on their own side projects, says Saagar Panchal.
Sebi to consider changes in start-up listing norms
Tata Trusts is one of India's oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organisations involved in areas of community development.
On an annual basis, we'll seek out solutions to Indian Railways' most critical problems through 'innovation challenge': Suresh Prabhu
The soldiers of small enterprise are now making waves in their own little way.
Qualcomm has been playing a key role driving India's wireless revolution
Lenders taking up incubator-style roles with small investments in start-ups
A start-up gets the Microsoft suite of tools and technologies free for three years, as well as access to funding of up to Rs 25 crore by IDG Ventures, officials of two entities said. The programme is open to technology companies that are less than three years old with annual revenues that are less than Rs 5 crore.
What work in Jaipur's favour are lower costs, a good talent pool, better quality of life, and proximity to the Delhi National Capital Region
S D Shibulal, former chief executive and managing director of Infosys, has joined the ranks of the company's other founders in nurturing start-ups.
'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 government has identified nine key focus areas in the AI national programme, including agriculture, education, Indian languages, smart cities, cybersecurity, transportation, and finance.
Managing human resources remains a major and under-appreciated challenge for most start-ups.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the policy last month.
For the new millennium generation, slowly and at an accelerating pace, it is attractive to harbour a start-up ambition, says R Gopalakrishnan.
Yes, startups neither have a rigid structure, nor do they have to be uptight about things, but basic discipline is a must, and it is in the hands of startup founders to inculcate some rules within the team.
India's first angel-backed start-up accelerator VentureNursery will train them intensely for 13 weeks after which they will get to pitch for seed funding.
Recently, he had surprised many by talking of net neutrality
'Some of these companies are India focused, some are overseas focused and some companies are focused on both.' Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California.
Sequoia Capital might emerge as leading global investor in start-up space in the country, as funds from other sources dry up.
'We aim at establishing India as an early talent hub on a global scale and are actively recruiting professionals in areas like cybersecurity, machine learning, data science, and other relevant fields.'
Start-ups in India with high valuations are witnessing a fund crunch and drop in valuations as investors tighten their belts and look at businesses that are sound.
Fun and games at start-ups have ended as easy money dries up.
'Expectations were being built up about radical moves and the action plan did not disappoint.'
India is attempting to soft-land a rover on the moon and will attempt, at some point next year hopefully, sending humans into orbit. All of this makes an exciting time for space around the world, notes Aakar Patel.
Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow definers. That, along with voter promiscuity, is what defines our political culture, which remains stubbornly resistant to any change, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.
Presenting a list of the brightest and most promising companies from India that made it to TechSparks 2013, a technology product recognition platform.
After the Google investment, the company's monthly transactions have spiralled up from 65,000 to nearly one million in just a year. According to reports, the start-up is in fresh talks to raise about $6 million from investors, including Google, says Samreen Ahmad.
It's not unusual for the tax departments to freeze bank accounts and there have been instances of the authorities recovering the outstanding from the bank, though such course of action is not common.
They encouraged start-ups to pay for acquiring customers rather than focusing on the business fundamentals.
These companies were identified through the India Innovation Growth Programme, an innovation contest through which the US firm identifies Indian research and development potential.
Their investments in start-ups exceed Rs 1,000 crore at present.
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