Indian IT-BPM industry raked in revenues of $119 bn in 2014-15.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the India-US Startup Konnect and share his vision on 'Start up India, Stand up India' as part of his US visit later this month.
Prabowo was accused in the late 1980s of making a number pro-democracy activists mysteriously disappear and for human rights abuses in the provinces of East Timor and Papua and was denied a visa to the US.
Stating that India is a strategic market for the company, Microsoft announced a $100,000 grant to promote innovation among domestic start-up companies.
The tax forces young startups to part with a portion of the capital they have raised from investors due to disagreements over the valuation of the company by Income Tax officials.
Designing is another critical area for him, especially in the business of furniture.
GenNext Innovation Hub is also pursuing a new global partnership program to collaborate with organizations in US, Europe and Asia.
Schmidt had a closed-door meeting with four start-ups in Bangalore.
During its summer placements in 2006, six start-up companies had visited the IIM-A campus for the first time, of which six students had interned with them.
India Inc was, perhaps, watching out for a repeat of the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s.
Serial entrepreneur Tarun Uppal reflects upon the mistakes and the lessons learned along the way.
As with stocks, real estate and art, investing in start-ups has emerged as an asset class in itself.
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From an idea inititated in a hostel room, Hearing Plus went on to become a national chain of hearing treatment clinics.
At present,Satish Khanna he is associated with companies such as Fullife Healthcare, Kagashin, Hi Tech, Provivi, Status Quo and Concord.
The traditional model of IT is being commoditised and players are losing margins. Industry needs to focus on innovation-based start-ups for next round of growth.
Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) with a lock-in period performed better than the ones that allow investors to withdraw capital at any time. Close-ended schemes had a median return of 5.62 per cent in December, according to data from industry tracker PMSBazaar. The median returns for open-ended schemes were 3.91 per cent
India ranks third among global startup ecosystems.
The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Robotics start-ups in India are finally making their presence felt. Be it the education or industrial and commercial segments, these start-ups are standing up and getting noticed for their inventions.
He underlined the need for industrial parks and white-collared environment
Mass mobility in India is in a race when the light turns from yellow to green. Just that this moment has lasted three years. The renewed enthusiasm, however, indicates that the lights may finally be about to change, says Patanjali Pahwa.
Jaitley assured that both the banking system and the government will make the resources available to them.
After selling out to Google, the 27-year-old has now turned into an angel investor.
The government's Swachh Bharat programme presents entrepreneurs with a chance to curb open defecation and make money in the process.
Real time traffic updates and solutions to negotiate peak hour traffic with ease is what will make this start-up story a success, believe its co-founders.
The microfinance vertical of the bank will provide loans of Rs 80,000 to Rs 1,00,000.
With its fleet of nearly 1,000 electric three-wheelers in Delhi-NCR, it moves around 100,000 commuters daily. The company will use the funding to rapidly increase its fleet size within Delhi-NCR as well as other key cities around the country.
An interview with Sridhar Ramaswamy,Senior vice-president, ads and commerce, Google.
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India plans IPO rule changes to lure homegrown start-ups.
Forbes India recently released the list of start-ups to watch out for in the year 2012. Read on to know the magazine's list of top 11 promising start-ups.
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Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
In 2014, the country witnessed 800 new companies starting up, taking the total number of start-ups to 3,100, Nasscom said.
BlackRock has again reduced the valuation of its share in edtech firm Byju's - this time to about $1 billion, TechCrunch reported on Friday, citing disclosures made by the US-based asset manager. This is 95 per cent less than its peak valuation of $22 billion in 2022. The markdown comes at a time when the company is facing a multitude of challenges, including securing fresh capital, delays in financial reporting and legal disputes with lenders.
Challenges notwithstanding, there are handful of players who continue to stand tall and scale-up their business. Many of these are taking inspiration from hyper-local grocery and food-delivery business to go full stack, says Sangeeta Tanwar.
'There is little point in getting adoption without profit sustainability or the converse.' 'This is the dilemma that many Indian innovators face,' says R Gopalakrishnan.
With more and more youngsters preferring to shop online, the credit appetite has surged.
Mukund Mohan, Microsoft Ventures India director, to head US, China, India operations.
In Mumbai, Xenium, an interactive digital agency, is launching a VR lounge later this month.
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