India’s TravelTriangle raises USD 11 mn funding led by Fundamentum
Indian online travel platform, TravelTriangle, has announced that it has raised about USD 11 mn in series C funding led by Nandan Nilekani and...
Startup Tips: How To Use Professional Networking To Gain Mentors
By Agnelo Rajesh Athaide
The past decade has seen a wave of disruptive entrepreneurship across sectors, thanks to factors like technology enhancements, pro-SME/MSME government policies,...
Journey of Naina Ruhail at Organic Cosmetics Startup Vanity Wagon
Vanity Wagon is India’s first online marketplace, which brings only organic and natural beauty brands to consumers.
The idea was thought of by Naina...
[HEALTH]: 8 Tips On How To Self-Quarantine Against Coronavirus
By Vipul Jain, CEO, Advancells
With a remarkable count of 351,198 confirmed coronavirus cases globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control...
Ola launches ‘My Ride. My Cause’ initiative to support cancer care efforts in India
Indian ride-sharing company Ola has today launched 'My Ride. My Cause.’ to its platform. By doing this, Ola plans to crowdsource funds and support...
Mega Deals are back in India: PE firms invest a record $8 billion during...
Private Equity firms invested a record $8.2 billion (across 158 deals) in India during the quarter ended June 2018 – up 60% compared to...
How Kerala’s Startup Sector Is Growing Both Plants & Apps
By Nele Lenze
The startup scene in the Indian state of Kerala is flourishing through private and public initiatives.
According to the Kerala Startup Ecosystem Report...
Opinion: 7 Reasons Why 81% of Startups fail in India
By Vineet Singh
The last few years have been a rollercoaster ride for the entire Start-Up ecosystem, with most Founders going back to regular jobs...
Ethical Entrepreneurship In The Post Covid Economy
By Agnelorajesh Athaide
Even as we prepare to slowly resume our lives – personal and professional, the world around already seems to be a changed...
How Mompreneurs Are Balancing Home & Business In Pandemic Times
By Major Sunil Shetty, SM (Retd), CEO at Askmentor.com
The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting lives, communities and livelihoods across the globe like never before. The...
US, UK and India Among Countries Most Targeted by Significant Cyber Attacks
The prevalence and severity of cyber attacks are increasing at an alarming rate every year. So much so, that statistics from Cybersecurity Ventures estimate...
Ola to add 10,000 electric three-wheelers to its fleet under ‘Mission: Electric’
Indian taxi-hailing company Ola, has today announced its "Mission: Electric", under which it has committed to adding 10,000 e-rickshaws and electric auto-rickshaws in its...
Job Market: Why You Should Consider Re-skilling Yourself In 2021
By Lakshmi Mittra
The workforce is rapidly evolving. The year 2021 will witness organizations placing greater emphasis on transparency, agility, culture and purpose-driven leadership. As...
True Balance raises $23 million in Series B2 funding!
Digital wallet and financial services platform True Balance has raised $23 million in a Series B2 funding from a number of international investors including...
Clean Planet: How a Delhi Summit went green with no flex standees or plastic...
By Shailesh Vickram Singh
Summits are generally yada yada affairs with an opportunity to escape the routine and meet fellow industry people. There are always...
Why India’s Food-Tech Apps Are Struggling Unlike Peers in US & SE Asia
As COVID-19 forces a large part of the world’s population to stay indoors, the pandemic is also shaping the economy in ways we can...
Here are 10 ways to become a better salesman
By Harsimran Julka
While working in Singapore with India’s largest software outsourcing company Tata Consultancy Services, Shankar G discovered that there was no proper mechanism...
How Cohort Analysis Can Help You Double Customer Retention
By Suraj Dubey
Today, it’s 5 times costlier to acquire a new customer than it is to retain an existing one. In crowded markets where...
How To Increase The Velocity of Your Money Even In A Crisis
By Arpit Arora
What is a Velocity of Money? The Velocity of Money is the number of times the same money is used for different...
7 Tips For Choosing The Right Accounting Software For E-Invoicing
Mr. Niraj Hutheesing
India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has already mandated E-invoicing since October 2020 for businesses with a turnover of...
The 4 Stages In A Startup’s Digital Transformation Journey
By Rohit Shenoy
The new normal has brought about a need for digital transformation (DX) in Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and has made it...
Our Startup Journey with Peanut Butter in India: Alpino Co-founder
By Chetan Kanani
With an unfortunate nutritional status, a large portion of the population in India lacks proper nutrition, hence resulting into malnutrition.
While the...
Stationery Startup Launches India-wide Operations During Pandemic
NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing pandemic COVID19, an eCommerce start-up Inchpaper in stationery items space has launched its operation of delivering stationery items at the doorsteps...
Why entrepreneurs should learn the art of detachment from their startups
By Major Sunil Shetty, SM (Retd)
The Indian corporate world had a lot to think, analyse and talk about, through the month of March as...
India-based Investment Platform Groww Raises $1.6 million
Bengaluru: Investment platform, Groww has raised $1.6mn in pre-series A round of funding from Insignia Ventures Partners, Lightbridge Partners, Kairos and others, with participation...
Social Startups 101: How You Can Help Others & Make A Profit Too!
By Shristi Banka
Social entrepreneurship is, at its most basic level, doing business for a social cause. It might also be referred to as altruistic...
Over 70% of India’s Startups Impacted Due To Corona Pandemic: Survey
NEW DELHI: The Coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the Indian businesses and more so for the SMEs and startups.
With uncertainty in...
COMMENT: How robots, chatbots will change the way you handle your money
The future of payments will be like a sci-fi movie where NFC and facial recognition will enable payments. Currency notes will become a thing...
How Right Nutrition, Sleep & Exercise Boosts Your Immunity
By Anu Acharya
Our world is facing a major crisis. The Coronavirus pandemic has brought entire nations to a grinding halt – entire countries are...
5 Things that Every Entrepreneur should Learn from The Ramayana
By Shrijay Seth
It takes a wise person to look at the story of Ramayana beyond it’s obvious standing as a legendary epic. It can...
5 Challenges Small Businesses Face In Digital Transformation Journey
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are a very important ingredient of a country and its business ecosystem. They contribute to the economy, employment and...
STARTUPS 101: Andwemet – Matchmaking Online With Trust
NAME OF STARTUP: andwemet
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
The current industry comprises of image based or societal...
Fake goods: Why foreign investors are turning a blind eye to counterfeit e-commerce
As more Indians are expected to shift their daily shopping to the online world, stringent laws will ensure their trust in e-commerce.
By Harsimran Julka
It’s...
[Work From Home]: 6 Best Practices for Insider Threat Protection During Pandemic
By Neelesh Kriplani
Insider threats are one of the top ten threats faced by organizations today. Before we dwell further into this, let's understand what...
Paytm deal puts Softbank’s Son on course to become king of Indian e-commerce
Softbank's USD 1.4 billion investment for a 20% stake in Paytm could open a plethora of opportunities for the Noida-headquartered mobile payments and commerce...
Growth in PE investments in India in 2018 remains flat
NEW DELHI: The year 2018 saw private equity and venture capital investments worth $20.5 billion in India, the same as in 2017, across 786...
