Startup News
July 2017
- A look at 11 social impact incubators
- Open, SME digital bank, sets for launch
- FreeCharge digital payment startup may be bought by Amazon
- AGTech Media backed by Paytm for mobile games growth
- Ola cab-hail parent company may be set for $100M Microsoft backing
- Axis Bank to deploy 3 startup solutions from Thought Factory accelerator
- India’s Wipro Ventures invests in NY-based VC fund Work-Bench
- N/Core launches incubator for poverty-focused non-profit startups
- India launches mAadhaar, mobile digital ID app
- First batch of 10 startups graduates from US Embassy Nexus Incubator
- Kochi state launches entrepreneurship program in 192 colleges
- Trade body NASSCOM establishes Blockchain special interest group
- A look at some of the winners in Economic Times’ Startup Awards
- JioPhone launches deposit-only mobile phones
- Annapurna Microfinance raises $9.5M
- RentoMojo furnture-and-durables rentals startup lands $10M
- Steamoid launches AI-driven Stylebots for fashion industry
- India’s online gaming industry set to hit $1BN by 2021
- Mobiquest loyalty program startup backed by Paytm
- Telco regulator to pilot WiFi hotspot network in cities
- QwikSpec construction analytics startup lands $540K
- Flickstree digital video curation startup lands $450K
- Innoviti digital payments startup raises $18M
- Halli Labs AI startup acquired by Google
- 35North Ventures aims for $20M fund close by year-end
- India’s internet led by local languages, not English
- A look at the state of play for bitcoin and cryptocurrency
- Clip App video-based social networking raises $1M
- Oracle focusing on SMBs with new Bengaluru digital hub
- Indian Angel Network expands network to Israel
- FreeCharge digital payment platform set for purchase by Axis Bank
- China’s WeWork enters India with 2200-seat facility
- StartupXSeed aims for $15M fund close by year-end
- The Fundamentum Partnership set for $100M fund launch
- Niki AI-powered personal assistant gains $2M funding
- The Fundamentum Partnership sets $100M corpus for B/C rounds
- ZineOne AI-driven data analytics startup lands $2.5M
- FORMCEPT data analytics startup gains backing
- V Resorts aggregator gains $4M backing
- Rubique SME-focused fintech startup lands $3M
- Authenticook lands 200K Euro grant
