India’s startup news
September 2018
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- India: Autonomous tractor rolls out in partnership from Microsoft, Bosch and others // read it here
- India: Nature Morte the country’s first mainstream gallery to exhibit AI-generated art // read it here
- India: Verzeo AI-based education tech startup secures $5M // read it here
- Australia-India AgTech Market Access Program launched for Asia-Pacific agri-tech growth // read it here
- India: GreyOrange warehouse automation and robotics startup secures $140M // read it here
- India: Udaan B2B connections platform hits $1BN valuation in 26 months of launch // read it here
- Reserve Bank of India establishes unit to research blockchain, artificial intelligence and more // read it here
- With a population approaching 1.4BN, India’s coworking market is large enough for 4-5 major players // read it here
- India: CloudCherry customer experience management firm secures $9M // read it here
- India’s e-commerce industry expected to reach $150BN value by 2022 // read it here
- India: Flipkart e-commerce giant acquires Liv Ai speech recognition startup to introduce voice shopping // read it here
- India: Meesho social e-commerce startup reportedly aiming for $30M fundraise // read it here
- India: HappyEasyGo online travel agency platform secures funds on 180K ticket bookings per month // read it here
- India: Satya MicroCapital secures $5.5M backing from 2 separate impact investment funds // read it here
- India: Upwards micro-lending platform secures $5M for growth beyond 30 cities // read it here
- India: SlicePay, student-focused microlender, secures funding for city growth // read it here
- India: Shubh Loans online lending platform raises $4.2M with vernacular language app base // read it here
- India: An intro to Cointribe, aiming to be ‘Uber for SME lending’ // read it here
- India: ZestMoney digital lending startup raises $13.4M in round led by China’s Xiaomi // read it here
- A brief overview of India’s exploding fintech space // read it here
- India: Bon fintech startup raises $1.1M to facilitate digital credit for workers in the gig economy // read it here
- India: Dream11 fantasy gaming startup raises $100M from China’s Tencent // read it here
- India: Neta app lets Indian voters rate politicians // read it here
- India: Netmeds online pharmacy chain secures $35M // read it here
- PolicyBazaar CEO: “With AI, insurance claims will soon be processed in real time” // read it here
- An intro to 6 IoT startups working on solutions for agriculture // read it here
- India: An intro to Letstrack, tracking-focused IoT startup with 150K users // read it here
- India: WheelEye lands $1M for logistics industry software-as-a-service platform // read it here
- India: Satya MicroCapital microfinance outfit secures $4.7M from Switzerland’s BlueOrchard impact investor // read it here
- India: Amazon Prime Music integrates Alexa for voice control of music app and Echo devices // read it here
- India: A look at Watasale, fully-automated cashier-free shop inspired by Amazon Go // read it here
- India: Watasale may be the home-grown cashierless store answer to Amazon Go // read it here
- India: ShareChat native language social networking platform secures $100M // read it here
- Google and China’s Xiaomi reportedly set to back India’s Where Is My Train startup // read it here
- India: Vibrant Gujarat Startup and Technology Summit 2018 set for October // read it here
- India: Microsoft sets sights on enterprise-level activity using startups in shift to ScaleUp program // read it here
- India: Servify, startup providing after-sales service and management for mobile devices, secures $15M // read it here
- Google India shortlists 10 startups for Launchpad Accelerator mentorship program // read it here
- India: Karnataka state mulls creation of legal framework for startup businesses // read it here
- India: Startup India Telangana Yatra to launch aiming to boost entrepreneurship in tier 2 and 3 towns // read it here
- India: Shuttl app-based shuttle service startup secures $11M from Amazon and others // read it here
- India: Quikr online classifieds portal aiming for up to $150M fundraise // read it here
- India: 9 startups complete the Facebook and T-Hub conclude India Innovation Hub Accelerator Program // read it here
- India: Dailyhunt news and e-books mobile app secures $6.4M with 14 languages and 800 publication feeds // read it here
- South Asia Connect – entrepreneur training, mentoring and networking program serving India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka // read it here
- Astrome startup is readying satellites to send highspeed Internet from space to anywhere in India // read it here
- India: GrabOnRent product rental marketplace looking to overseas markets such as China, the Middle East // read it here
- China’s Xiaomi awaiting regulatory approval to launch Mi Pay in India // read it here
- India’s ride-share giant Ola set to expand to New Zealand // read it here
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