Startup India
Collected news items on India’s burgeoning startup scene, providing insights into concepts, technologies, funding and programs.
- India: OxfordCaps student accommodation startup raises $8M Series A funding, in part from 500 Startups
- India: InMobi steps up advertising tech challenge to Google and Facebook, aiming for bigger slice of $140BN online ad market
- Coffee Board of India launches pilot blockchain-based e-marketplace to trial integrating coffee farmers with markets
- India: Cred, startup incentivizing credit card payments with reward points, in talks to raise $100M
- India: AgroStar secures $27M to give farmers increased crop production with data analytics
- India: College student the second biggest miners of virtual currencies, at about 22%, due to free on-campus electricity
- India: An intro to MyCrop, agtech using blockchain to track seeds through the entire supply chain
- India: New Street Technologies blockchain startup raises $2M to connect banks, business correspondents and stores to originate and disburse loans
- India: One Nation One Card launched to provide a mobility card for all transportation payments
- India: DeHaat online marketplace for farm products and services secures $4M pre-A
- India’s mobile data remains the cheapest globally
- Bahrain invites Indian companies to fintech sandbox aiming to facilitate development of blockchain technology
- India: CoinDCX cryptocurrency trading platform raises seed funding with single-point-of-access to the crypto industry
- Japan’s Akatsuki VC unit focuses on India, seeking content-focused startups in vernacular languages, gaming, entertainment and media
- India: Google launches Verily program to screen diabetics for eye conditions that lead to blindness
- India: Spoon startup aims for near-future launch of mobile app to make micro loans accessible country-wide
- Google India launches Bolo app, aiming to help rural students improve their reading and comprehension skills
- Indian consumers have embraced digital technologies. Now India’s companies must follow suit.
- India: E-commerce market projected to reach $84BN value by 2021
- India: 4 startups selected for Y Combinator incubator winter cohort, spanning robotics, e-commerce, edtech and automation
- India: Facebook Hubs set for launch across 20 locations in 9 cities
- India: SME Corner digital lending startup secures $12.7M
- India: Dream11 fantasy gaming startup in talks for $100M funding
- India: Pratilipi regional language self-publishing platform reportedly raising $15-20M from China’s Qiming Venture Partners
- India: Stanza Living student housing rental startup in talks for up-to-$50M fundraise
- India: Qwikcilver gift card service provider acquired by competitor Pine Labs for $110M
- India: A brief overview of the recent Airports Authority of India Startup Conclave ‘Innovate for Airports’ initiative
- India: Donatekart online charity platform secures $360K in seed funding
- India: eShiksa secures funding to digitise admin processes in schools and colleges
- China’s VC investments in India’s startups hit $5.6BN in 2018
- India: SparesHub automobile parts startup lands $510K from Indian Angel Network
- India: StreamCon Asia event for the digital video ecosystem set for March 8 & 9
- India: Venture Catalysts partners Wopreneur to launch female-focused incubator program
- India: Venture Catalysts investment incubator enters UK with JPIN investment fund, aiming to build Euro-Asian corridor for angel investment
- “India: Flipkart establishes $60-100M fund aimed at early-stage companies
across fintech, supply chain and SaaS” - India: HalaPlay online/mobile fantasy sports platform secures $5M
- India’s Venture Catalysts partners UK’s Well Tech for health-tech accelerator, aiming to invest $15-20M across 20-25 startups
- India: Transport Hub logistics technology startup secures $500K seed funding
- India’s Vymo CRM start-up secures deals in Thailand, Vietnam and UAE
- India: Virtual Raasta aims to simplify patient care with VR-based doctor-patient interactions
- Myanmar: Alliance for Microfinance partners with India’s Nelito Systems core banking system provider
