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Indian tech news snapshot: November 2020
The Indian tech startup news headlines below were gathered from online press coverage of India’s tech, startup and VC news from across November 2020.
Each Indian tech news headline listed is hyperlinked to the full article behind the headline, giving readers an at-a-glance listing of India’s startup ecosystem developments, whilst also connecting readers instantly to the full articles that are of interest.
Indian tech startup news items here aim to provide a broad overview of India’s startup news; from small to large, from pre-Series A to major government backed technology developments.
Items are also broader than simply coverage of India’s tech startups; data issues, privacy and other tech-related news from India is also featured, to provide a broad knowledge base.
- India: A look at Kuku FM podcasting platform, providing wide-ranging audio content in languages including English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Bangla
- India: GlowRoad social commerce startup raises $7M with women-focused customer-to-customer reseller network
- India: Fedo insurance-tech startup secures $1M pre-Series A with AI-driven underwriting, speeding the onboarding process
- India: A look at Payzello, combining debit, credit and forex into one card and app, initially focusing on those entering the workforce without a credit history
- India: Army launches indigenously-produced SAI messaging app, similar to WhatsApp, to facilitate secure messaging within the service
- India: An intro to S.PACE, coworking firm focusing on Tier II and III cities and offering startup incubation services
- Lightspeed Ventures rolls out 3rd edition of Extreme Entrepreneurs, 6-week learning program aimed at founders from India and across Southeast Asia
- India: WinZO launches $5M Game Developer Fund II, with applications for funding closing December 31st
- India: Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 set for November 19-21
- India: A brief intro to the winners of the recent Gov-Tech-Thon 2020 hackathon which focused on 5 challenges in areas including agriculture and document management
- India: Chiratae Ventures unveils 19 startups selected for 7th edition of Innovators program, working in health-tech, fintech and more
- India: CityMall social e-commerce startup raises $3M seed funding with focus on community led e-commerce and smartphone services based around WhatsApp
- India: EDF Pulse India program selects 4 winning energy-tech startups
- India: Paytm financial services giant partners Uber India to allow users to pay for Uber rides via Paytm Postpaid account, enabling commuters to further move from cash
- India: National Association of Software and Services Companies – NASSCOM – unveils winners of Emerge 50 2020, showcasing emerging software product companies
- India: Chiratae Ventures selects 19 tech startups for Innovators Program across consumer tech, software, healthcare, deeptech, and financial technologies
- PUBG Mobile India to launch as replacement following government ban of PUBG, maximizing data security for players and adherence to local regulations
- India: An intro to 8 of the SaaS startups selected for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Digital Catalyst program
- India: Uolo Technologies raises $2.7M pre-Series A with online communication, management and classroom services for schools
- India: Odisha state to establish startup hub by March 2021, alongside expected financial assistance to five startups and four incubators
- India: An interview intro to Indiarath incubator, launched in September and aiming to support 200 startups in year one
- India: A brief look at PayNearby, helping India’s small retailers and mom-and-pop stores act as ATMs and bank branches
- India: A look at Paytm e-payments major’s launch of Paytm First Games
- ICYMI: India’s Paytm First Games recently launched $1.3M fund for studios and devs producing culturally relevant online games
- India: Mobile Premier League mobile gaming and eSports platform sets $5M fund for game devs and studios to produce games for domestic and global audiences
- India: 114 AI Innovation LLP gains funding via UK, US and NATO pitch to develop Spacewise concept for aerospace and defence data analysis in real-time
- India: State Bank of Mauritius India subsidiary planning to launch neobank, partnering PayNearby payments firm to launch Nivesh recurring deposit platform
- India: A brief intro to Streak, preparing to launch its neobank aimed at teenagers, incorporating pocket money app and parental oversight
- India: Garagepreneurs Internet’s payments and credit solutions platform, Slice, raises $5.2M with focus on 18-29 age group
- India: Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare launches, focusing on startups and medical businesses that can leverage cloud computing
- India: AI Farm startup takes Asia Pacific regional win at Call for Code Global Challenge with system evaluating climate and soil conditions to help farmers adapt crop strategies
- India: Karnataka state inks 8 MoUs with European countries and the US with focus on advanced technologies including AI and cloud computing
- India: Visa partners ICICI Bank for ‘Visa in a Box’ program to boost fintech applications in digital issuance, lending and prepaid use cases
- R&D arm of Bosch India unveils 17 companies for latest cohort of Startup Alliance Program DNA
- India: Access blocked to 43 more Chinese apps, including AliExpress and WeDate, for activities ‘prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India’
- India: Google reportedly looking to buy Indian social media firm, ShareChat, aiming to tap into ShareChat’s 160M monthly active users across 15 local languages
- India: Over 300K cases have been handled by 7 virtual courts to date, with Assam state now adding 2 more virtual court systems dealing with particular issues
- India: GnaniAI launches integrated speech recognition and translation solution for Ministry of Defence, converting Mandarin to English
- India FinTech Forum advocacy group unveils the 27 fintech startups shortlisted for 5th edition of India Fintech Awards
- India: Shipsy raises $6M Series A with software-as-a-service for shippers and logistics companies via Sequoia Capital India’s Surge program
- India: A brief look at Vogo bike rental startup’s tech features, spanning AI, machine learning and IoT
- Adopt Drones Program launched by Drone Federation of India and AWS, focusing on 20 sectors including agriculture, infrastructure, healthcare, and rural development
- An intro to the 15 food and agtech startups selected for Rabobank’s FoodBytes! Pitch 2020 virtual competition, including firms from Australia, India and Singapore
- An intro to the 6 startups selected for the current ProVeg Incubator batch, working on sustainable food solutions ranging from algae-based dairy to vegan chocolate
- ProVeg Incubator unveils 5th plant-based foods accelerator intake, including China’s Haofood and India’s Naka Foods
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