Tech in India
Our Indian tech news round-up for October 2021 is drawn from Startup News Asia’s daily feeds. This month’s articles cover items across technologies, issues, startups and more including: Chingari short-video platform’s cryptocurrency moves; Bollywood actors’ moves into NFTs; e-sports streaming in movie theaters; Amazon Web Service training initiatives; and many more.
Indian tech news headlines featured below are each linked directly to the online news source that reported it, giving you one-click access to all the India-focused tech news, articles, downloads and reports you need to understand India’s varied tech and startup ecosystems.
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- India: Green Mobility Innovation Challenge launched by Uber in partnership with Startup India and iCreate incubation centre, aiming to push adoption of electric vehicles
- India: Airtel telecom giant to invest over $600M in Nxtra by Airtel data centre business, aiming to triple capacity by 2025 to become Asia-Pacific data centre hub
- A brief look at use cases around ‘enterprise NFTs’ for India’s blockchain firms
- India: GramCover gains $7M Series A with agriculture-focused insurance marketplace covering crops, livestock, health and more for 1.7M rural customers
- India: Multiplex cinema operator PVR partners Nodwin Gaming e-sports firm to stream gaming tournaments in theatres
- India: Stader Labs raises $4M with crypto staking platform, allowing users to earn rewards for holding certain cryptocurrencies, similar to depositing money in a bank
- India: Upmesh raises seed round of $3M with e-commerce tech for livestreamers, currently focused on Facebook Live with merchants in Singapore, Malaysia and The Philippines
- India: Livestream recordings from the India Chamber of Commerce 2021 Startup Week which closes today, October 9th
- India: An intro to 10 of the country’s female leaders in business and technology, each speaking at the upcoming TechSparks 2021 conference, running October 25-30
- India: Chingari short-video platform to launch its own crypto token, aiming for the $GARI token to be tradeable on cryptocurrency exchanges
- India: “Blockchain…will also attract billions of dollars of investments…However, a regulatory grey zone around cryptocurrency is certainly blocking our opportunities…”
- Download: India – H1 2021 Startup Funding Report (pdf)
- Indian Spinal Injuries Centre successfully integrates O-Arm tech into surgical procedures, allowing surgeons to visualize surgical sites in real-time using 3D imaging
- “India’s cryptocurrency market expanded 641% in the past year, driving growth of digital currencies in central and Southern Asia…”
- Webinar: Cyber Security & Critical Technologies – Australia India Bi-Lateral Ecosystem Connect event for business and startup collaboration opportunities
- India: Bollywood actor Salman Khan joins Amitabh Bachchan on NFT bandwagon in selling digital assets as Non Fungible Tokens
- India: Gov’t of Karnataka partners Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence to build 7 agri-tech innovation centres to incubate and develop smart agriculture solutions
- Alliance of Digital India Foundation, industry body of 422 Indian firms, files petition with Competition Commission around mandatory imposition of Google Play billing system
- India: Bharti Enterprises-backed OneWeb satellite comm’s firm launches 36 satellites, bringing constellation to 358, aiming for satellite-driven internet access, similar to Starlink
- India: Amazon Web Services launches re/Start cloud computing-focused skills dev and job training in 6 cities, partnering with 5 education providers and backed by Capgemini
- India: Exponent Energy claims its tech can charge any commercial EV battery from zero to 100% in 5-15 minutes, finally bringing EVs close in refuelling time to a petrol vehicle
- India: Onato raises $2.2M with business-to-business platform for fresh produce, connecting stakeholders and providing data-driven analysis of demand and supply
- India: MarketWolf trading app raises $5.5M with focus on intraday options, trades confined to the same, single market day
- India: Microsoft launches startup-focused AI Innovate programme and AI Playbook to provide resources, partnerships and guidance around deploying AI at scale
- India: Stripe payments giant makes first India acqusition with Recko payments reconciliation platform
- India: Meesho social commerce firm reportedly in discussions with Google around $50M backing with platform connecting suppliers, resellers with customers on social media
- India: A dive into how Indian short video startups are looking to social commerce in the face of growing monetization pressure
- ICYMI: ‘Unlocking the Future of Commerce in India: Social commerce opportunities for consumer product companies’, a 2020 year-end report from Bain&Co and Sequoia Capital
- India: Lokal platform raises $12M led by China’s Tencent with hyperlocal social media and news delivered in local languages and dialects across 27 districts
- Singapore: Creative Galileo raises $2.5M with early learning app focus, boasting 4M downloads and over 500K users
- ICYMI: ‘Principles for Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Approach Document for India, Part 1’ (pdf)
- 2nd online edition of Taiwan Expo India runs October 27 – 10 pavilions, 90+ brands, 200+ products providing ways for Indian businesses to explore prospects in Taiwan
- India: Google partners Ministry of Electronics and Info Tech for MeitY Startup Hub, aiming to provide Indian startups with training, mentorship and learning materials
- India: JioPhone Next smartphone to launch by Diwali festival, co-developed by Google and Reliance and running Android-based Pragati OS, optimised for Indian users
- India: Plug and Play Tech Centre global innovation platform to launch first India centre in Hyderabad, focusing on tech and startups in mobility, IoT, energy and infrastructure
- India: Biconomy blockchain-based transaction platform adds 12K new token holders via token listing, generating $11.5M
- A look at the emerging technology opportunities for Japan, India and Australia as members of the recently-announced Quad group
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