Q2 2017
Startup News Asia
India
- India: Global 3D Labs makes Asia’s largest 3D printer
- India: Junga FreshnGreen hydroponic agtech startup lands $1.1M
- India: 20 startups chosen for 5th batch of Axilor Ventures accelerator
- India: Innefu Labs AI cybersecurity startup lands $2M
- India: CogniCor AI & VA startup enters SixThirty accelerator, gains $100K backing
- India: SIFTR Labs AI photography curation platform acquired
- India: IFC to invest $3M in AI-focused pi Ventures’ maiden fund
- India: A look at 10 promising AI tech startups
- India: Vernacular/ai multilingual AI chatbot platform gains funding
- India: pi Ventures ‘may use AI to make investment decisions in future’
- India: Boxx AI analytics startup lands $500K
- Satoshi Studios blockchain incubator backs Curie Labs energy analytics startup
- India: Whodat augmented reality startup lands $600K
- India: Quantta Analytics data startup lands funding
- India: Government considering moves towards recognising bitcoin
- A look at some of India’s startups banking on bitcoin
- A look at startup investment, collaboration opportunities for China and India
- India: Awfis shared workspaces startup lands $20M from Sequoia India
- India: The Office Pass coworking startup lands $245K
- India: WorkTNC takes aim at coworking space aggregation
- India: Goodera CSR platform raises $5.5M
- Google launches Solve For India to boost tier II city developers
- India: Qwikcilver aims for gift card market worth $4BN
- India: Wooplr fashion discovery platform lands funding
- India: A look at Loyalie, helping businesses acquire & retain customers
- India: Flipkart e-commerce platform backed in $1.4BN funding round
- India: Fynd fashion marketplace gains $500K from Silicon Valley investment
- India: Quikr online classifieds firm acquires Zimmber in $10M stock deal
- India: SparesHub auto parts ecommerce platform gains funding
- India: Goodbox SME e-commerce platform gains $1M backing
- India: IDG, Unilever, AWS partner to back early-stage tech startups
- India: Alibaba-backed TicketNew set for $18.65M investment
- India: advantEdge Partners selects 2 startups for 6-month incubation
- India: Myly edtech startup raises $310K from Small Industries Dev Bank
- India: Eruditus edtech startup lands $8.16M for major expansion
- India: Byju’s education-tech startup raises $30M
- India: GyanDhan online education loans marketplace gains funding
- India: Takshila Learning education startup nears $10M funding
- India: Edtech industry set for 8-fold growth to $2BN by 2021
- India: Shell to invest in clean-tech, mobility startups; accelerator to launch
- India: LetsVenture joins with Facebook for women-founded startups boost
- India: A look at 72 startups in lending, payments, insurance, banking
- India: Japan’s Nomura opens fintech accelerator, collaboration platform
- Indian fintech market likely to double to $2.4BN by 2020
- India: Perfios fintech lands $6.1M for expansion in SEA and beyond
- India: Razorpay fintech prepares for country-wide and regional growth
- India: WhatsApp considers foray into digital payments space
- India: WhatsApp reportedly to launch Indian p2p payments inside 6 months
- India: Microfinance lender Spandana Sphoorty raises $270M
- India: Perfios data-driven fintech raises $6.1M
- India: Happn dating app, WhatsLoan fintech app land funding
- India: An overview of Paytm Payments Bank
- India: PaySense fintech startup raises $5.3M
- India: EzCred consumer lending startup lands $1M
- India: EarlySalary online lending startup raises $4M
- India: Tachyloans P2P lending platform launches by Singapore’s FinMomenta
- India: Money management tool for sub-literate wins MetLife Foundation award
- India: Kissht collateral-free loans startup gains $2M, aims at data in future
- India: LoanTap fintech startup gains $4M backing
- India: Yes Bank, TerraPay partner to tap overseas workers market
- India: Fincash wealth, fund & investment mgmt platform startup lands $100K
- A look at the changed realities of India’s banking sector
- India: Ftcash mobile payment firm backed by 500 Startups, IvyCap Ventures
- India: $100M Unitary Helion fund to back 12-18 startups; fintech a priority
- India: Startupbootcamp FinTech’s first Indian cohort
- India: SimpliLend digital lending startup raises pre-launch funding
- India: Mech Mocha mobile gaming startup lands $5M
- India: Mech Mocha gaming startup lands $3.8M
- India: Smart India Hackathon Grand Finale to run across 26 locations
- India: Healthians diagnostics startup gains funding
- India: wayForward mobile mental health startup raises near $1M
- India: Growfitter health & fitness service startup lands $600K to expand
- India: HackerEarth lands $4.5M for tech hiring service growth
- India: Badiyajobs, Cutting Chai selected for Facebook FbStart program
- India: IoTrek industrial IoT startup lands $154K
- India: Culture CoLab set to launch 2000sqft innovation space
- India: Tyre Express IoT startup gains funds for realtime fleet operator monitoring
- India: Grameenphone Accelerator selects 6 startups from 600 applications
- India: Bangalore is India’s home for IoT startups
- India: Happiest Minds acquires Cupola IoT startup
- Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center selects 15 finalists for India program
- India: Qualcomm Design in India Challenge selects 8 startups
- India: Gov’t extends IP protection scheme for startups to 2020
- Estimated time spent with various media in India, Japan, South Korea
- India: Trukky intercity truck aggregator raises $500K
- India: Mswipe mobile payments services provider set to raise near $40M
- India: PharmEasy drug delivery platform gains another $2M
- India: A look at CrediHealth, aiming to find medical care at fair prices
- India: Paytm digital wallet firm backs health-tech startup QorQL
- India: Konsult medtech startup raises $500K
- India: Klinic App health-tech startup lands seed funding
- India: News Corp acquires Gyanmatrix tech and analytics startup
- India: VdoCicpher aims to solve piracy problem with proprietary tech
- India: FastFox home rental startup raises $4.65M
- India: A look at Avenue Growth’s customer acquisition solution
- India: Magicpin lands $7M for hyperlocal consumer-to-business connection
- India: Venture Catalysts aim at US, Singapore, HK, Japan growth by 2018
- India: ShareChat finds social media niche with local languages
- India: VoxWeb voice-augmented social network platform raises $1M
- India: VoxWeb social network platform lands $1M
- India: Nat’l Entrepreneurship Network to set Indore, Bhopal as entrepreneur hubs
- India: IntelleGrow aims to raise new $20M SME-focused debt fund
- India: A look at GenNext Hub and startups from the Winter 2016 cohort
- A look at Nestlé India’s aims to work with startups on business, brand challenges
- India: A look at NowFloats, helping SMEs to build an online presence
- India: InnerWave Ventures set to fund up to 20 startups over 3 years
- India: Karnataka Govt launches Elevate to boost startups in small cities
- India: 6 startups selected for Google Launchpad Accelerator Program
- India: IBM study looks at key reasons for startup failures
- India: Pitney Bowes opens applications for 2017 accelerator program
- India: Ventureland Asia startup investment firm launches with $10M corpus
- India: A look at Deivee, women’s sports and activity-wear startup
- India moots South Asian Assoc’n for Regional Cooperation meet for startups
- India: A look at why major tech companies are opening startup accelerators
- India, Germany plan startup exchange program
- India: Growfitter health and fitness service startup raises $600K
- India: A look at 50 startup incubators and accelerators
- India: A brief look at 8 startups competing at Seedstars Delhi
- India Quotient set to invest in 25 startups via new $50M fund
- India Taiwan Startup Alliance launched to boost bilateral cooperation
- India: Future Group to set $15M broad tech accelerator fund
- India: A look at Cashew, bluetooth-enabled fingerprint-sensor wallet
- India: Early-stage VC fund set to back mobile and enterprise tech startups
- India: IAMAI to set up mobile app incubators in Kozhikode, Gurugram
- India: DistancesBetween travel startup partners Skyscanner
- India’s Oyo Rooms expands services to Nepal capital, Kathmandu
- India: Goomo traveltech gains $50M from Mauritius Emerging India PE fund
- India: Kerala Government, United Nations to partner for UN Technology Innovation Lab
- India: Idein Ventures set to invest $6M in seed-stage startups
- India: Ventureast VC firm aims to close 6th fund at $150M
- Rajasthan Angel Investor Network to launch $15M fund early 2018
- India: Artha India Ventures to launch $30M early-stage VC fund
- India: Aavishkaar Bharat Fund gains $15.5M to focus on society’s underserved
- India: Vidooly video analytics startup raises $1.4M
- India: Absentia VR raises 1.2M for content creation platform
- China: Shenzhen Stock Exchange to facilitate Chinese capital for Indian startups
- A brief look at the differences between India and China for startups
- Taiwan: A quick look at the recent forum for ASEAN-Indian startups
- 8 finalists for the $100K Future Food Asia Award
