4th quarter 2017
Startup News
India
- India: A look at Upekkha SaaS-focused accelerator’s approach to startup equity stakes
- India: Mobile ad fraud is one of world’s worst, likely to worsen
- India: ElderAid social healthcare lands funding for at-home services
- India: Gold Farm agri-tech startup raises $2M for equipment aggregation
- India: Karnataka government to invest $6M in AI, data science capabilities
- India: SpotDraft AI legal-tech startup backed to $550K by 500 Startups, others
- India: GIZ-CMIA manufacturing-focused Startup Weekend set for Aurangabad in December
- India: ThirdWatch startup, preventing online fraud using AI
- India: A look at the 6 startups from NetApp’s first India accelerator program
- India: i2e1 wi-fi analytics firm aimed at offline businesses raises $3M
- India: Qubole raises $25M from Singtel Innov8 and others for big-data-as-a-service
- India set to receive blockchain-driven payments from UAE’s RAK Bank via Ripple
- India: Blockchain tech starting to make an impact outside banks, in land records and private firms
- India: NearGroup chatbot startup lands $1.6M for proximity networking
- India: ZDream China Business Trip set to connect China-India ecosystems
- India has highest number of proptech deals in APAC, but China’s proptechs take most in funding
- Fenox Venture Capital to expand in Asia with India and China funds
- India: Xiaomi smartphone major set to invest $1BN in India’s startups
- India: NASSCOM set to enter Dalian with online Sino-Indian Digital Collaboration Plaza platform agreement
- India: Kerala welcomes local launch of InQ global coworking space
- India may exempt crowdfunding from Companies Act
- India: YourQuote digital content platform lands $1M
- India: A look back at impact of demonetization of near 90% of cash in circulation
- Amazon set to ramp up India investments, focus on digital payments
- India: Elanic P2P used fashion marketplace lands funding from Japan
- India: FirstCry online baby products retailer set to raise over $100M
- India’s e-commerce market set to hit $200BN by 2026
- India: Gozefo used goods platform raises $9M
- Did you know…Amazon India has nearly doubled its investment to $4.74BN to get an in-country foothold?
- India: A look at Ornaz online jewellery startup, aiming at India’s millenials
- India: Stripe online payments and processing service finally to launch in-country
- India: Toppr education tech mobile app raises $7M
- India: A look at the $2BN upskilling and education tech market
- Facebook India set to train 500K in digital skills by 2020, unveils 2 programs
- India: Perspectico edtech gains backing from Delhi Government-backed incubator
- Karnataka government partners Business France India around items including edtech and R&D
- India: Cuelearn edtech set to tap Southeast Asia with fantasy story-based ‘fiction math’
- India: Vagupu edtech startup raises $1M seed funding
- India: Flintobox early learning startup raises $7M
- India: STEMRobo edtech startup aims to teach schoolchildren an innovative mindset
- India: Springboard online education startup for professionals backed to $9.5M
- India: DocsApp doctor consultation startup lands $7.2M
- India: 8th Global Entrepreneurship Summit set for Hyderabad, November 28
- India: A quick look at the recent Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad
- India: University students develop billboard innovation to purify air
- Why the Reserve Bank of India wants to regulate online P2P lending
- India: KrazyBee microlending startup gains $8M from major investors
- India: SlicePay student micro-finance startup lands $2M
- India: ZipLoan online lending startup lands $3M
- India: Chqbook home loans lands funding for 50-city, new segment growth
- India: OfBusiness SME-focused fintech lands $3.8M debt funding from bank
- India’s purpose-driven finance market could be $6-8BN by 2025
- India: Olly-Credit micro credit card startup backed by Japan’s Incubate Fund
- India: KrazyBee lands US$8M for online loans to students, professionals
- India Accelerator set to invest $150K in 6 startups
- India: A look at the 8 startups that graduated from Nomura investement bank’s fintech accelerator
- India: Remitly set for wider Asia expansion with $115M backing
- India: WhatsApp P2P payments expected to be added in December
- India: Kissht fintech startup backed to $10M by China’s Fosun
- India: Finance ministry likens digital currency investments to a Ponzi scheme
- Digital payments in India likely to overtake cash and non-digital payments by 2022
- YES FINTECH accelerator wins Accelerator of the Year at India Fintech Awards
- India: Mswipe raises 4th round over $40M; Facebook cofounder Saverin joins Board
- India: Faircent P2P lending platform lands $4M
- State Bank of India launches YONO digital lifestyle & bank services platform
- India: Cash Suvidha online microlending platform raises $2.7M
- India: Biryani By Kilo app-based food startup lands 6-7 digit funding
- India: 9Stacks online gaming startup secures $1.5M angel funding
- India: StanPlus medical transport startup raises $1.1M
- India: Philips HealthWorks accelerator unveils 4 startups from 2nd cohort
- India: Medsonway e-pharmacy startup backed for $600K
- India: Netmeds online pharmacy lands $14M for rural health expansion
- India: Curefit health-tech startup secures $937K
- India: EdGE Networks AI-driven HR tech startup raises $4.5M
- Google unveils Launchpad Accelerator 5th batch with strong Asian presence
- India: Flipkart ecommerce giant set to sell insurance products
- India: TempoGO IoT-and-SaaS transportation startup lands $250K
- India: HexOctane IoT startup set to secure $2.5M for smartphone users attending live events
- India: YourStory online media startup raises $6M
- India: A look at Perpule cashier-less app startup’s supermarket chain trial
- India: Meesho social m-commerce startup raises $3.1M
- India: Esselerator non-profit accelerator launches aimed at media startups
- India: Yet-to-launch Medsmart health-tech startup backed to $1M
- India: Ten startups to watch from the EMERGE 10 Awards
- India: Zone Startups India’s empoWer program backs 3 new women-led startups
- India: Smartphone operating system Indus OS raises $4M, aiming for 100M users in 3 years
- India: Magicpin local retail discovery app adds AR layer to increase engagement
- India: Billionaire launches $10M Alacrity India fund, focused on B2B SaaS startups
- India: A look at WheelStreet, bringing dock-less motorbikes and scooters to India’s cities
- India: NestAway online home rental startup lands $50M
- Indian Railways set to trial AI for predictive maintenance tasks
- India: Jaipur to adopt South Australia’s Traffic Management System for city transport improvement
- A look at India’s $7.5BN Smart City Challenge
- India: Kerala Startup Mission to pick 50 socially-relevant startups for funding in December
- India: The/Nudge Foundation lands $250K grant to expand poverty work
- India: ShareChat vernacular social network platform set for $18M backing
- India: Inshorts English-and-Hindi content discovery startup lands $5M
- India: Global Entrepreneurship Summit – 1500 attendees, late November
- India: Little Black Book city and lifestyle guide raises $1M
- India: Kahaniya lands funding for online language-focused storytelling platform
- The 3rd wave of growth in Asia will be led by young Indians, a report by Deloitte LLP states
- ‘Every Indian must be given a cell phone’ as part of entrepreneurship drive
- India: Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Secretary on Startup India, rankings and international collaboration
- India: Unicorn India launches $92M venture debt fund for early stage firms
- India: A look at Gayam Motor Works’ innovations in battery-powered electric rickshaws
- India: A look at Wadhwani Foundation, creating entrepreneurs in 100 cities
- Dunzo hyper local startup marks Google’s 1st direct investment in India
- India: World Startup Fest 2018 set for Bangalore, February 15-16
- India: GSF Accelerator to invest $1M across 5 startups in upcoming batch
- Amazon India partners Kickstarter and HAX Accelerator for product startups
- India: HDFC Bank to launch $25-30M startup fund
- India: ‘By 2025, I believe that we will have 100,000 startups…’
- India: Kerala aims at electronics and manufacturing, following startups success
- India: Hriman Motors aims to unveil ‘infinite’ battery electric car mid-2018
- A look at the evolution and growth of India’s travel startups
- India: Uber launches senior citizen and disabled users services
- A look at the case for a universal basic income in India
- India: Ola cab aggregator announces US$1.1BN funding from China’s Tencent
- India: IvyCap Ventures to raise $76M early-to-growth-stage venture debt fund
- India: Anthill Ventures on lookout for lifestyle, enterprise startups for $25M fund
- India: Alteria Capital set to launch $154M venture debt startup fund
- India: Equanimity Investments building debut $15M early-stage VC fund
- India: Blume Ventures sets for $100M fund by Q1 2018
- India: Anthill Ventures raising $25M with the aim of scaling startups to Series A inside 12 months
- India: Kalpnik Technologies backed for AR/VR-driven spiritual services
- India: Startup Village Collective partnered by Facebook for nationwide VR program
- China: Fenox VC startup incubator set for Chengdu; planning for US$50M India-focussed fund for 2018
- Asia to continue as fastest-growing economic region to 2030, China and India leading
