Startup India
2nd Quarter 2018
- India: An intro to Pindfresh, agtech startup aiming to bring urban farming to India’s cities
- India: Taskforce recommends national coordination of AI-related activities
- India: TAC Security cybersecurity firm takes Start Up of the Year award in San Francisco
- India: Elemential secures backing to aid businesses and developers build and manage blockchain networks
- India: Nykaa online cosmetics firm sets sights on raising $11.5M
- India: Vedantu online tutoring startup set to raise near $10M
- India: Visit AI-driven online healthcare service platform backed by Twitter cofounder, others
- India: CureFit health and fitness platform gains $600K backing
- India: Saama Capital early stage investor raises $100M for 4th fund
- India: AMD chip maker aiming to raise $200M India-focused tech fund
- India: Affordplan health-focused fintech secures $10M
- India: Aye microfinance lender secures $4.6M debt funding to reach more MSMEs
- India: An intro to Payworld, turning shops into ‘banks’ for low-income people to remit, withdraw and borrow
- India: Finzy P2P lending startup raises $1.3M for growth across Tier 1 cities
- India: Namaste Credit raises $3.8M to grow digital marketplace for SME loans
- India: 19 State governments have so far implemented startup policies under Start-Up India initiative
- India: Apollo Hospitals Group working with Microsoft to tie products and services with artificial intelligence
- India: An intro to Redmorph, browser extension showing which trackers are monitoring your online movements
- India: An intro to the 12 startups shortlisted for Microsoft’s ScaleUp Programme
- India: SAP partners Vodafone to push IoT solutions for enterprises
- India: Cube challenger bank preps for launch
- India: True Balance mobile balance management startup secures $23M
- India: Sycntag social media management firm raises $308K for AI-driven services
- India: An intro to ICICI Bank, enabling non-resident Indians to send money via social media
- India: ixigo online travel marketplace now using AI and photo scanning to customise hotel bookings
- India: An intro to 10 startups making moves in AI
- National Payments Corporation of India to trial proximity payments using 3 fintech startups
- India: Mihuru air-travel micro-loans platform secures $150K
- India: Chariot Tech IoT startup secures $306K for ‘smart ecosystem’ development
- Google to launch ‘Solve for India’ mentorship program aimed at tech startups
- India: Mojro fleet logistics startup secures $650K
- India: An overview of the upcoming Goa Startup and Innovation Day
- India’s Jugnoo takes cab driver reverse-bidding solution to Singapore
- India: An intro to UClean, aiming at the $34BN ‘unorganised market’ in dirty laundry with $1.5M backing
- India: Taxidio travel startup raises $200K
- India: Nasscom to revamp 10K Startups program, focusing on emerging tech
- India: POPxo digital publication targeted at young women raises $5.52M
- India: Audience Bay blockchain startup aims to beat ad fraud and bring transparency to adtech
- India: A look at the 9 startups competing at the Seedstars Delhi event
- India: Bizongo B2B marketplace for packaging materials raises $22M
- India: OPEN ‘neo banking’ startup secures circa $2M; eyes lending and wealth management move
- By 2020, Indian government will have a national disaster database to help target aid
- Open data ecosystem set to boost India’s GDP by $22BN boost by 2022
- India: Smart City Mission projects set to draw from $30BN funding pool across 99 cities
- India: Vizag police mandate hotels use of blockchain/AI platform for criminal identification
- India: ICICI Bank launches 2 innovation labs in move towards digital-first
- India: LifeSight AI-powered location intelligence platform raises $2M for business decision services
- India: Paytm m-commerce giant acquires online ticketing platform TicketNew for US$40M
- India: An intro to 3 winning startups from Andhra Pradesh state’s StartAP awards
- India: Smartivity Labs, STEM toys startup, gains $2M backing
- India: Mfine healthcare app raises $4.2M
- India: China’s Xiaomi rolls out ‘Mi Credit’ for instant loans
- India: ImpactGuru healthcare, nonprofit and cause donation crowdfunding platform raises $2M
- An intro to 9 of India’s promising startups, spanning ecommerce, health, fintech and more
- India: Toffee digital insurance platform raises $1.5M to grow offerings in data science, AI and machine learning
- India: BigBasket aiming to raise $300-500M as warchest preparation for Amazon and Walmart market entry
- A look at the UNDP project to make Indian land records more reliable using blockchain
- India: Unitus Ventures impact investor hits 2nd fund close at $15M, aiming for 25-30 startups
- India: SpringRole blockchain-backed networking and recruitment startup backed to $1.3M
- India: IoT devices set to increase from 200M units in 2016 to 2.7BN by 2020
- India: Betterplace background verification startup using AI secures $3M for ‘semi-formal’ HR focus
- India: Raw Pressery organic drinks startup raises $10M for SE Asia expansion
- India: Qtrove curated marketplace secures $52M with focus on small entrepreneur products
- India: Amazon sees groceries accounting for over half of India business inside 5 years
- India: Nykaa online beauty products retailer raises $11M
- India: 6 startups shortlisted for Essel Group accelerator’s first batch
- Startup India partners the Netherlands for ‘Startup Link’ project
- India: NewsDog news aggregator app backed by China’s Tencent
- India: AI could soon be in place to manage Delhi’s traffic chaos
- India: IoT market value in-country expected to hit $15BN by 2020 (pdf)
- China’s Xiaomi set to disrupt TV market in India, just like it did for smartphones
- India: An intro to Gastrotope agtech startup catalyst and ‘farm to fork’ accelerator
- India’s Oyo Rooms launches in China after Dubai, Malaysia and Nepal
- India: NASSCOM launches Digital Collaborative Opportunities Plaza platform in China for IT market access
- India: Government launches deep tech innovation and commercialisation program
- India: Toppr exam prep startup secures $2.3M
- India: ToneTag fintech raises near $10M from Amazon, Mastercard and others for contactless mobile payments services
- India: Government considering establishing regulator for $500BN startup funding market
- India: PaisaDukan P2P lending platform raises $225K
- India: Samco startup raises $7.5M for online broking
- India: Siemens announces plan to launch 4 IoT-focused innovation centres
- India: Milkbasket ‘micro-delivery’ grocery startup secures $7M for last-mile services
- India: Wonder Legal tech startup launches with on-the-fly documents system
- India: Suki, voice assistant for doctors that aims to reduce time spent on medical paperwork, secures $15M
- India: An intro to Brigade REAP real estate-focused accelerator and its 4th cohort
- India: A look at the tech solutions for Kerala’s local challenges
- India: ICICI Bank, country’s largest, sets $14M for investing in tech startups
- India: T-Hub announces 2nd edition of accelerator program for international startups
- India: A brief overview of Global Super Angels Forum Accelerator
- India: Goa Startup Policy launched with 2025 goal
- India: $25M Bharat Inclusion Initiative launched to back early and seed-stage startups
- India set to establish approximately 700 ‘digital villages’ by end of 2018
- India: GladAge blockchain startup aims for transparency and efficiency in aged-care
- India: InMobi advertising tech startup partners Microsoft for AI-based marketing insights
- India: Inshorts news curation app now using AI to condense articles into 60-word summaries
- Boeing India to launch tech centre focusing on IoT, blockchain, analytics, enterprise resource planning and software for aerospace
- India’s Cashify ‘recommerce’ startup partners China’s AiHuiShou for international growth
- Indian PM launches 3 digital payments apps during Singapore visit in internationalisation move
- India: eShakti womenswear e-tailer raises $10.1M
- India: Trapigo startup set to deliver local delicacies direct to your train seat
- India: An intro to Rajasthan’s E-Sakhi program, an initiative to digitally empower women
- India: An intro to Strata Enviro’s IoT-connected outdoor air pollution controllers
- India: An intro to the startups focusing on safety for India’s women travelers
- India: PhonePe payments app breaks 100M user mark, hits $20BN annualised transaction value
- India: Estimates suggest over 13M people will operate out of coworking spaces by 2020
- India: An intro to ‘The Kai’, gesture-based wearable tech for digital interaction
- India: Government to launch nationwide IndiaChain blockchain infrastructure platform
- India: Naya Raipur becomes country’s 10th smart city, launching Integrated Command and Control Centre
- India: Clinivantage IoT-focused healthtech startup raises $1M
- India: Frapperz home services startup pivots to become Spotle AI-driven recruitment platform
- India: Stellapps lands funding for agtech and internet-of-things tech focusing on the dairy industry
- India: Pixr8 News business news portal owner raises $37K from angel investor
- India: National Strategy For Artificial Intelligence released (pdf)
- India: Meesho ‘social commerce’ startup lands $11.5M
- India: Chillr mobile payments startup with 100M daily users acquired by Sweden’s Truecaller
- India: SigTuple medical tech startup raises $19M for AI-driven diagnostics and more
- India: Annapurna microfinance lender raises $23.2M
- India: Nivesh mutual fund investment platform gains $450K funding with 200-city network
- India: Google launches Neighbourly app to connect people in the same locality
- India: My Crop Technologies and SocialCops startups feature in World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers list
- India: Startups are reshaping the agricultural landscape, a sector employing half of the nation’s 1.3BN people
- India: IndiQube coworking space startup secures $15M
- India: Over 13M people expected to work from coworking spaces by 2020
- India: Cashify ‘recommerce’ startup secures $12M for online mobile sales and instant payments
- India: CredAble supply chain financing startup secures $14.8M
- India: CoinTribe credit-based lending marketplace for SMEs raises over $10M
- India: Swiggy food delivery startup raises $210M based on $1.3BN valuation
- India: Hey Deedee all-women last mile delivery startup lands $500K
- Securities and Exchange Board of India to look at measures to facilitate startup listings
- India: $29.6M fund launched to bet on early-stage tech startups
- India: Wickedride online motorbike-and-scooter rental startup gains $9.1M
- India: A brief intro to TenPi Technologies, end-to-end IoT solutions startup
- India: Picostone secures $800K for affordable smart home automation solutions
- India: N/Core incubator selects 8 non-profit startups for Cisco-backed program focusing on social and economic problems
- India: An intro to Uplodefoodie SaaS startup, focusing on the gaps in restaurant industry’s backend
- India: Tamil Nadu government to launch startup policy and Innovation Voucher Scheme with $2.94M corpus
- Chinese VC Fosun adds focus on early-stage startups in India
- India: Venture Gurukool launches int’l roadshow for startups to fundraise from China
- Australia’s New South Wales and India partner around $1.6M tech jobs creation
- China: India’s OYO budget hospitality chain launches in 26 cities with 11K rooms
- Singapore: Tribe Theory entrepreneur-focused accommodation startup expands to India and Indonesia 3 months after launch
- MoU signed between Enterprise Singapore and The Indus Entrepreneurs Singapore to foster collaboration and market-entry
