New Delhi, March 3: Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that startups need to be encouraged to experiment and ensure that they are not afraid of failure. In his address at the CII’s Global Bio India Startup Conclave, Goyal said that in some sense, failure also has its importance, particularly […]
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Startups in Mobility Sector Get Major Boost As Maruti Suzuki Partners With IIM Bangalore To Encourage Innovative Startups in India
With an aim to nurture and enhance the overall startup ecosystem in the mobility sector, India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India has inked a pact with the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). Under the pact, as many as 26 startups will gain guidance under a 9-month extensive incubation program. The company, in partnership with […]
Indian SMEs Plan To Expand Businesses As Economy Revives, Restoration of Business Activities Likely To Gain Momentum Post COVID-19 Era: Survey
The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India are coming back to action besides new opportunities unlocking in numerous upcoming segments. As the economy in India limps back to normalcy, a number of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the country are now planning to expand their businesses. The SME Leasing & Business Sentiment Survey […]
Startup Ecosystem and Entrepreneurship in Jammu and Kashmir To Get Major Boost As JKEDI Inks Pact With HED and We HUB To Promote Startup Culture
In a bid to promote the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in Jammu and Kashmir, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) on Friday. Separately, JKEDI also signed an MoU with ‘WE HUB’, India’s first and only state-led incubator of the government of Telangana to promote women […]
Startups and MSMEs in India Get Major Boost As Indian Bank Signs MoU With SID of IISc for Extending Exclusive Credit Facility to Businesses
New Delhi, February 20: In a bid to extend the exclusive credit facility to Startups and MSMEs in India, state-owned Indian Bank has inked an MOU with the Society for Innovation and Development (SID), an initiative of the Indian Institute of Science. Under the pact, the Indian Bank will extend loans of up to Rs […]
Startups in India To Get Major Boost As HDFC Bank’s SmartUp Grants Aims To Empower Social Sector Startups; Here’s How To Apply
Mumbai, February 10: With an aim to help and empowering social sector startups in India, HDFC Bank has launched an initiative and has invited applications for the same. We are aware that India is home to one of the largest startup ecosystems in the world.The HDFC Bank has invited applications from startups across all sectors […]
Startup Ecosystem in India Has Capability To Create Sustainable Jobs, Holistic Plan Needed To Spur Domestic Funding: Nasscom
New Delhi, February 9: With an aim to help startups grow in India, IT industry body Nasscom said that a holistic plan is needed to spur domestic funding for startups in the country. India must increase its pipeline for domestic funding which will fuel innovation for India and help create sustainable jobs. At a panel discussion […]
Women-Led Businesses in India Get Major Boost As Visa Announces Grants To Empower Budding Businesswomen
New Delhi, February 8: In a bid to boost women entrepreneurship globally and empower budding businesswomen, Visa on Monday announced the recipients of its grant programme in India. This would be Visa’s first global grant programme which will be in partnership with several startups that are led by woman entrepreneurs. Visa has partnered with IFundWomen, […]
Startup Ecosystem in India To Get Major Boost As IIT-Kanpur and IIM-Lucknow Sign MoU To Empower Future Innovators of the Country
New Delhi, February 1: In a bid to give an impetus to innovation in the startup ecosystem in the country, the IIT Kanpur Research and Technology Park and IIM Lucknow-Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML-EIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The pact between the two world-class premier institutes would boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem and empower […]
Indian Startups Attract $10.14 Billion in Funding Across More Than 1,200 Deals in 2020 Despite COVID-19 Crisis: Report
New Delhi, January 27: Despite the COVID-19 crisis, Indian startups, which were largely impacted due to the pandemic, are estimated to have received USD 10.14 billion in funding across more than 1,200 deals in 2020. According to a report by consulting firm HexGn, even though the total investment received in 2020 is lower than that […]