Startups In India

Is the startup accelerator bubble ready to burst in India? That’s the question several VCs, entrepreneurs and early to late stage investors have started asking in the country’s fledgling startup…

“It’s year one for solar in India, ” says Alan Rosling, the chairman and executive director of Kiran Energy, a solar developer startup based in Mumbai. But despite the early stage and small size…

FORTUNE – Most entrepreneurs remember vividly when they decided to strike out on their own. For Siddhartha Ahluwalia, the moment came over breakfast, in 2009. Then 22 years old and an engineering…

Entrepreneurship is the latest buzz word. However, to run a startup efficiently, one requires strong passion, conviction, perseverance and determination. I have been close to startup ecosystems…

India s startup world has an abundance of skilled tech workers to choose from, firmly established angel networks and a growing venture capital industry. But last year turned out to be the worst…

Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique number which the UIDAI will issue for all residents in India (on a voluntary basis). The number will be stored in a centralized database and linked to the basic demographics…

The Seattle-based internet giant is working with its India unit to scout for startups, which could be of strategic interest, people familiar with the matter said. Since 2005, Amazon has been…

E-commerce is certainly very popular in India, but it shouldn t be restricted to items commonly purchased over the Internet such as electronics, books, perfumes, clothes, and bags. One Indian…

Source: Microsoft Corp. via Bloomberg Startups participate in the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore, India in 2014. Microsoft has offered tech support by…

500 Startups, a global startup accelerator with investments in all continents except Antarctica has been known for creating splashes and tonight (India time), they’ve made one more. Founded by…

Malavika Murali & Peerzada Abrar, ET Bureau (It took a year of rejections…) It took a year of rejections before technology entrepreneur Sumeet Anand managed to bag the first big customer…

These innovators are finding breakthrough ways to improve life on the farm Rob Leclerc, Agfunder Leclerc, 41, had a PhD in biology and a background in artificial intelligence when he went to…

Well-connected startup Ineda Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Hyderabad, India) has revealed details of its Dhanush family of wearable processor units (WPUs) and announced funding of $17 million raised from…

A lot of businesses today offer services that require customers to sign up online, and many are both startups as well as karge enterprises. As the customer base grows for these enterprises, managing…

The author has posted comments on this articleShilpa Phadnis & Sujit John, TNN BANGALORE: The success of the Microsoft Accelerator programme for Indian startups now looks to be encouraging…

India’s diversity is very prominent in its major cities, with each offering its own unique blend of life and culture. From the point of view of a startup, cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune…

With the Rupee slumping to an all-time low, the Indian economy is not looking very buoyant. The great Indian success story also has dampened to an extent with growth rates hobbling along at under…

Radhika P Nair & Aditi Shrivastava, ET Bureau ( I used to have regular tummy…) BANGALORE: As more and more Indians realise that they are what they eat, startups are earning big bucks…