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Home Building markets and the 'can do' mindset: why entrepreneurs play an even more important role in emerging economies
Visionary innovators helped transform the US and Japan, and a wave of bold entrepreneurs is taking on similar challenges today in Asia and Africa. Market-creating innovation holds a key to national prosperity, according to this new book. How can innovation improve economic, social, and political well-being around the world? That...
- 7 hrs ago
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Home 'Hold me to it. We will abolish Angel Tax,' says Rahul Gandhi at an interaction with entrepreneurs in Bengaluru
In a free-wheeling conversation, the INC President Rahul Gandhi took questions from the crowd on the contentious Angel Tax, GST, job creation, and much more. The heat and dust of an Indian election season is well upon us with major political fortunes at stake at the upcoming 2019 General Elections. It's the time to woo, win over, and...
- 8 hrs ago
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Home Ola raises $300 M funding led by Hyundai Motor Group and Kia Motors; to focus on EV, infrastructure, and fleet management
The Bengaluru-based ride-hailing unicorn has raised $300 million funding as a part of its larger $2 billion funding. With this, Hyundai Motor Group aims to transition from a car manufacturer to a Smart Mobility Solutions Provider. Home-grown ride hailing giant Ola and Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday announced a strategic...
- 9 hrs ago
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Home IIT-Bombay alumni wants students to 'Selfstudy', promises fee refund on completion of course
Gurugram-based Selfstudy is an AI-powered learning platform that uses bite-sized content to make learning easier for students keen to crack the NEET and JEE exams. Across India, parents send children to coaching classes that promise to provide the right study materials and training to crack entrance examinations. But despite paying hefty fees, not all...
- 10 hrs ago
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Home How Polish edtech startup Brainly notched up 15 million users in India in 2 years
Brainly, which claims to be the world's largest social learning community for students, aims to expand in India by focusing on vernacular content. India's edtech ecosystem, ruled by the likes of BYJU's, UpGrad, Simplilearn, Toppr, Vedantu, Great Learning, and Unacademy, has raised millions of dollars in VC funding over the past five years. But it's not only...
- 10 hrs ago
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Home Gegadyne Energy's battery technology can dash-charge electric vehicles in 15 minutes
The Mumbai startup, founded by two college dropouts, aims to popularise EVs in India by making cheaper, lighter, and environment-friendly battery packs. 'The future of transport is electric.' We are sure you've heard this before, and we'll tell you why. Rising fuel prices and increasing environmental hazards associated with petrol and diesel vehicles have...
- 11 hrs ago
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Home Why Nestaway said no to Homigo; Patna-based agritech startup raises $4M
Patna-based DeHaat wants to serve 1M farmers by 2022 Founded in 2012, Patna-based DeHaat is an agritech startup that connects over 150 microentrepreneurs with more than 55,000 farmers for farm input and equipment. Last week, it raised $4 million in its Series A round. By 2022, the startup aims to serve 1 million farmers.Read their story here. The EV infra game: who are...
- 12 hrs ago
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Home WhatsApp Pay has the potential to catalyse digitisation of MSMEs in India, says study
A BCG-Omidyar report states that nearly 50 percent of India's MSMEs would use WhatsApp for payments once it is available. And, on the small merchant side, a "payments disruption" is underway. That WhatsApp revolutionised global communication cannot be debated. Next up is payments: an area the Facebook-owned company has been quietly working on in...
- 22 hrs ago
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Home Nazara Technologies, Delta Corp invest Rs 40 cr in sports platform HalaPlay
HalaPlay, an online daily fantasy sports startup, has raised Series A funding of Rs 40 crore led by Nazara Technologies, India's leading gaming company, and Delta Corp, the casino gaming company. Online daily fantasy startup HalaPlay has raised Rs 40 crore Series A funding in a round led by Nazara Technologies, and Delta Corp India, two veterans in the Indian gaming...
- 23 hrs ago
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Home At the brink of transformation: current scenario of Indian logistics, challenges, scope
A conventionally-run industry, logistics in India have been long dominated by several small players. Now, tech-focused startups are changing this. During Budget 2019, it was announced that Indian customs plans to fully digitise its transactions and utilise RFID technology to improve export logistics. This, along with a few other developments such as the...
- 24 hrs ago
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