Mumbai: HDFC Bank is inviting applications from start-ups and solo entrepreneurs for its SmartUp grants. SmartUp grants by HDFC Bank under #Parivartan – the bank’s umbrella CSR brand – is aimed at finding and deploying long-term, sustainable solutions at scale, to address social issues and contribute to the economic and...
Indian business should dedicate portion of their wealth to fund domestic startups: Goyal
New Delhi: "I always believe that our Indian business persons should dedicate a portion of their wealth, a portion of their value to support Indian startups, particularly for the early-stage funding," the minister said at a webinar of TiEcon. He suggested that business persons can come together and pool their...
Farm-to-fork agritech startup Otipy to raise 10 mn in 2021
NewDelhi: Social e-commerce venture of farm-to-fork agritech startup, Otipy, on Monday announced it is planning to raise $10 million this year to expand its presence in the country. According to a statement from the startup, it aims to empower more resellers and further build its business across India. The company...
Desi start-ups take ‘East India Co’ route to success: Bikhchandani
New Delhi: Internet entrepreneur Sanjeev Bikhchandani says an estimated Rs 17 trillion of market cap has been transferred abroad after young Indian start-ups were forced to shift their company domicile overseas by foreign investors promising the funds they need for growth. “Shades of the East India Company type of situation...
Tips to start a part-time online business
Online business are the new normal. Yes, there was a time when entrepreneurs needed a lot of money to start a business. However, since now everything is turning online - websites and apps in education, health, shopping etc. you can easily set up a business with a strong business plan...
Online teaching, the new idea of starting up
If you are quite good at academics (no need to be a topper though) and are able to convey your knowledge through written or oral communication, then time to start up with a new venture on online teaching. As schools and colleges have been closed since a long time and...
50 pc tech start-ups poised for pre-COVID revenue in 6 months
New Delhi: Revenue acceleration and funding has improved the cash availability with startups, showed the findings of the ‘Nasscom Start-up Pulse Survey II.’ The IT industry body revisited its first tech startup pulse survey, conducted back in April-May 2020, to understand what the current perspectives are, what has changed and...
Agritech becomes first Indian member of global GAP
FarmERP has joined hands with The Global G.A.P., becoming the member of this worldwide renowned organization that is a trademark, along with being a set of standards for Good Agricultural Practices (G.A.P.). Back in 2001, at a time when there was little to no connection between agriculture and technology, a...
Amazon honored to work with India’s top talent
Amazon’s global Senior Vice President and India country head Amit Agarwal in a media interaction shared how the company has given jobs to almost one lakh workers in India. He said that Indian talent is a part of almost every offering of Amazon and involved in the many technology teams...
JJ Tax App sets a new record with 30,000 downloads
JJ Tax App wins ‘Best Fintech Solutions Of The Year’ awardApp receives overwhelming response of more than 30,000 downloads within 6 months of launch JJ Tax App, an award-winning chat-based app launched by aspiring CAs in May 2020, surpassed its initial milestone by reaching 30,000 subscribers in less than 6...