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Google team discovered the bug in March 2018
Analysis showed that up to 438 applications may have used this API
Found no evidence around the misuse of profiles data so far
The US-based search giant has decided to shut down Google+, an Internet-based…
The initiative is in line with RBI’s April 2018 Circular
There has been an ongoing debate around data localisation in the country
Players like PayPal, Visa, among others are looking to extend the deadline of October 15
Amid sexual abuse allegations, AIB co-founder Tanmay Bhat steps down, another co-founder Gursimran Khamba is sent on leave
Queen director Vikas Bahl removed from Amazon’s upcoming web series after Kangana Ranaut accuses him of sexual harassment
Many entrepreneurs and founders have been named and shamed in the ongoing #MeToo movement
Paytm sale event ‘Mera Cash Back’ is scheduled to run from October 9-15
During the sale, customers will be able to buy certain products at lowest price between 8 am to 12 pm
Paytm Mall will also let the customers play games and win instant cashback vouchers
Inc42’s Blockchain Technology Report 2018 seeks to clear the confusion and answer all your questions
The report explains the difference between blockchain and cryptocurrencies for readers with limited or no knowledge of the technology.
It discusses the vast scope of application of blockchain across industries, specifically exploring opportunities in India
Today, we announce ‘The Lists’, which will be unveiled at The Ecosystem Summit and will be featured in the Ecosystem Report
The list of 42 Influentials Of The Indian Startup Ecosystem features people who’ve had great impact on and contributed immensely to the Indian startup ecosystem
The list of 42 Most Innovative Startups in India cuts across categories such as Soonicorns, Made-in-India, Local Innovations, Young Leaders, Trailblazers, etc
Petitioner Divya Ganeshprasad has asked to set up a pre-screening committee
Notices have been issued to different ministries include Information and Broadcast Ministry
The Bombay High Court has given the ministries time till October 31 to reply
Krishnan Neelakantan of Ankur Capital sees large business opportunities in traditional spaces such as agriculture, education, and healthcare
Ankur Capital in the process of wrapping up a couple of more investments and expects to make a total of 14-15 investments from the first fund
"As a fund, we look at companies that, through their business, will create meaningful and measurable impact for the next billion Indians," says Neelakantan
India’s biggest government-owned, operated, controlled and managed data centre
The only Tier 4 data centre in the government space currently
Benefits extended to all startups in Rajasthan and other state governments across India
Amid sexual abuse allegations, AIB co-founder Tanmay Bhat steps down, another co-founder Gursimran Khamba is sent on leave
Queen director Vikas Bahl removed from Amazon’s upcoming web series after Kangana Ranaut accuses him of sexual harassment
Many entrepreneurs and founders have been named and shamed in the ongoing #MeToo movement
Ashish Sharma of InnoVen Capital India says the firm has done more business in the last 12 months than ever before
InnoVen Capital India has invested $677.7 Mn (INR 500 Cr) this year, with three months to go, and expects a 15%-20% growth over last year
In the next four-five years, Sharma says some of the companies that are in the late-stage today will create a disproportionate amount of value
Manav Garg of Eka Software says there is no right time or wrong time to be an entrepreneur
There is a lot more capital available for startups across each stage of investment and the talent is also better now
“There is a lot more confidence in the Indian ecosystem today”
New Delhi-based beverage company SardarBuksh had to agree to change its name after being sued by US giant Starbucks
Trademark is an intellectual property that serves to exclusively identify a product or service with a specific company
In this week’s Startup 101, Prasanna Krishnamoorthy, founder of Upekkha, tells us that there is no definite answer to the question
In the 22nd episode of Inc42 Ask Me Anything (AMA), we hosted Vishal Gondal, the founder-CEO of GOQii
Gondal, who heads a team of more than 200 people, ensures that the final interview of each potential employee is with him
Further, as a tradition, GOQii makes a pitch to its potential employees the same way as it does to investors
Krishnan Neelakantan of Ankur Capital sees large business opportunities in traditional spaces such as agriculture, education, and healthcare
Ankur Capital in the process of wrapping up a couple of more investments and expects to make a total of 14-15 investments from the first fund
"As a fund, we look at companies that, through their business, will create meaningful and measurable impact for the next billion Indians," says Neelakantan
Online jewellery sales is estimated to account for 1-2% of the fine jewellery segment by 2021-22
Jewelove offers minimalistic jewellery for people who prefer elegance over bling
Buoyed by its increasing market understanding, Jewelove is also considering international expansion
MEITY had written to Facebook to quantify the impact on its users in India with a detailed report
Facebook has told the India government that it is still investigating the matter
It has taken immediate action and and has secured their accounts, says Facebook spokesperson
The funding round is expected to be led by DST Global
Meesho raised a Series B round of $11.5 Mn funding in June 2018
Existing investors may also participate in the upcoming funding round
The company hopes to start the work in 2019
The project will include a built up space of 1.7 Mn square feet
With this, Qualcomm will be joining the list of companies that have global presence.
Mettl helps companies maximise human potential by measuring talent using precise, multilingual assessments
The Mercer and Mettl will combine their synergies to improve workforce in India amid rapid digitisation
Mettl is assisting over 2000 global companies, 24 Sector Skill Councils and 15 educational institutes across 80+ countries
CarDekho saw a 40% surge in its revenue in FY18 and dropped its losses by 50%
Allied business verticals such as financing and insurance proved to be a golden bet
Visioning the used car business to overtake the new car business to form over 50% of the revenues in the next 4-5 years
A few properties in Japan with OYO Rooms are available for booking on Ixigo
OYO has raised $1 Bn in funding recently from SoftBank Vision Fund
In December 2017, OYO entered China
Project Armada allows sellers on the platform to use their own delivery trucks for the platform
This move will help the company cut down on its transportation costs
A pilot of this programme has already begun in Delhi
Opic has a $23 Bn portfolio across 90 countries
In India, it has around 40 projects with total investments valued at $1.5 Bn
Opic is more interested in creating impact in the broader Indian ecosystem: Opic executive
Paytm sale event ‘Mera Cash Back’ is scheduled to run from October 9-15
During the sale, customers will be able to buy certain products at lowest price between 8 am to 12 pm
Paytm Mall will also let the customers play games and win instant cashback vouchers
In FY17, Pine Labs earned a net profit of INR 3.9 Cr ($543K) after recording losses for both FY15 and FY16
At present, Mswipe is leading the revenue growth charts among the trio
Both Pine Labs and Mswipe are aggressively looking to expand their presence in international markets
Bloomberg recently reported that Wirecard AG, a software…
Hike reached 100 Mn users in just four years — by end-2016 — but its user base hasn’t grown since then
Hike registered a 67% fall in its non-operating revenue in FY17 to INR 11 Cr ($1.5 Mn) from INR 34 Cr ($4.8 Mn) in FY16
Hike is yet to announce a monetisation model that can bring in revenues in a sustainable manner
Hike: The first homegrown chat messaging service that…
Inc42’s Blockchain Technology Report 2018 seeks to clear the confusion and answer all your questions
The report explains the difference between blockchain and cryptocurrencies for readers with limited or no knowledge of the technology.
It discusses the vast scope of application of blockchain across industries, specifically exploring opportunities in India
Like many other global leaders, Prime Minister (PM)…
Inc42 Datalabs decodes all the questions surrounding blockchain
The report releases on August 16
The report addresses blockchain’s vast scope of application, specifically exploring opportunities for it in India
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,…
In FY17, Awfis reported a massive revenue growth of 1583%, 91springboard 1387% and Innov8 just 438%
The key driver of Awfis and 91springboard’s growth is their techn-led model and their focus on enterprise clients
Our analysis of the P&L statements of Awfis, Innov8, and 91springboard revealed that all three are operating under losses
Coffee shop-like layouts with fancy, swank interiors. Brightly…
Furlenco is leading the race right now, but Rentomojo’s asset-light model looks set to give it a run for its money
“Sharing is caring” — this age-old saying has…
Healthtech and consumer services pick up pace in H1 2018, revealed Indian Tech Startup Funding Report
This article is an extract of Inc42’s recently…
According To Inc42 DataLabs, Binny Bansal Was The Most Active Angel Investor In The Indian Tech Startup Ecosystem In H1 2018
This article is an extract of Inc42’s recently…
Most Indian companies in this sector simply create content and deploy it in a specific set of AR/VR hardware available in the market
Tesseract has launched three hardware products in the MR, AR, and VR sectors combined, targeted at both consumers and enterprises
The MR space provides a lot of opportunities in India, but there are a lot of entry barriers, says the founder
TraveLibro was founded in December 2014 by Monish Shah & Malhar Gala and is growing over 100% M-O-M
On TraveLibro, one can capture and post-travel memories on a shared timeline
Women comprise 57% of TraveLibro’s userbase
Online lending startup CASHe has developed a proprietary scoring system called ‘SLQ’ as an alternate to the current banking credit scoring system
Even if an applicant has a high CIBIL score, if he/she doesn’t qualify in the SLQ ratings, CASHe will not give him/her a loan
Salaried people who earn at least $214 (INR 15K) per month are eligible to get loans worth up to 75% of their monthly salary from CASHe
Koinex raised a pre-Series A funding last year in December
It recently launched P2P crypto payments solution Loop, even as the RBI circular came into effect last month
The company claims to have completed cumulative transactions worth INR 50K Cr
The startup doesn’t charge any commission to support campaigns related to social causes, health, education, environment
Its monetisation model is mostly custom campaigns assisting businesses in their CSR activities
Crowdera has launched a campaign to help Kerala flood victims in which the proceeds will go directly into the Kerala Flood Relief Account
SapFresh provides pure, fresh, cold-pressed, and 100% organic juice shots based on superfoods
SapFresh grows some of its own raw material in its greenhouse and sources others
It has cut its logistics cost 10x by using hyperlocal delivery networks of newspaper boys and milkmen
Farmer Mitras act as data collectors and farming and technology mentors for small farmers
They use recommendations from MyCrop’s AI platform to provide sowing-to-harvest plans to farmers
MyCrop employs 35 Farmer Mitras in Gujarat and in Indonesia who help smallholder farmers increase their productivity
Staqu has developed an AI-powered recommendation engine that adds contextualises ads with content on websites
Staqu also launched an AI-based human efface detection (ABHED) application for effective policing
The startup claims its solution has helped the Punjab police nab more than 100 criminals. Dubai police and Rajasthan Police too are using its solution
• Inmobi Co-Founder Mohit Saxena is looking to redesign the OTA concept with Rizort
• His luxury vacation marketplace Rizort curates ‘experiences’ based on travellers’ ‘intent’
• Starting with Bali, Thailand, and Maldives in Phase I, Rizort will soon add Japan, India, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius to its list of destinations
Ever since the Centre launched the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)…
Read MoreIn the 22nd episode of Inc42 Ask Me Anything (AMA), we hosted Vishal Gondal, the founder-CEO of GOQii
Gondal, who heads a team of more than 200 people, ensures that the final interview of each potential employee is with him
Further, as a tradition, GOQii makes a pitch to its potential employees the same way as it does to investors
Pune-based Oxygenta Healthcare will host The Startup Conference 2018 on September 22
IndianStartups is organising the September edition of its Co-founder Meet on the 18th
GOQii CEO Vishal Gondal said during Inc42 AMA that the "couch” is the fitness technology startup's biggest competitor
In the 22nd episode of Inc42’s Ask Me Anything (AMA), we hosted serial entrepreneur and founder of GOQii, Vishal Gondal
Gondal said 99% people fail at their goals while using fitness and weight loss apps because they lack human motivation
Gondal shared that his favourite entrepreneur in the Indian startup ecosystem is Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma
In the 22nd episode of Inc42 Ask Me Anything on September 12, we will host Vishal Gondal, the Founder and CEO of GOQii
Slush is being organised at Singapore on September 14, 2018
VC101 is visiting Gurugram in order to initiate conversations with leading venture capitalists in the country on September 12
Inc42, in its 21st episode of Ask Me Anything (AMA), hosted Siddharth Talwar, co-founder and partner of VC firm Lightbox
Talwar was the founder of Evolv, a vocational training company sold to NIIT in 2007; he launched Lightbox Ventures in 2014
Talwar says that all the Lightbox partners are ex-entrepreneurs, which helps them bring tremendous value to the startups in their portfolio
Inc42, in its 21st episode of Ask Me Anything (AMA), hosted Siddharth Talwar, co-founder and partner of Venture capital firm Lightbox
Lightbox has a fund corpus of $232 Mn and has invested in startups such as Faasos, Droom etc
Sid Talwar says he looks for companies that are thinking about solving problems that are fundamentally a big deal in India
In the 21st episode of Inc42 Ask Me Anything (AMA), we will host Siddharth Talwar, co-founder and partner at Lightbox Ventures on August 29, 2018
VC Dinner by Inc42 in association with AWS will be attended by partners from VC funds, family offices, HNIs, Super Angels etc on August 30, 2018
Punjab Chamber of Commerce and Industries is organising the Punjab startup Summit on August 31, 2018
Freshworks raised $100 Mn in funding from Sequoia, Accel Partners, and CapitalG at a valuation of $1.5 Bn to join the much-coveted unicorn club
Girish Mathrubootham said he doesn't believe in celebrating the unicorn status
He added that for the company, the newly achieved status raises the bar even as they are stronger and more excited than ever before
