BrandLabs

2016 marked the launch of DigitalOcean’s India datacenter, its 12th globally

‘Hatch’ is DigitalOcean's global startup program designed to support businesses as they launch and scale

More than 2,000 startups globally have benefitted from the Hatch program

Mumbai-based The Black Box Co. offers personalised luxurious gifts for men

The average ticket size of products at the company is $16.72 to $18.11

The startup receives over 700 orders monthly

The Maharashtra Startup Week organised by MSInS was held from January 28 to February 1

24 finalists will now receive government work orders worth up to INR 15 Lakh each

The Maharashtra Startup Week is an effort to encourage, engage and enable the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

QuackQuack saw a 200% increase in its user base in 2018 alone

The company added 1.5 Mn new users in 2018

It is boosting women’s participation in dating platforms by amping up security measures

The construction sector contributes 9% of India’s GDP

Infra.Market is a B2B online procurement platform that helps construction companies save 5%-7% of their input costs

Infra.Market serves big names such as Tata Projects, Crystal Group, RDC Concrete, Ambuja Cement and ACC Concrete

Flexible workspace platform Qdesq offers services across 1,690 spaces

Qdesq serves global giants such as Expedia, Tripadvisor, Zomato & Worldpay

With the exponential response in India, Qdesq is all set to expand overseas

HR tech helps automate tasks such as talent acquisition, management, and career pathing

EdGE Graph, a neural network of skills and demographics, powers the HR solutions at EdGE Networks

It possesses the intelligence of a human brain that has read and analysed over 35 Mn resumes and 10 Mn job descriptions

With the rising ransomware attacks, a secure and reliable web hosting is the need of the hour

Host My Website Online offers website management services to small businesses at a cost of $0.70 per month

A shared web hosting platform, the startup is bullish on inclusive growth for all on the cloud

Delhi-based Brandless offers luxurious travel gear and premium leather stationary products

The startup has a B2C model of Sale

The average order size at Brandless is $49.13 per month with 35% repeat customers

Accessibility to and availability of micro loans and efficiency due to digital processes is changing the digital lending landscape

DMI Finance, is focused on a digital-only lending ecosystem and is building bespoke APIs for its partners

Since lending companies can’t access Aadhaar e-KYC anymore the customer authentication process is time-consuming for NBFCs

Neeman's is the first in India to use Australian Merino Wool in shoes

The company focusses on creating comfortable shoes for all-day wear

Neeman’s is switching to natural & renewable fibres over traditional methods of using synthetic materials for shoes

Newage software solutions are driven by a blend of technology and a higher understanding of human behavior

Banks are now reaching out to startups which are heavily leveraging AI and machine learning to scalable solutions and innovative use cases

YES Bank organised a 100-day long accelerated YES Datathon to identify top AI and ML startups on December 23