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Kerala Startup Ecosystem Report distils the state’s startup DNA

The report has been curated by Inc42 Datalabs in association with the Kerala Startup Mission

It was unveiled recently at the TiE Conference Kerala 2018 in Kochi

Case In Point 2018 is a case study solving competition by Espark Viridian

It has a gratification pool of $2,857 (INR 2 Lakh)

The last date for applications is January 5, 2019

Investment management firm Minance was founded in 2014

Minance has around 3,000 partners and has an Asset Under Management (AUM) of over INR 300 Cr

"We are on the last leg of a great bull run, the next year is going to be volatile," says founder Anurag Bhatia

Founded in 2016, OmegaOn is looking to digitise payments in Tier II and Tier III cities

OmegaOn is aiming to install 1000 UPI-enabled vending machines across India by March 2020

OmegaPay’s Unique QR Code will enable retailers to accept payments from multiple digital payment apps using a single QR code

With 1.5Mn+ rides every month and operations across 17 cities, technology is the backbone that powers Rapido

Rapido has scaled its business staying on top of technology with 100+ micro services and a resilient architecture

DigitalOcean’s reliability and simplicity makes it the chosen cloud services partner for Rapido

Global eSports was founded in 2017 by Dr Rushindra Sinha (Known online as ‘Salbatic’)

The esports startup has a presence in India, Singapore, South Korea, and Los Angeles

Global esports owns seven teams and has won over 25 tournaments till date

Harsh Agrawal shares his journey of building ’ShoutMeLoud’

PayPal launches PayPal for Business app helping freelancers conduct business on the go

The webinar was part of the ongoing series—The Rising Freelance Economy

YES Bank & Puducherry Tourism Development Corporation launch ‘RUPAY’, a prepaid card to ease digital payments in Puducherry

A discount of 5-50% will be available instantly on every transaction

Tourists, as well as residents, can make payments at specific retail outlets in the city

The YES SCALE Smart City Accelerator aims to help startups working in the Smart City space

At the recently concluded Pitch Day, 17 startups pitched their ideas before a jury comprising of Smart City commissioners and leaders

The programme will provide startups with over $1 Mn in cloud credits, SaaS billing, legal counsel and API access

There are many little-known accelerators, incubators, ecosystem bodies & key mentors who have contributed immensely to the Indian startup ecosystem

‘Hidden Ecosystem Champions’ is a five-part series that puts the focus on the unsung heroes of the Indian startup ecosystem

We’re inviting applications from all those who feel they make the cut for the series

Startups from all technology domains are welcome

The program will be followed by an intensive 52-week Business-Mentoring, Technology Connect, Prototype Development and venture building Continuum for startups

The registrations for the cohort conclude on November 2, 2018

VGSTS 2018 served as a knowledge-sharing platform for budding entrepreneurs

The summit witnessed a footfall of over 8000

This summit was a forerunner to the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019