Tag: startup
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This Y Combinator startup aims to be the Zoom alternative for all Indian startups, SMEs
Abhishek Kankani, Kushagra Vaish, also Palash Goelcha could take part in several coding events and hackathons while at VIT Vellore, much like many other grim engineers and coders before them. While they landed lucrative jobs after completing their engineering — Abhishek (Accenture Analytics), Kushagra (Paypal), along with Palash (CloudSek) — the trio’d chose, if…
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[YS Learn] What does Elon Musk’s move to Texas mean for startup ecosystems around the world
Tech entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk moved to Austin, Texas, last week. Musk, who is also the Founder, CEO, and chief designer of SpaceX, is one of the high-profile tech entrepreneurs to have moved out of California during the pandemic. Similarly, in November 2020, Joe Lonsdale, a general partner at venture capital firm 8VC,…
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RAISE 2020: Deep tech startup RoadMetrics crowdsources data to map road information at scale
2 decades back, Dipen Babariya and Mishal Jariwala have been on their way into a friend’s home in Surat. Google Maps suggested a different time-saving, shorter course. However, poor road conditions and inaccurate information meant it took the duo twice the time to attain their destination. This pain point led the youth friends to…
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[Startup Bharat] Chandigarh-based EVage is driving towards a greener future with its Made-in-India four-wheeler
For all anyone who have a true entrepreneurial spirit and mindset, they look to venture into an area that’s unexplored and filled with challenges. Similarly, Inderveer Singh ventured into the electric vehicle (EV) section when it was in its nascent stage in India. He started EVage, an electric vehicle startup, together with Pulkit Srivastava and Harnoor…
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Apple reportedly acquired VR startup Spaces as it continues its buying spree and foray into virtual and augmented reality (AAPL)
Josh Edelson/Getty Images Apple has acquired VR startup Spaces, Protocol reported Monday. Spaces, that creates themed virtual surroundings, had increased nearly $10 milion, according to PitchBook, but Protocol reported that the organization was struggling throughout the pandemic. Apple has made at least seven acquisitions this year, including another digital reality startup, NextVR, since it invests…
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This man went from building next-gen products at PayPal to driving financial inclusion with his startup
Akshay Krishnaiah’s career in the Bay Area has been dotted with many milestones. The MIT and Stanford alumnus served as the Global Product Head – Research Labs at PayPal for three years, and Entrepreneur in Residence – Retail Labs at PayPal for two years before that. He also had a stint at eBay prior to…
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Canada-based Genecis wins the XTC Global Challenge 2020 – the world’s largest startup competition for entrepreneurs addressing global challenges
How can we improve the world? How can we innovate with purpose? How can we make food that is free of toxins? How do we make quality education accessible? How do we convert waste into value? How do we enable rural farmers to earn a decent living? There are innumerable challenges like these today and…
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Uber will acquire food delivery startup Postmates in $2.6 billion all-stock deal, reports say
Uber is utilized to get food delivery startup Postmates at a $2.6 billion all-stock deal, both The New York Times and Bloomberg reported Sunday. Postmates was co-founded by Bastian Lehmann, Sam Street, and Sean Plaice at 2011 and has grown to include a fleet of over 500,000 members and 600,000 retailers across 50 states. Last…
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This wealth-tech startup helps Indians invest in Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other US stocks
Winvesta had a start like no other. Incorporated in London in August 2019, the cross- border investment platform went live in India in March 2020, two days after the nationwide lockdown. “It was as good a time as any,” Founder and CEO Swastik Nigam tells YourStory. Winvesta founders Prateek Jain (left) and Swastik Nigam “We had…
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[YS Learn] Blowhorn: How they got venture capitalist Tim Draper to invest in the team
“Never set a video on your pitch. It doesn&; #x2019;t work, it gets trapped, and you simply have a small amount of time to grab the investor’s focus, a stuck movie is distracting,” guides Mithun Srivatsa, CEO and Co-founder, Blowhorn, the tech-enabled logistics marketplace. This was the very first lesson Mithun learnt while trying…