Indian entrepreneurs: Page 5

Technology

This Reliance-owned Deep-Tech Start-Up Wants To Bring Mixed Reality To the Masses

Even as technologies such as augmented, virtual and mixed reality becoming the new buzzwords in the start-up ecosystem, India hasn't seen a steady adoption of these among the masses. Tesseract wants that to change.

Entrepreneurs

Brands Must Be Smart Enough To Wade Through Deep Discounting, Says Biryani Queen Co-Founder

Restaurants that are smart are playing with pricing and customers are only focused on getting a discount but aren't focusing enough on the rapid price inflation

News and Trends

Edtech Start-Up Which Offers Pay-After-Placement Raises INR 11.3 Crore

With a big chunk of management graduates in India deemed unemployable, Sunstone Eduversity seeks to make higher education accountable with a pay-after-placement model and working closely with recruiters.

Finance

This Angel Investor Looks At Clear, Focused Founders And Timing Before Investing In Start-Ups

Getting the timing right and whether the founders are clear about what they want for their start-ups are some of the things that Dhianu Das looks at before investing.

Entrepreneurs

4 Lessons These Investors Learnt From Working With Entrepreneurs

While investors have always been known to guide entrepreneurs, some money managers have learnt valuable lessons such as the ability to keep going and finding answers when there are none from start-up founders that they have worked with

Technology

Podcast: Investors Putting Money Into Indian EV Market Still Placing Safe Bets, Says This Entrepreneur

While investors are gradually becoming more open to spending in the Indian EV space, they still seem to be playing safe, said Nilesh Bothra, CEO of Calamus Electric Cycles.

Technology

Raise Funds, Grow 10x In the Next 12 Months: That's the Plan Of This Consumer Electronics E-Commerce Firm

Launched three years ago, Bengaluru-based Arzooo is hoping to take the number of retailers it works with to 5,000 within a year, which would take the total value of transactions on its platform to more than INR 3,500 crore.

Technology

This Start-up Matchmakes SMEs And Banks To Solve Lending Issues

Online lending to SMEs is expected to rise 10-15 times by 2023 and Bengaluru-based Namaste Credit is eyeing a big pie

News and Trends

This Wealth Management Start-Up Plans To Use $1.3 Mln Funding To Expand Partner Base

Having begun three years ago with an offering of easy tax saving investments, Bengaluru-based Wealthy said it would use the new funds to gain more partners and develop the platform further.

Technology

'Pay Later' Service Provider Simpl Partners with ICICI Bank, Looks To Expand Footprint

The Bengaluru-based start-up is now looking to partner with banking institutions as it targets expansion across channels and may enter international markets next year

Finance

This Institution Backed Unicorns At Early Stage, And It's Not a Traditional VC. Find Out

IFC, a World Bank-backed institution, looks at start-ups that are solving a well-defined large problem with solid founding teams and a path to profitability

Technology

ShopX To Introduce Voice Assistance As It Eyes Bigger Chunk of E-Retail

The e-commerce start-up that connects small Indian retailers to both suppliers and customers expects the total value of transactions on its platform to multiply to $20 billion annually in the next five-six years

Finance

These Two Top VCs Have Had the Best Experiences From Working Together With Founders

Over the course of working with more than 50 start-ups, one of the most valuable learning has been the process of building a bridge of trust and confidence through multiple micro-interactions, say Siddarth and Pranav Pai

Finance

What Does This Venture Debt Firm Look For Before Investing in Start-Ups?

Apart from gauging the category position of a company, Trifecta also spends time with equity investors to ensure that expectations are aligned, says managing director Rahul Khanna.

Finance

Businesses Need To Be Mindful of Social Impact Going Forward, Says This VC

As consumption patterns change due to social and environmental dynamics, Lightbox' Sandeep Murthy stresses on the need to build solutions for these complex problems.