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28/08/2020

We are happy to share that .0 supported startup
Phool.co has raised US $ 1.4 Million in a Pre-Series A round led by and Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation . Congratulations to the team!

Department of Science and Technology, Government of India Lockheed Martin Tata Trusts CIIE CO Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Indo-US Science and Technology Forum Indian Angel Network

The fresh funding by IIT Kanpur-backed startup Phool.co will be used to advance the research and scale the operations of the company.

14/02/2020

The community trusts the proposed reforms in will help them further. From ESOP tax reforms to improving financial access for , Kunal Bahl, CEO and Co-founder, Snapdeal believes the reforms will drive economic growth. YourStory

On the heels of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech, here's a look at the reactions from Indian startups and businesses.

13/02/2020

Gaurav Bali, Founder and CEO, Amygb.ai believes the government’s acknowledgment of quantum computing and future technologies through a proposed National Mission on Quantum Computing helps promote startups working in nascent fields. Entrepreneur India

Data centre parks , national mission on quantum technologies and applications and digitization via BharatNet on the offing

12/02/2020

According to Padmaja Ruparel, founding partner of the Indian Angel Network Fund , shows the government’s empathy towards Indian enterprises. Apart from rolling out ‘no tax harassment’ policies, the center will establish an investment clearance cell. Quartz

"Engines of growth for our economy."

11/02/2020

Startups are excited about the tax changes announced as part of . According to Saurabh Srivastava, chairman, Indian Angel Network, the proposed measures including ESOPs, taxation and seed fund will infuse tremendous energy into the ecosystem. The Hindu

India is the third biggest startup ecosystem in the world.

07/02/2020

In terms of the tax benefits for , the Union has announced that the tax exemption benefit that was given to the startups earlier for a duration of 3 years in a block of 7 years has been increased to 10 years. Inc42

Union Budget 2020 unveiled a series of far reaching reforms impacting MSME’s and startups. The industry had high expectations of this budget.

31/01/2020

22bate7, the winner of .0, uses technology to bring about a change in the learning curve of students. Their brainchild, piCards is a formative assessment system used by various schools and NGOs and has impacted over 0.25 million kids. Edex

At present, a chain of schools with their headquarters in Karnataka uses their tech at 30 of its centres across India. Not just that, NGOs use their technology much more extensively

30/01/2020

EyeROV Tuna, India’s first underwater drone finds plenty of takers, from DRDO India to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited - BPCL. Developed by the winner of .0, Eyerov, the drone helps in underwater inspections, rescue missions and more. Kerala Startup Mission The Economic Times

Kerala-based startup develops India's first commercial portable drone that can be used for underwater inspections. Today, the robot comes very handy for location scouting for search and rescue mission, surveillance for the defence sector and for research sectors like fishery and oil & gas.

29/01/2020

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India and Data Security Council of India have launched the Cyber Security Grand Challenge to promote innovative culture and entrepreneurship. The startup that does breakthrough work in this area will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 3.2 crores. The Economic Times

Registrations for the award are currently open and DSCI will be administering the Grand Challenge and the whole process will run for nine months under various stages.

28/01/2020

With an aim to end the deaths due to manual scavenging, GenRobotics, winner of .0, developed a manhole cleaning robot named Bandicoot. The robot uses computer vision and robotic arms to remotely clean the manholes. Kerala Startup Mission Moneylife India https://bit.ly/3anANZM