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Startup employees fled for bigger companies during Covid pandemic: Study
Toronto: Startup workers fled for bigger, more established companies during the pandemic, revealing the vulnerability of early-stage firms in downturns, new research has shown. Digging into the data for nearly 180,000 users…
- Technology
Fit-tech startup beatXP set to raise $50 mn, say sources
New Delhi: Leading health-tech company Pristyn Care’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup beatXP is in advanced talks to raise $50 million from a group of investors, according to the sources close to the development.…
- Business
Tech startup Wiom raises Rs 140 cr to make unlimited internet affordable
New Delhi: Homegrown tech startup Wiom focused on democratising internet access in India on Thursday announced that it has raised Rs 140 crore in Series A round. The Series A round was…
- Business
Start-up CEO shocked to receive over 3K resumes in 48 hrs in Bangalore
New Delhi: A Bengaluru-based tech startup founder and CEO took to Twitter to express his shock and wonder after receiving over 3,000 resumes in 48 hours for job postings on the company’s…
- Technology
Fashion e-commerce brand Styched acquires Flatheads
New Delhi: Fashion e-commerce company Styched on Monday said it has acquired Flatheads, a direct-to-customer (D2C) online casual sneaker startup that gained recognition on Shark Tank India season 2. Founded in 2018…
- Business
Indian startup ecosystem logs lowest funding in 4 years
New Delhi: The Indian startup ecosystem reported the lowest six-month funding in the last four years, in the first half of this year at $3.8 billion across 298 deals — a decline…
- Technology
Startup funding plummets but India still one of top 3 funded geographies
New Delhi: While still ranking among the top three funded geographies globally (after the US and the UK), India’s funding trend mirrored the declining trend witnessed around the world in the first…
- Technology
Google India announces 2nd edition of ‘Startup School’ starting July 11
New Delhi: After the success of the first edition, Google India on Friday announced the launch of the second edition of the virtual “Startup School” 2023, supported by Startup India, starting from…
- Technology
Apple acquires augmented reality headset startup Mira
Cupertino (California): Apple has acquired augmented reality (AR) headset startup Mira for an undisclosed amount, as the company launched its $3,499 Vision Pro AR headset. According to The Verge, Apple has hired…
- Technology
Snowflake acquires search startup Neeva to leverage generative AI
New Delhi: Cloud data platform provider Snowflake has acquired search startup Neeva to accelerate search in the Data Cloud through generative AI. Neeva has created a unique and transformative search experience that…
- Technology
Digital India Act to curb high-risk AI, enable startup innovation: Centre
Mumbai: The Centre on Tuesday said that the upcoming Digital India Act (DIA) will strictly deal with misinformation and ‘high-risk AI’ to prevent user harm, and the first draft of the Bill…
- Technology
Mozilla introduces new startup to build open, trustworthy AI
San Francisco: Mozilla, the developer of the Firefox Internet browser, has introduced a new startup called Mozilla.ai, which the company hopes “will build a trustworthy and independent open-source AI ecosystem”. The company…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Singapore-based investor joins OU-TBI
Hyderabad: Around 40 startups are expected to benefit after Osmania University revealed on Sunday that Dr Anand Govindaluri, an investor in Singapore, has joined officially as a member of the advisory board…
- Technology
Fundraising gets tougher, 2023 super challenging for startups: Report
New Delhi: Amid a deepening funding winter, only 53 per cent of startup founders had a positive fundraising experience (71 per cent of those who attempted to raise) in 2022, down from…
- Hyderabad
Startup 20 group to hold two-day inception meet in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hyderabad will host a two-day inception meeting of the Startup 20 Engagement Group, set up under India’s G20 presidency, from Saturday. G20 is a grouping of developed and developing nations. India…