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When it comes to founding Internet startups, age is more than a number

One of the biggest advantages that experience bestows is deep domain knowledge, something that can make all the difference if you can find use for this knowledge in your startup.

TalentSprint: Startup that aims to provide youth with dream careers

TalentSprint was born out of the need to use technology to create online programs that are accessible by job seekers and exam takers across the country through digital means, including web browsers, mobiles and tablets.

Google Tax to make life more difficult for Indian startups

The equalisation levy could end up making life more difficult for Indian companies, especially start ups by increasing compliance costs and throwing up new accounting hassles.

Startup series: Startup culture and the art of networking

There is a saying - “It’s not who you are, but whom you know.” While this is an obvious exaggeration, there is definite value in the art and science of “networking”.

NGO leverages crowdfunding startup to build canals in drought-hit Marathwada

NGO Suryoday Parivar is leveraging startup Fueladream.com's crowdfunding platform to collect the necessary amount to dig canals in drought hit Marathwada.

FundTonic launches platform to connect startups to investors

FundTonic, a fin-tech company, launched its online platform for the startup ecosystem. They aim to reach 2000 investors and 5000 startups by next year, the company said in a statement.

Meet Quinchy, a startup helping with short stay hotel bookings

Quinchy sees huge potential in the market of pilgrimage tourism in India wherein places like Varanasi, Allahabad, Haridwar, Tirupati, Jammu, Shirdi etc, people come for a short visit for a sacred bath or darshan and then head back to other places.

Parsel: Startup that aims to take the hassle out of logistics

Parsel founder and CEO Himanshu Meena shares the more details about the startup and what he aims to achieve with it.

Travel aggregator AHA Taxis ropes in startup ex-founders at senior strategic roles

Startup AHA Taxis, an online aggregator for outstation travel has added two senior professionals, Shailly Tyagi, earlier co-founder at markNmove and Ghanendra Singh, earlier co-founder at LogiXir to its team.

Snapdeal unveils ads platform for its seller community

Snapdeal, the online marketplace, has unveiled a new version of its advertising platform, Snapdeal Ads.

Apple accelerator in Bengaluru: What does the startup community think of the move?

The past couple of days has the tech community enthusiastic about Tim Cook's India visit. From his Siddhivinayak visit to watching IPL match, Cook has been trying to warm to Indian audiences. He has already announced a startup incubator in Bengaluru and a development centre in Hyderabad, which according to him are the focus of his plans in India.

Fashion app Myntra spammed users with notifications, says it's resolved now

Fashion app Myntra, part of India's biggest e-commerce company Flipkart, recently suffered a major technical snag where the app sent out notifications of products being dispatched or delivered and also crediting some accounts.

Karnataka backs Apple startup accelerator in Bengaluru

Karnataka assured Apple Inc full support in setting up its first application design and development accelerator in tech hub Bengaluru.

Flipkart logistics arm unveils courier service

Leading e-tailer Flipkart's logistics arm Ekart launched courier service to deliver parcels to its customers and streamline the fragmented courier market across the country.

Ola partners with government for socio-economic development of Safai Karamcharis

Ola signed an MoU with National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) established under the aegis of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

DigitalOcean, Nasscom partner to support tech startup ecosystem in India

DigitalOcean, the cloud hosting services provider, has announced its partnership with Nasscom 10,000 startups initiative

Ratan Tata invests in medical response startup app company

Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, has made an investment in the US-based medical emergency response start-up app company, MUrgency Inc., founded by a Keralite.

Hyderabad-based startup iBot aims at driving IoT-led innovation for Indian businesses

iBot Control Systems is one such Hyderabad-based company in the startup space that claims to be on a mission to drive IoT innovation for Indian businesses in alignment with the Make in India initiative.

Learning from the Angels: Tips Indian VCs can pick up from their international counterparts

The number of active angel investors in India stands approximately at 400-500, a paltry sum when compared with more than 3 lakh angels currently active in the US and China’s 16200 early-stage investors.

Snapdeal says it invested $300 million in supply chain, logistics in 18 months

E-commerce major Snapdeal has pumped in $300 million (about Rs 1,990 crore) over the last 18 months to strengthen its supply chain and logistics and facilitate the increase in shipment volumes.

TranServ ropes in PayPal, MobiKwik veterans for its top management

TranServ, the digital payments company, has appointed Salil Mody as its SVP - Corporate Strategy and Ushpinder Singh as the SVP and Head- Merchant Business.

Southeast Asia on radar of two Indian startups

Two Indian startups -- one an e-commerce venture and the other a transportation solutions provider -- are expecting to reap rich dividends from the Southeast Asian markets.

Lookup builds an online platform for local offline retailers

Lookup is founded by Deepak Ravindran, a serial entrepreneur whose first stint at building a company was at the age of 17.

HP creates HP Tech Ventures, to invest in 3D, VR, IoT and AI

HP Inc. has announced the launch of HP Tech Ventures, a new corporate venture arm, targeting early stage companies with cutting edge technologies.

App Promo clients can now access CleverTap mobile engagement platform

CleverTap, the mobile engagement platform, announced a global partnership with App Promo, a marketing and promotional agency that help developers succeed in the discovery, downloads and monetisation of mobile

Tolexo, an online marketplace that makes access to industrial goods easy

While the e-commerce space is inundated with B2C players, there are some players in the B2B space making access to industrial goods easy for manufacturers, intermediaries and end users alike. One such startup is Tolexo.

IBM shares details of its Startup Star program

To be part of IBM Startup Star program, the startup will be required to upload a video about their business and share it among their friends and customers.

Do startups need to go from uber cool to old school?

Early last month an open letter on Quora by a pink slip-ed employee of Local Oye, a local services provider startup, to its founders and investors sparked off a volley of replies, tweets and justifications.

Startup looks to connect breached data with those facing likely fraud

The idea behind what is being dubbed the Compromised Identity Exchange is to charge those most likely to be hit with follow-on fraud for access to information that reduces their risk.

Stayzilla ropes in former Twitter director Pankaj Gupta as CPO and President of Tech

Stayzilla has hired Pankaj Gupta as Chief Product Officer and President of Technology. Pankaj was most recently at Twitter in San Francisco and led the Personalization and Recommendations team.