Saluja recounts his early fascination with tea-drinking as nothing short of a classic TV advert: "As a child, I learnt how to brew tea from my mom and soon became the designated tea-maker at my house."
At a time of funding crises, mass layoffs and shrinking revenue in the startup ecosystem, bootstrapped startups such as Zerodha, Zoho and Wingify are continuing to earn profits without the help of venture capital. What is the reason for their resilience amid the ongoing global economic slowdown?
Google's new partnership with Britannia to help women homemakers turn entrepreneurs is just the latest among a string of initiatives to boost the Indian startup ecosystem, with a special focus on female leadership
The young climate activist has over 7,500 followers on Instagram, many of whom express solidarity with, say, her criticism of poor air quality in Indian cities and cheer her on when she's recognised by international platforms such as the BBC and Vogue India for raising environmental awareness
The government is contemplating a grant of up to INR 50 lakh for approved proposals of startups to undertake research and innovation in the technical textiles segment
Though the policy think tank had indeed released a list of banking institutions for privatisation in March 2021, it had excluded PSBs such as SBI, PNB, Union Bank, Canara Bank, Indian Bank and Bank of Baroda from the mix
Kapoor is an avid advocate of using organic and chemical-free practices for a healthy body and mind, often recommending "tried and tested" brands and their "science-backed" products to her four million followers on Instagram
Begun in childhood, Mirza's interest in environmental conservation has remained alive throughout her modelling and acting career, driving her to activism and green entrepreneurship
Besides capital, venture capitalists add a lot of value to the companies they fund through sharing knowledge of governance, financial prudence and networks
Under the 'MUDRA Yojana', the country's women today are proving their mettle everywhere, from contributing to small businesses to leading the startup ecosystem, said PM Modi at ISC 2023
A pioneer of the Indian angel financing ecosystem, Mirchandani founded the Mumbai Angel Network in 2006 to support early-stage ventures. Through the years, the platform claims to have made over 200 investments and over 100 exits
The firm has attributed the move to the local realignment of its teams across some businesses in the country and claims to have no current plans for any major downsizing
Founded in Bihar with a poultry farm in 2017 by IIT Kharagpur alumni Abhishek Negi, Aditya Singh and Uttam Kumar, Eggoz has built an asset-light farmer integration model that claims to deliver better nutrition and standardized quality of eggs to masses at scale
At the 'Google for India' event, Vaishnaw stated that the centre plans to harness the multitude of talent coming out of smaller cities and towns for boosting startups
Although business reality television shows often markedly posit the success potential of startups in terms of their 'investability', their founders reveal a more expansive view of entrepreneurship beyond securing funding
The Union MoS for IT was speaking at the first edition of the IEEE MAPCON 2022, an international platform for microwave, antenna and propagation experts and technologists from the industry, academia and startup ecosystem