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New Delhi, August 9th, 2017 - The Embassy of Israel in New Delhi is renewing the search for the next Startup to represent India in the biggest international startup competition in Israel – Start JLM. Following the success of Start TLV, bringing startups from around the world to present their innovation on a unique international platform, the municipality of Jerusalem has opened its startup ecosystem to the world. Entrepreneurs from 40 countries will take part in an all-expenses paid trip...

Gurugram, August, 2017: Big V Telecom, the leading Cloud Telephony Company and the first Company to be incubated by TATA ELXSI, has come up with an innovative initiative ‘Team Entrepreneurship’to give management students a head start in the start-up fraternity. Under this initiative, the company will give its franchisee costing up to 10 lakhs absolutely free to the management students,who are passionate and willing to embark upon their entrepreneurial journey. · First-of-its-kind CSR initiative for Indian youth to revolutionise entrepreneurial...

Bangalore, 24 August, 2017: The Anita Borg Institute India, a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing and technology today announced the 7th edition of the Women Entrepreneur Quest (WEQ) 2017. WEQ 2017 is a unique contest for technology startups founded by women in India. WEQ is organized at the annual Grace Hopper Celebration India (GHCI) conference. 10 award recipients can win an all-expenses-paid experiential learning visit to Silicon Valley, US. WEQ 2017 is sponsored by the...

BANGALORE, India – August 24, 2017 – Ezetap, the universal mobile payments provider leading the fintech revolution in India, today announced it has secured $16 million in new funding. The largest investors of this round of funding is JS Capital Management, the investment fund of Jonathan Soros. Existing investors Social Capital and Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures not only participated, but increased their stake in the company as part of this round. As part of this round, Salil Seshadri, CIO...

Hat-trick Season of SCL! Startup Registrations are Open Clear the decks and make way for the big ship! SCL season 3 is on its way to sail away to a land of Business Connections with Fun. In a world of a busy rat race, SCL makes the best platform to connect and get noticed in the startup ecosystem. Startup Cricket League is an informal networking platform to unite investors, mentors and startup founders. It is an in and out exchanging platform...

PHD Chamber Annual Awards for Excellence are one of the most coveted Awards in the industry which are given once in a year during the Annual Session of the Chamber. The sanctity of the Awards is further enhanced because each nomination goes through a strict process of screening and finally decided by an esteemed external Jury which this year is chaired by Hon’ble Justice Shri T. S. Thakur, Former Chief Justice of India who is supported by eminent Jury members...

An apparent change in Indian Startup Ecosystem was seen in last few days of August month and it is evolving to grow emphatically. Most buzzing news was Amazon's plan to launch new venture by this Diwali. The move will be orchestrated by subsidary entity "Amazon retail India". In July 2017, the ecommerce giant’s proposal to invest $500 Mn in offline and online food retailing industry was finally approved by the DIPP. Furthermore, Amazon revelead its plans to infuse another...

India is a huge country in terms of population. We stand at a population of 1.3 Billion currently. Most of the people in India are farmers by trade. In terms of the total food production globally, India ranks second behind China. So why is food processing even required? The major reason for processing food is to increase the shelf life so that raw food does not go bad. By processing food we are able to increase the shelf life and are able...

Mumbai, August 8th 2017: When EPIC Channel launched ‘Umeed India’, hosted by ex-cricketing ace Virender Sehwag, the most inspiring TV series you will see this year, the aim was to bring to the limelight it deserves, the extraordinary stories of 13 seasoned sportspersons who are training for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The show follows the lives of Freestyle Wrestler Sakshi Malik, Paralympian Swimmer Suyash Jadhav, Shot Put player OP Karhana, Sprinter Dutee Chand, Judo Player Avtar Singh, Wrestler Vinesh...

Pune, 4th August 2017: Swipe Technologies, India’s leading mobile internet technology company, is all set to unveil brand new member in its popular KONNECT Series - Swipe KONNECT Power.  The slim and sturdy smartphone sports 5” HD IPS display and boasts enormous 3000 mAh battery. The compelling feature rich Swipe KONNECT Power is competitively priced at Rs. 4,999 only. It will be available exclusively on Snapdeal from 7th August 2017. Swipe KONNECT Power is driven by a powerful 1.5GHz quad core...

New Delhi, 2017: Ananye Agarwal,a young Physics enthusiast from Delhi has made India proud by displaying his prowess in the subject at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2017, winning accolades and a gold medal for his performance. A Science enthusiast from a very young age, Ananye has been coached by FIITJEE South Delhi Centre. Ananye Agarwal from FIITJEE South Delhi Centre & Debaditya Pramanik from FIITJEE Kolkata Centre both turned up victorious and won Gold Medal at the 48th edition of...

Mumbai, August 2, 2017: Fincash.com the Fintech startup that was recently in the news for its round of seed funding has a unique focus towards the money market space. Personal finance has been gaining focus over the years globally, with a number of ideas coming into the field. The money market space is an investment option used by companies and even individual investors for investing for very short periods ranging from as short as 1 day to a week...