Nirmala Sitharaman proposes abolishment of angel tax to bolster Indian start-up eco-system
Jul 23, 2024, at 10:02 pm
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to abolish ‘angel tax’ for all classes of investors while presenting the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on Tuesday.
Expert committee makes recommendations to prevent externalisation of Indian starts ups
Aug 26, 2023, at 08:12 am
New Delhi: A committee of experts focusing on understanding the reasons behind the externalization of Indian start-ups recently submitted its report to IFSCA.
Startups will increase 10 times in the next 4-5 years: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Jul 17, 2023, at 12:16 am
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, highlighted India’s remarkable progress in building unicorns and startups, how they have successfully entered areas in emerging technologies, such as AI, Web 3, and deep tech.
Jul 05, 2023, at 06:16 am
New Delhi: Union Minister Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India's remarkable economic scale and market potential have played a pivotal role in enabling startups to flourish and thrive in the global startup ecosystem.
Mar 31, 2023, at 04:24 am
Kolkata: The US Consulate Kolkata collaborated with KIIT Technology Business Incubator to host a three-day 'Regional Startup Network (RSN)' advanced workshop at the American Center, starting on Thursday, to build entrepreneurial capacities of select startups from India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.
Jan 17, 2023, at 12:36 am
New Delhi: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Government today thinks like a startup, relentlessly focusing on newer and better ideas and striving to saturate them throughout the country to improve efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, transparency and integrity of systems and processes.
ESOPDhan to ease owning stock by high growth startup employees
Jan 12, 2023, at 10:51 pm
Mumbai: ESOPDhan, a newly founded financial services firm, which seeks to ease the acquisition of stock options by employees of high-growth SaaS start-ups, is all set to unveil its lending offerings.
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:38 am
Kolkata: NASSCOM, the premier trade body of IT and ITeS sector, on Wednesday announced its Bengal Entrepreneurs’ Summit on Technology carnival will take place on Jan 19 in Kolkata where more than 400 companies will partcipate.
Sithraman urges startups to innovate to tackle climate change, boost millet production
Nov 27, 2022, at 08:46 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday urged the startups to foray into less glamorous areas like climate change, millet production and improving the condition of farmers, said media reports.
India crosses 75,000 recognised Startups
Aug 03, 2022, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has recognized more than 75,000 startups- a milestone which coincides with 75th year of independence.
Jul 24, 2022, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi: Recognised startups in India shot up from 471 in 2016 to 72,993 in 2022 (as on 30th June 2022) across 56 diversified sectors propelled by the Startup India initiative, according to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash's written reply to the Rajya Sabha last week.
Creation of employment will be driven by startups during next 25 yrs : Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Feb 20, 2022, at 10:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said that during the next 25 years, the Indian economy's growth and expansion, as well as the creation of employment and investments, will largely be driven by the country's startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Startups seek 'booster dose' in form of tax incentives from Union Budget
Feb 01, 2022, at 02:20 am
Mumbai/UNI: Amid the uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian startups are pinning hopes on the Union Budget, to be tabled on Feb 1, for a booster dose in the form of tax incentives, reduction in GST and relaxing regulatory restrictions, among others.
HDFC Bank signs MoU with AIC STPINEXT INITIATIVES to support start-ups
Jan 06, 2022, at 03:30 am
Mumbai/IBNS: HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with AIC STPINEXT INITIATIVES, a special purpose vehicle for Software Technology Parks of India's (STPI) to cater to the banking needs to start ups and other value-added services under SMARTUP Programme.
Venture Garage announces Kotak supported FY2019-20 edition of Find Your Investor programme
Nov 25, 2019, at 02:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Venture Garage (a company which handholds startups to help them raise capital), in association with Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak), has announced the Financial Year 2019-20 edition of its annual fund raising platform, Find Your Investor (FYI), for start-ups.
CEAT launches competition for startups in the new age mobility business
Aug 31, 2019, at 12:46 pm
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IBNS): CEAT, the flagship tyre manufacturing company of RPG Enterprises, has announced a competition for start ups offering solutions for new age mobility businesses, a segment with large market opportunities.
Union Budget 2019: DD channel for start-ups
Jul 05, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Government proposes to start a channel within the DD bouquet of channels exclusively for start-ups.
Bengal Institute of Business Studies holds its annual biz plan competition for its MBA students
Mar 26, 2019, at 03:11 pm
Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): Bengal Institute of Business Studies (BIBS), a Kolkata-based well-known management institution recently organised its annual business plan competition titled “Ultimate Start-up Plan 2019” for its MBA students.
Startups must develop stronger & sustainable biz plans to continue receiving PE/VC funding: Study
Aug 16, 2017, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IBNS): Developing stronger and sustainable business plans will help startups in receiving PE/VC (private equity/venture capital) funding, suggested a recent ASSOCHAM-Hammurabi & Solomon joint study.
West Bengal: IIT Kharagpur holds Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017
Feb 06, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Kharagpur/Kolkata, Feb 6 (IBNS): The Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017, the largest student-level entrepreneurial summit in India, organised by IIT Kharagpur here on Feb 4, served as a networking platform for budding entrepreneurs, industry leaders and investors.
Indian start-up award winners take off on Rocketship-fuelled biz trip to UK
Jan 27, 2017, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): A group of select young entrepreneurs from India, some of whom have already received angel funding from home, are set to visit the United Kingdom to raise their profile with global investors, incubators and business hubs.
Federation of Startup Foundation hosts a Meet the Mentors program for young entrepreneurs
Dec 13, 2016, at 08:47 pm
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): The Federation of Startup Foundation (StartFed) recently hosted a 'Meet the Mentors' Program in Kolkata, which was attended by young people armed with a vast range of business ideas.